Invalid Path Characters When Adding New Show

[beatter 4]

Howdy, I was trying to add a new show through the auto-organize tab. The message I kept getting was "There was an error organizing the file. Error code: null." After a few tries I noticed the show title had a colon in it, knowing that in Windows a colon is an invalid path character, I thought maybe that was the issue. Looking through the logs, looks like I was right.

 

The show I am trying to add is "James May: The Reassembler" and below is the log excerpt with the exception info.

 

This article has detailed information on what all is dis/allowed in a path: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247

 

Personally, I would like the option to choose what replacement character(s) should be used.

 

 

2017-01-17 20:28:20.8600 Debug App: Running OmdbItemProvider for \\Cyber-Planner\Media\TV Shows\James May: The Reassembler (2016)

2017-01-17 20:28:20.8600 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://www.omdbapi.com/?plot=full&r=json&y=2016&t=James+May%3A+The+Reassembler&type=series

2017-01-17 20:28:20.8834 Debug App: Running TvdbSeriesProvider for \\Cyber-Planner\Media\TV Shows\James May: The Reassembler (2016)

2017-01-17 20:28:20.8834 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://www.thetvdb.com/api/GetSeries.php?seriesname=James+May%3A+The+Reassembler&language=en

2017-01-17 20:28:20.9105 Debug App: Running MovieDbSeriesProvider for \\Cyber-Planner\Media\TV Shows\James May: The Reassembler (2016)

2017-01-17 20:28:20.9105 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/find/309339?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&external_source=tvdb_id

2017-01-17 20:28:20.9742 Debug App: Throttling Tmdb by 236 ms

2017-01-17 20:28:21.0170 Debug Dlna: Search Request Received From 192.168.0.140:9667, Target = upnp:rootdevice

2017-01-17 20:28:21.0170 Debug Dlna: Search Request Received From 192.168.0.140:9667, Target = upnp:rootdevice

2017-01-17 20:28:21.2167 Info HttpClient: HttpClientManager GET: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/69340?api_key=f6bd687ffa63cd282b6ff2c6877f2669&append_to_response=credits,images,keywords,external_ids,videos,content_ratings&language=en&include_image_language=en,null

2017-01-17 20:28:21.2915 Error HttpServer: Error processing request

*** Error Report ***

Version: 3.1.2.0

Command line: C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\System\MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.exe

Operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0

64-Bit OS: True

64-Bit Process: True

Processor count: 8

Program data path: C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server

Application directory: C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\System

System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.Exception: The given path's format is not supported.

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization.FileOrganizationService.<PerformEpisodeOrganization>d__31.MoveNext()

  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

  at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)

  at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

  at MediaBrowser.Api.Library.FileOrganizationService.Post(OrganizeEpisode request)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceExecGeneral.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<CreateExecFn>b__0(Object service, Object request)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceExecGeneral.<Execute>d__2.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceController.<Execute>d__15.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at ServiceStack.Host.RestHandler.<ProcessRequestAsync>d__19.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.HttpListenerHost.<RequestHandler>d__61.MoveNext()

---> (Inner Exception #0) System.Exception: The given path's format is not supported.

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization.FileOrganizationService.<PerformEpisodeOrganization>d__31.MoveNext()<---

 

System.AggregateException

  at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)

  at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

  at MediaBrowser.Api.Library.FileOrganizationService.Post(OrganizeEpisode request)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceExecGeneral.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<CreateExecFn>b__0(Object service, Object request)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceExecGeneral.<Execute>d__2.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at ServiceStack.Host.ServiceController.<Execute>d__15.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at ServiceStack.Host.RestHandler.<ProcessRequestAsync>d__19.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.HttpListenerHost.<RequestHandler>d__61.MoveNext()

InnerException: System.Exception

System.Exception: The given path's format is not supported.

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization.FileOrganizationService.<PerformEpisodeOrganization>d__31.MoveNext()

  at Emby.Server.Implementations.FileOrganization.FileOrganizationService.<PerformEpisodeOrganization>d__31.MoveNext()

 

2017-01-17 20:28:21.2915 Info HttpServer: HTTP Response 500 to 192.168.0.1. