command line file spec \\name\file no longer working

[rocket888]

I just downloaded the latest version of vlc, 1.1.11 and my scripts which invoke vlc with a file name no longer work if the file is on a remote windows share using the format of \\machine\filespec....

This used to work just fine on 1.0.5, the previous version I had been using.

I get an error that says it can't find the file and lists out a file spec string which is the concatenation of the default local directory vlc is running from and the file spec. For example, it might look like,

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\\\machine\rest of file spec"

which explains the failure, but not why vlc is constructing this file spec.

I verified that the command line is correct using MS process explorer. Interestingly, when using vlc 1.0.5, when it displays the file spec on the screen for the first few seconds, it is shown as (null)\\machine\file.... Never was quite sure what that (null) was all about, however it didn't effect the outcome, which as mentioned, it works just file.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Use file:\\machine\something\file.avi

[rocket888]

Thanks, that works perfectly!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You're welcome.