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Subject:Can't open file Posted by: tspot1000 Date:1/14/2003 2:01:28 PM Much like the other folks, I primairly use this software to track out large music files. Good luck so far BUT now I can't open a file which says it's an MP3 file. It comes up with "unknown" as a file type thus making it impossible to work with it. Any ideas??? Newbie user
Subject:RE: Can't open file Reply by: Jason_Abbott Date:1/15/2003 5:28:50 PM See if this sounds familiar (also reported here, here, here and here). - Jason
Subject:RE: Can't open file Reply by: tspot1000 Date:1/15/2003 8:16:05 PM No, not the same problem I don't think. I CAN and DO edit MP3 files but others labeled MP3 do not open. I do not get any error message. Just that the file will not open. Under the heading "file type" it says "unknown". This is a legit 6.0 installation. Is this the same problem and I should uninstall, edit reg files? Why will some MP#'s open and others do not?
Subject:RE: Can't open file Reply by: philsayer Date:1/28/2003 6:37:00 AM I've come across this a few times. In extreme cases, the moment you select the file, SF simply closes down! It's probably a corrupt file, but all is not necessarily lost... will ANYTHING on your PC play the file, such as Windows Media Player? I've often found that although SF won't open a file, it will nonetheless play - if so, you're in business... Either use a wav recorder (there used to be a freebie at www.rawavrecorder.homestead.com - it may still be there) or, better still, use SF to record the output of your sound card. Voila - you now have a WAV file of your corrupt mp3 - save it as an mp3 using SF and junk the original.

Subject:Can't open file

Posted by: tspot1000

Date:1/14/2003 2:01:28 PM

Much like the other folks, I primairly use this software to track out large music files. Good luck so far BUT now I can't open a file which says it's an MP3 file. It comes up with "unknown" as a file type thus making it impossible to work with it. Any ideas??? Newbie user

Subject:RE: Can't open file

Reply by: Jason_Abbott

Date:1/15/2003 5:28:50 PM

See if this sounds familiar (also reported here, here, here and here).

- Jason

Subject:RE: Can't open file

Reply by: tspot1000

Date:1/15/2003 8:16:05 PM

No, not the same problem I don't think. I CAN and DO edit MP3 files but others labeled MP3 do not open. I do not get any error message. Just that the file will not open. Under the heading "file type" it says "unknown". This is a legit 6.0 installation. Is this the same problem and I should uninstall, edit reg files? Why will some MP#'s open and others do not?

Subject:RE: Can't open file

Reply by: philsayer

Date:1/28/2003 6:37:00 AM

I've come across this a few times. In extreme cases, the moment you select the file, SF simply closes down!

It's probably a corrupt file, but all is not necessarily lost... will ANYTHING on your PC play the file, such as Windows Media Player? I've often found that although SF won't open a file, it will nonetheless play - if so, you're in business...

Either use a wav recorder (there used to be a freebie at www.rawavrecorder.homestead.com - it may still be there) or, better still, use SF to record the output of your sound card. Voila - you now have a WAV file of your corrupt mp3 - save it as an mp3 using SF and junk the original.