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Trivia crash due to invalid characters in file names
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DanTron
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Hey there, I have found a bug where CinemaVision will seemingly randomly crash out to Kodi (on Windows 10 in my case) abruptly with the below error message while it was showing Trivia slides.
"CinemaVision error
Check the log for more information."
I had debug logs on but the log was not helpful.
I have 43 Trivia folders with a total of 4267 files in them. So I set off on a couple hour journey tediously eliminating folders, re-running "Update Content" in CV settings, and holding right arrow through the Trivia slideshow until I finally discovered the issue. It's not really random so much as CinemaVision doesn't like certain characters in file names. Here's the problem files.
Trivia Pack: Frame By Frame (Vibrant)
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LéonTheProfessional_q.jpg
LéonTheProfessional_a.jpg
WALL·E_q.jpg
WALL·E_a.jpg
When I replaced the é for e and · for - the problem went away.
These are how the files are named when downloaded straight from this site. :-P
Perhaps CinemaVision can be updated to accept non-standard characters in file names and/or all Trivia Packs should be scanned for invalid characters in the file names?
Hope this helps anyone else that has had Trivia crashes like me.
Thanks!
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