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MHarran
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by MHarran » Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:28 am
I have a .m3u playlist that I have converted to LOF using the instructions
here.
When I try to import the file I get "Audacity did not recognise the type of file ....".
Here is the file (a short list for testing) in case there is a syntax error though I don't think that is the problem.
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file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\GooglePlay\01 - A Silent Night Christmas 1914.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\Brenda Shine - Christmas Time Ireland_Various Artists.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\In The Bleak Mid-Winter_Tommy Fleming.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)_Enya.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\Santa & The Kids_Gene Stuart.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\Santa Looks a Lot Like Daddy_Ray Lynham.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\Spotify\20171217\Snowflake_Lrry Cunningham.mp3"
file "F:\OneDrive\My Music\YouTube\Liam Harkin - Silent Night (Saxophone).mp3"
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steve
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by steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:15 am
MHarran wrote:When I try to import the file
For LOF files, use "File menu > Open".
The name of the LOF file must end with ".lof"
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MHarran
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by MHarran » Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:22 am
steve wrote:For LOF files, use "File menu > Open".
The name of the LOF file must end with ".lof"
I tried that, Steve, but getting the same "Audacity did not recognise the type of file ...." error as when I try Import; also tried dragging the LOF file from Explorer into the Audacity pane but taht doesn't work either.
I'm wondering if maybe I need some sort of plugin to do this - I am using Version 2.1.2 with all default settings.
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steve
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by steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:35 am
MHarran wrote:"Audacity did not recognise the type of file ...."
What is the full and complete error message?
What program did you use to make the LOF file?
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MHarran
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by MHarran » Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:53 am
steve wrote:MHarran wrote:"Audacity did not recognise the type of file ...."
What is the full and complete error message?
' Error Importing
Audacity did not recognize the type of the file 'F:\OneDrive\My Music\Playlists\ TestAudacity.LOF'
If it is uncompressed, try importing it using "Import Raw". '
steve wrote:What program did you use to make the LOF file?
The playlist was originally created as an export from MediaMonkey; I opened and modified it in Noptepad++ .
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by steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:23 pm
Which version of Audacity are you using? (Help > About Audacity)
Check (in NotePad++) what the file encoding is of the LOF file.
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by MHarran » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:20 pm
steve wrote:Which version of Audacity are you using? (Help > About Audacity)
Version 2.1.2
steve wrote:Check (in NotePad++) what the file encoding is of the LOF file.
It was originally in UTF-8-BOM. I've tried with ANSI and UTF 8 encoding but get the same error.
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by steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:12 pm
What is drive F?
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MHarran
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by MHarran » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:25 pm
steve wrote:What is drive F?
It's the drive where I store my music.
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by steve » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:56 pm
Internal? External? USB? Flash drive? Network drive? ...
