intro file error

"Tony Harding" <[email protected]> Sun, 6 Apr 2025 22:50:31 +0800
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My Icecast server is on the same machine as my automation system and so has
all the audio file locally. This includes the news files.

 

As Icecast does not do on demand playing of files I want to play the news
file as an intro to a stream that will not be public and is there just for
me to check the news anytime to hear what is going on and react if
necessary.

 

This is Windows version 2.4.4 on a VPS 

 

The file I want to play is E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3

 

I have set up a separate mounting point /news to listen

 

 

   <mount type="normal">

        <mount-name>/news</mount-name>

        <burst-size>65536</burst-size>

        <intro>E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3</intro>

        <public>0</public>

    </mount>

 

 

This reports

 

WARN source/source.c Cannot open intro file
"./web\E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3": Invalid argument

 

 

How can I get around the ./web\E: error?

 

I have tried putting a shortcut in /web called twominnews.mp3 that points at
the file and using the intro tag as

 

<intro>twominnews.mp3</intro>

 

This reports 

 

WARN source/source.c Cannot open intro file "./web\twominnews.mp3": No such
file or directory

 

Any suggestions welcome

 

 

Regards

Tony


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My Icecast server is on the same machine as my =
automation
system and so has all the audio file locally. This includes the news =
files.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As Icecast does not do on demand playing of files I =
want to
play the news file as an intro to a stream that will not be public and =
is there
just for me to check the news anytime to hear what is going on and react =
if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is Windows version 2.4.4 on a VPS =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The file I want to play is =
E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have set up a separate mounting point /news to =
listen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0=A0 &lt;mount =
type=3D&quot;normal&quot;&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
&lt;mount-name&gt;/news&lt;/mount-name&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
&lt;burst-size&gt;65536&lt;/burst-size&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0
&lt;intro&gt;E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3&lt;/intro&gt;=
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
&lt;public&gt;0&lt;/public&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>=A0 =
=A0=A0&lt;/mount&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This reports<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>WARN source/source.c Cannot open intro file
&quot;./web\E:\DAB1\Other\RNH\RNH-bulletins\twominnews.mp3&quot;: =
Invalid
argument<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>How can I get around the </span></font><font
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-family:"Courier New"'>./web\E: =
</span></font><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial'>error?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have tried putting a shortcut in /web called =
</span></font><font
face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-family:"Courier =
New"'>twominnews.mp3</span></font><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> that points at the file =
and using
the intro tag as<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&lt;intro&gt;twominnews.mp3&lt;/intro&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This reports <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>WARN source/source.c Cannot open intro file
&quot;./web\twominnews.mp3&quot;: No such file or =
directory<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any suggestions welcome<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tony<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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