Bug 55 – filenames and tags containing asterisks are dangerous

Bug 55 - filenames and tags containing asterisks are dangerous

Summary:

filenames and tags containing asterisks are dangerous

Status:	CLOSED FIXED

Product:	Logitech Media Server
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Tagging
Version:	6.0.0
Platform:	All All

Importance:	P2 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Vidur Apparao

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Depends on:
Blocks:
	Show dependency tree / graph

Reported:	2003-12-19 21:33 UTC by Blackketter Dean
Modified:	2008-08-18 10:54 UTC (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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Screenshot showing the album listed as 1 and not +1 (32.43 KB, image/gif) 2005-04-09 16:30 UTC, Alice Shimmin	Details
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Description Blackketter Dean 2003-12-19 21:33:22 UTC

From: James Gilbert
Date: Fri May 16, 2003  12:46:47  AM US/Pacific

Hi there,

I have just purchased a few SLIMP3s for my home and noticed a problem when
trying to play files with an * in the filename. I can select and search OK
using the remote control, but when I try and play a file with the * in the
filename the SLIMP3 loses contact with the server and puts up a message
saying something like "Can't find server on nnn.nnn.nnn.nn ?". To get things
going again I have to restart the server; I guess it has probably crashed.

Is this a known problem ? Other software I have on the PC will play the
files OK.

Or should I rename all the files which have * in the tag information and
filename ?

Thank you for your help

James GIlbert

Comment 1 KDF 2004-01-13 04:42:50 UTC

I renamed a file to contain an "*" and it played just 
fine using player UI and with web UI to play.

Comment 2 Vidur Apparao 2004-06-03 14:33:50 UTC

Which platform is this a problem for? Windows (at least with NTFS) doesn't allow
an asterisk in filenames. I'm tempted to close this one.

Comment 3 Blackketter Dean 2004-06-03 15:41:10 UTC

You can have files with asterisks in the names in unix and mac, although it might take some work to 
make them.  The real issue is that if a tag (say IN*XS) has an asterisk in it, funny things happen.  We'll 
need to either escape them or use another way to express the regular expressions.

Comment 4 Blackketter Dean 2004-06-14 15:25:17 UTC

*** Bug 370 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Blackketter Dean 2004-06-22 10:51:15 UTC

*** Bug 400 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Dan Sully 2005-02-05 12:20:32 UTC

This needs reworking of the browseid3 / positioning stuff. Get rid of specified, etc.

Comment 7 Blackketter Dean 2005-03-11 15:01:28 UTC

*** Bug 622 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Alice Shimmin 2005-03-29 22:54:25 UTC

*** Bug 1215 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Dan Sully 2005-04-03 15:39:42 UTC

*** Bug 1283 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10 Dan Sully 2005-04-09 16:10:15 UTC

Vidur - this is the main bug for your Buttons/BrowseDB work.

Comment 11 Alice Shimmin 2005-04-09 16:28:50 UTC

Maybe this falls in the same category. There's an album called +1 by Melissa 
Ferrick 
http://www.gracenote.com/xm/pcd/genfolk/86fce43e4fa43dfc670ff75fdf8a756e.html

This shows up in the alums list as just 1 and not +1

Comment 12 Alice Shimmin 2005-04-09 16:30:10 UTC

Created attachment 410 [details]
Screenshot showing the album listed as 1 and not +1

Comment 13 Blackketter Dean 2005-06-07 11:55:23 UTC

Vidur believes that this is fixed in the latest nightly for 6.1 please confirm.

Comment 14 Chris Owens 2008-03-11 11:27:50 UTC

This bug was marked resolved in Slimserver 6.1, which is several versions ago.  If you're still seeing this bug, please re-open it.  Thanks!