Messed up filenames

Hello,
i have a problem with Apple Mail regarding received attachments:
Some emails sent by (i guess) pc users download with attachments where the filename is corrupted. For example, let's say there's a mail with 6 attachments: 3 PDFs (which download fine), a Word document (filename: "SomeDoc.=?iso-8859-1?Q?doc?=") and 2 mp3s (one has a messed up filename like "SomeSong.=?utf-8?Q?mp3?=", the other is just fine).
Unfortunately, there's no obvious pattern why some filenames get messed up while others stay untouched.
If i change the suffix to something meaningful, these files can be opened by their appropriate applications.
I understand this must have something to do with the encoding, but i can't figure out what.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
thanks in advance
Björn
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Björn: I have been experiencing the same problem. I think the other responder is right in imagining it has to do with translation problems.
I have no problem with attachments that have portuguese names (accented) if they have been sent from a Mac.
I have problems with attachements with accents in the names if sent from a non-Mac.
I searched high and low on the internet, and have never found any solution or explanation.
I am surprised that there has not been a fix for this. I mean, surely Mail.app can recognize filenames in other encoding, and treat them accordingly? It sure is a pain to have to download the attachment, and then change the filenames manually.
I guess that since it relates to languages other than English, it just doesn't have a high priority.

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I need to send mail over "daily tasks, and i get the following exception :
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at System.Net.Mail.MailCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String response)
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attach.Dispose();
mess.Dispose();
smtp.Dispose();

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Firefox 3.6.8. messed up an older version of Firefox

As the title indicates, I believe that installing Firefox 3.6.8. messed up my favorite version of Firefox, version 1.5.0.3, or something like that on Windows XP SP3. I installed 3.6.8. to another folder, like I did a while back with 3.0.1, which is still on my computer, and thought it would function just the same and not enable my older version useless, but it seemingly has done so. I did not move any Firefox related folders prior to installation. Assuming you can see the picture that will hopefully work when viewed, you can see there's what looks to be an error message on the bottom. Also, you might notice that there is a lot of stuff missing, like the 'Go' button, search field, that circle with 8 smaller circles, and also all of the other stuff that should be there in the about:config. It's like it set itself for a larger resolution or something and I just can't get to what would normally be on the right side. The window doesn't get much larger than when its set at maximized. So almost all websites are not viewable because everything the site has is off screen to the right.
I don't know what to do at this point, I tried searching for info but it's hard trying to figure out what exactly to search for. I uninstalled both versions, moved both mozilla folders in the application data folders to somewhere else, and then reinstalled my favorite version but the problem was still the same. Luckily I kept the old folders otherwise I would've lost my extensions(called add-ons now) and bookmarks. I'm aware that the obvious option is to just use the newer ones, but I've grown accustomed to that version and I like how simple it looks. I'm hoping it's an easy fix, haha. If it is a matter of my version being just too old and nobody knows anything about it anymore, then I'm fine with that. But, if someone could help me out here I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Thank you for taking the time out to reply. I don't know whether or not your suggestions would have worked, but I did solve my problem. I eventually figured out that the file, overlay.xul, was doing something and when I changed the filename, the bar went away.
I was reading that the xul error usually meant something wrong with an extension, but that didn't make sense because after uninstalling/reinstalling, there were no extensions present, on an assumption, of course. I noticed a file through a search, and it was located in a folder without a mozilla/firefox name in it, looked like a randomly generated folder name. I looked in the extensions. ini and noticed it pointed to that overlay.xul file in that random named folder and thought, what the hell, and just renamed the overlay.xul file to something else and the problem went away.
Thanks again.

Song Title Tags Messed Up

I should note first that I have my music organized manually into folders for different genres (classic rock, rap, etc.) I have also deselected the "Keep itunes music folder organized" and "Copy files into itunes music folder when adding to library" options. I had fallen behind on keeping my playlists updated, so ealier today I cleared all my playlists out and added the corresponding folders to them all over again.
Somehow after this process, the displayed titles of thousands of my songs are messed up not only in the playlist view, but also in the library view. The name column, instead of just displaying the name, displays the artist from the artist column plus the name. However, the artist and all other columns display the correct information. The ID3 tags are still correct. For instance, instead of seeing "name: I'm on Fire artist: Bruce Springsteen album: Born in the U.S.A." I see "name: Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire artist: Bruce Springsteen album: Born in the U.S.A."
The ID3 tags themselves are correct when I go in and check them. Also, when I actually play the song or attempt to rename it, it changes the title back to match the correct ID3 title. For some reason only the display is messed up. This problem also carries over to my ipod unfortunately! All the songs on my ipod now have the same title problem. I suppose I could just run through and play all the songs, but I have several thousand and there must be an easier way. If I select multiple songs and go in to view or change the tag, it does not correct the problem like it does with a single song. Also I would like to know out of curiosity why this might have happened in the first place.
Side note: I am running itunes 6.0.4. I have tried to upgrade to 6.0.5 to no avail. The installer doesn't open. Downloaded several times to different drives. Multiple restarts.
Thanks for any help or insight.
Self-built Piecemeal Windows XP AMD Athlon 3200; 1 GB Memory

There is no feature in iTunes to add tags based on the filename. You'll have to use some other program, such as Tag&Rename or MP3tag.

