URL Within .asx file Is Limited to 260 Characters (274698)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
This article was previously published under Q274698 SYMPTOMS
You receive the following error message in Windows Media Player 6.4 when it attempts to parse a URL contained within an .asx file, if the URL is greater than 260 characters:
No combination of filters could be found to render the stream.
CAUSE
The URL is limited to 260 characters within the function used to parse the .asx file.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use the PARAM tag
<PARAM name="long" value="iammmloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnngggg..." />
and then retrieve this value by using the player.currentmedia.getItemInfo("long") call.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
This limitation does not exist in Windows Media Player 7.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/15/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbProgramming KB274698 |
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