Microsoft KB Archive/274698

= URL Within .asx file Is Limited to 260 Characters =

Article ID: 274698

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4

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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  and then retrieve this value by using the player.currentmedia.getItemInfo(&quot;long&quot;) call.



STATUS
Microsoft 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.

Keywords: kbprogramming kbprb KB274698

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