Unable to Play Sound Files with Ellipsis in the File Name (192396)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Chat 2.1 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Chat 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Chat 2.1 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Chat 2.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Chat 2.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Chat 2.5 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q192396

SYMPTOMS

When you click Play Sound, the .wav file may not play.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if you try to play a .wav file that has an ellipsis (three period characters, or ...) in the file name. For example, the "sound....wav" (without quotation marks) file name has an ellipsis in it.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, rename the appropriate .wav file to remove the ellipsis. For example, rename the sound....wav file to sound.wav to eliminate the ellipsis. For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the Renaming Files topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbsound kbui KB192396
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