SoundPlay in nested folders not working...

[TheAutomator]

Hello programmers 

it's been awhile since my last topic but I stumbled on something strange..

make an Autoitscript and put this in it:

soundplay("file.wav",1)

then make a bunch of folders inside of other folders and put the script with the wav file into the deepest folder:

new folder000new folder001new folder002new folder003new folder003new folder005new folder006new folder007new folder008new folder009new folder010my_autoitscript.au3 file.wav

then try to play the sound file with your autoitscript...

the sound does not play but if i place the script with the sound file a few folders up, it works.

hope you can help me and thanks for reading my post,

TheAutomator

[Melba23]

TheAutomator,

Windows has a path length limit of 260 characters - you are only at 189 characters above, but could the real path be bumping up against that limit?

M23

[TheAutomator]

TheAutomator,

Windows has a path length limit of 260 characters - you are only at 189 characters above, but could the real path be bumping up against that limit?

M23

 

thanks for the info Melba23, do you maybe know how windows media player manage to play the sound anyway?

my autoit projects are pretty nested into other folders I can say

that's how i stumbled onto this problem..

[Melba23]

TheAutomator,

There are ways to get round the path length limit. I have noticed several such threads on the forum, but as I have never had occasion to get close to a path of that length I have never looked at them closely - perhaps this one might be of use.

M23