Can i automatically set the timestamp of a file based on part of its filename?

I have a bunch of files (approx. 500) with the same name pattern, that is : name_CreationDate.pdf. For instance: invoice015_2013_06_25.pdf or invitation035_2012_11_30.pdf. The last 10 digits are always the creation date. The original timestamps of the files have been messed up by a batch application which set them all to the same day; therefore they mean nothing anymore.
Is there a way to automatically set the timestamp (for instance the "Creation Date" one) to the date indicated in the filename? I was thinking of Automator or some kind of shareware/freeware. Does anyone of you have an idea about this? Ideally as a batch rather than individually.
Thanks,

Thank you for your script. I made a test based on your script:
a) I copied a PDF file on my desktop and named it "URSAFF 1er trim 2012_1998_09_19.pdf". The date component I want to set ultimately is therefore 1998_09_19.
b) I created a service in Automator and pasted your script in a "Run a Shell Script" command. I added the Get Specified Finder Items at the beginning to be able to test the script on the file from Automator. (See screen shot of Automator below)
c) The script appears to run successfully but I don't see a change in the timestamps of the file after I display Get Info from the Finder. (See screen shot of Get Info after I run the shell script)
I wonder if my Region settings (I am based in France) do not interfere with the date/time string layout compatible with touch in your script. Just in case, I have added a capture of these settings.

How to populate DB column with filename from file browse item?

Hi,
Using APEX 3.1.2, I'm trying to easily allow maintenance of a filename stored in a DB column (VARCHAR2(1000)). Using the column as a file browse item seemed to be the way to go, but of course I don't want the resulting file to be uploaded and it appears as though an existing filename is not shown in a form when the row is retrieved.
After much searching, I found Checking filename length in File Browse item before uploading , but I'm not able to connect the dots. I was thinking that I could create a hidden file browse item and use a button to call Javascript function to activate it, then save the resulting filename to my DB column item and wipe out the hidden item before it was uploaded. But the hidden item doesn't appear, so I'm not able to reference it's form input name.
Hopefully this mess makes sense. Anyone?
Thanks!
Rich
Edited by: socpres on Sep 5, 2008 2:02 PM because message was truncated after attempting to preview it first.

Hi John,
From what I can tell, the path of a local file browsed from a file browse item cannot be retrieved because of security concerns. Although, it seems that while Firefox 3 only returns the filename sans directory, IE6 returns the full path:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head><title>Form Test</title>
</head><body>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
function GetDirectory()
strFile = document.FileForm.filename.value;
intPos = strFile.lastIndexOf("\\");
strDirectory = strFile.substring(0, intPos);
alert(strDirectory);
document.FileForm.Directory.value = strDirectory;
</script>
<form id="FileForm" name="FileForm">
<input type="file" id="filename" name="filename" value="" onChange="GetDirectory(this.value)">
<input type="hidden" id="Directory" name="Directory" value="">
</form>
</body>
</html>
This Win-specific code displays the path via IE6, but not in Firefox 3. Then again, I can't seem to preview posts here using FF3, either...
Rich

Itunes renamed filename as tracks?

Apple itunes cannot use filename to import songs, it uses tracks instead?
The field <file name>, for all my mp3 is apparently NOT used by iTunes, for sorting. As a conclusion my library is totally messed up. I need some help...
Here the details:
I have organized my audiobooks for years, in this way:
file-name: D01 T01.mp3 then D01 T02 then ....then Dn Tm.
No id3 tag.
D01 T01.mp3 means the first track on Disc 01
D05 T14 means the 14th track on Disc 05
Usually audio books contain from 1 to 5 or 6 CDs
Across the years, i ripped all my mp3 with the same structure.
I put album info only on the folder name. For example, my last audio-books set was from Brian Tracy.
For the folder name I chose "Brian Tracy - Psychology of Selling"
The content includes
file-name: D01 T01.mp3 up to D05 T10.mp3
The software I used (Media Monkey) also filled automatically these fields:
title: track 01 up to track 10 for disco 01, then again track 01 to track 10 for disc 02, etc.
I have started to use iTunes since November. But every time I try to import I see that:
- file names are TOTALLY ignored
- I end up having 4 (FOUR) mp3 files called track 01, then another 4 (FOUR) MP3 files called track 02...and so on until track 10...a completely mess!
Since <file name> field (D01 T01.mp3) is apparently NOT used by iTunes, the conclusion is that my library is totally messed up.
Additionally iTunes imports the folder WITHOUT Looking at folder name, so all folders, in iTunes, show as "unknown artist , unknown album". This second issue is solved by me by manually editing the folder name and artist name (using "getinfo" function)
Question:
can somebody explain to me how can I force iTunes to import and sort my file using the FILENAME field (D01 T01.mp3) ? Instead of title field (track 01) ?
Any help is heartily appreciated!
SA

First do you have the original files in their original folders? If iTunes has already swallowed them up and rearranged them there's not much I can suggest. Regular music would be susceptible to MusicBrainz Picard Tagger but that is unlikely to be the case in this instance. If you still have them in their original folder layout stored outside the iTunes Media folder then turn off *Copy to iTunes Media folder when adding to library* (Edit > Preferences > Advanced) so that iTunes points to the original files rather than copies it creates based on the partial information. It's proably also wise to turn off *Keep the iTunes Media folder organised* until you are cetain that iTunes has enough information to move all your files to sensible places when it tries to organise them.
Can I confirm that each album is in a folder of the form *<Artist|Author> - <Album Title|Book Title>* and each file is in the form *D## T## <Title>.<ext>* ? If so then using the pattern *<Artist> - <Album>\D<Disc#> T<Track#> <Title>* with MediaMonkey's Auto-Tag From Filename feature should work. After updating the tags you'd either need to remove & reimport the tracks or use my UpdateTagInfo script. Alternatively I could create a special version of the TagFromFilename script to do both jobs in one...
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How to pass a filename dynamically in incoming email and process that file

Hi,
We have to process an incoming file with XI, the name of which we don't know to design time. The filename is passed dynamically in an incoming email, in the body section. We can parse the filename from the mail already. However, file adapter-sender does not accept variables (whereas receiver does), so we have no way to pass this name to the file-sender.
What would be the best way to implement this scenario? I'd really appreciate a bit more explanation than 1-liner answers (e.g. links to help.sap.com We have SAP XI 7.0 SP15.
TIA

Thanks. This is similar to our plan B That is, using a wildcard, processing all files in the incoming directory, and moving them after processing. This way, only the unprocessed files would be in the source folder. IMHO, it's not elegant.
Besides, should a second mail get received, before the first file is processed completely (e.g. due to an error, slow FTPS transfer rate, etc.), the second process would try to pick up the first file as well, which would mess up everything.
There should be a way to set a parameter for the sender-file adapter...

Filename generation & Auto increment filename

Hi,
I would like my program to create a filename automatically, im using the "Filename Generator" which was available online, and also the "Unique Filename" VI. The way im using this is, I let the user select a path, and feed the path to the filename generator.vi. The output of that VI is the input to the Unique filename.vi .And the output of this VI is the root where the actual output file will be located. Im getting an error:
Error 7 occurred at Open/Create/Replace File in Write Spreadsheet String.vi->Write To Spreadsheet File (string).vi->Write Header & Waveform Ref.vi->Main.vi
I have attached my main VI, and the two above mentioned VIs. Also attached is the png file of the frames that contains these functions.
Is there a way to get over this???
Thank you,
Eureka
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
Main.vi ‏111 KB
Filename Generator.llb ‏117 KB
Unique File Name.vi ‏35 KB

I think i see what the problem is,
This function creates a path, but not a file. So, the input given to the write to spreadsheet file is not actually the location of a file, i would say it is something virtual.
If i use the Unique filename.vi alone and not the filename generator.vi, my program works fine, it does increment the filename, but, the user has to select the file every time.
For instance, i have a txt file "Current". The VI generates a file path for "Current(1)" and writes the data in the new file.
The next time, if the user fails to select "Current(1)" as the input path, and if the input path is just the same as the 1st run, it over writes the data in "Current(1)", as expected!
The basic problem is, i need to avoid over writing data. Because, i read the waveforms from the file and it will me messed up big time.
Is there a function to auto-increment filenames as we write them?
Thank you,
Eureka

Error: filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect

Using Acrobat Pro 8.1.3. and Flash CS3 ... Have a link on Flash site to a PDF file for people to print/download sheet ... When link is clicked, Acrobat opens and display the error message : "there was an error opening this document. The filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect" ...
Needless to say, all of these things are FINE with NO error whatsoever.
I know it's not Flash, the link itself works. Computer crashed 2 weeks ago, had to reinstall everything, including Acrobat Pro, and redownload updates ... All was working fine B4 crash (including link from flash and opening of linked files with Acrobat), not anymore since reinstall ... Wondering if some update/patch is messing it up ... Help anybody? Thanks a lot!

How do your users generate the link? Windows makes it surprisingly difficult to reference a file. I usually resort to 3rd party tools that allow me to copy a file name or path.
Much to my surprise, I find that if I use '''Insert|Link''' and ''browse'' to the required file, it generates a fully qualified URI and it works correctly when sent and received in Thunderbird. That's TB31.5.0 on Windows 7 Pro. So the transmitted URI will have this format:
<code>
file:///F:/projects/xyz/xyz%20Project%20Spend%20Production%205%20off.xls
</code>
It won't work if you just drop in a plain old DOS type filename.
Yes, it's a chore to browse to the required file when you have it in plain sight in front of you in your file manager. I'm using FreeCommander XE which is able to generate properly formed pathnames and copy them to the system clipboard, and these can be pasted as-is into message body, or pasted into the address box in the Insert|Link dialogue.

Itunes has made a mess of my music

ok, i keep all my music on an external hard drive. i have changed the location of my music to a folder on the drive in preferences.
after loading all the music to the drive, 244gb, i conected to itunes and itunes started 'organising' my music. now i have lots of extra folders, duplicates and a total mess of my music.
what is even more anoying is that it looks great from itunes point of view but when i want to use it with another device etc using a windows explorer view it's a bloody mess with albums and artists now spread over several folders where they were all organised.
so here is the question.....is there a piece of software that will sort all my music back to how it was, moving all the songs back into their album/artist locations.
i have been looking and have seen some but they dont seem to do what i want.
can anyone help please???

Once you have let iTunes restructure things there isn't really any undo. iTunes will group tracks by the same Album Artist, falling back to Artist if Album Artist is blank. This can trigger it into using multiple folders for a single album. Generally fixing things within iTunes will also resolve the underlying storage in Explorer. See my article on Grouping tracks into albums for tips.
If WMP ever had access to your files then there are bound to artwork files that iTunes has left behind as it has shuffled things about. See CleanDeadArt for a script to tidy up.
If, like me, you are really picky about your file & folder organisation then I have a script called ConsolidateByMoving which has options to use longer filenames than the iTunes limit of 40 characters and could be tweaked further if you were so inclined.
There is also a DeDuper script which you may find useful.
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Wow the new firmware has made a mess of my Touch, Creative please resp

Okay, first I find out that some of my music is missing track number tags and is now listed in alpabetical order. Next, Media Source doesnt detect my Touch at all, so I have no easy way to fix my tags. So I have to move the music off my player, tag it all again, delete it from my Zen (because just overwriting doesnt work), then upload the newly tagged music to my Touch. But it gets even better. Alot of my folders in the Media Explorer contain random files names and some songs are in different album folders.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/b/MrCookie989/****youcreative.jpg
This is the album by The Who "Li've at Leeds", which does NOT show up on my Touch even though it is there. Notice that some tracks have the right filename (summertime blues, fortune teller), but some tracks that have filenames from artists like MC Chris (geek) or are from the Castlevania SOTN soundtrack (Awakend Soul). These are in fact all the songs for The Who "Li've at Leeds"...BUT THEY DONT HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE RIGHT TAGS! Needless to say, Im just a bit mad that this has happened to my music.
So, Creative, please tell me there is something I can do to fix this other than going through all of my 30+ gigs of music. If there isnt anything I can do, then Creative will never recieve my business again, and I have bought several players from them over the years, But this is outrageous.

I wish I could help you here, but wanted to ask you how your Touch listed tracks without a track tag in correct order before the firmware update? Mine did not do this before or after--listed anything without a track tag in alphabetical order. I have to assume you had to reload all your music after the firmware? I thought this was necessary as the player erased itself during the upgrade. Is it possible the tracks on your player were previously OK, but somehow the ones in your computer library got changed? This has happened to me. I really don't use MediaSource much at all, but Windows Media Player 0 has that "feature" where it will "correct tag info" from the internet. I found this kept changing my tags, sometimes to wrong info. I turned that "feature" off, as it was driving me crazy having WMP undo all my manual corrections all the time. When I rip a CD, I manually tell WMP to get the info from the internet. One of the crazy things was the "album artist" tag in WMP, which the Zen sees as "artist". I have many albums where the WMP database (forget which online one they use--Gracenote?) sees a whole bunch of "album artists" for one album by the same group. This really screws up the "artist" menu on a Zen Touch--you can't find anything! "Album" tag was OK, though, so it was fairly easy to group-select in WMP0 and retag---only to have WMP overwrite my correction shortly thereafter with the wrong info again. I wonder whether MediaSource does this, too. The reason I mention this is that there were a few times (before I figured this out) that my Zen Touch was fine and my computer library was all screwed up. If this happened to you, and you reloaded your Touch from a library with messed up tags, I can see how you would have a problem.

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