[no Bug] MP does not start external player (1 Viewer)

[midiboy]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1. RC1
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows 7 x64
CPU Type: Intel Core2 Duo E6750
HDD: WDC WD3000
Memory: 4GB DDR2
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q-E
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD4770
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 9.2
Sound Card: RME HDSP9632
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 3.83
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type: no
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
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Hi !

Since MP 1.1. RC1 Mediaportal won´t start the external player anymore. I have this configured in mediaportal.xml:

    <entry name="path">"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zoom Player\zplayer.exe"</entry>
    <entry name="internal">no</entry>

Yet, when starting a movie from within the video library or Moving Pictures, MP will first kind of freeze for a few minutes and then display a

"Unable to play" message.

This happens with various movies.

The log says this:

2010-03-21 11:02:55.165092 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: Util: External player "C:\Program Files (x86)\Zoom Player\zplayer.exe" does not exists

However, I have confirmed numerous times that the application exists and works at this location.
I have also tried with another application.

Please find the log and my mediaportal.xml attached.
Can you please help ?

Thanks !

 

[midiboy]

Hi !

Who do I have to give a bc in here to get some kind of answer ?

 

[mklement]

No idea if this will help (I'm a noob), but try specifying the path without the double quotes.

I've noticed that even paths with embedded spaces MUST be specified without double quotes.

(It is unfortunate that the configuration GUI doesn't enforce this (lets you specify double quotes without complaint only to fail silently later).
At least you should get an error; ideally, input should be accepted in both quoted and unquoted form.)

 

[midiboy]

Hi mklement !

wow, yeah. That worked ! Thanks !
The GUI should really enforce this !

Thanks for your help !
Alex

 

[mklement]

You're welcome; glad to hear it solved the problem.

Feel free to use the 'THANKS!' button to formally thank me. I have no idea what thanking someone this way does (other than the number of thank-yous showing up in the user information next to each post), but it can't hurt.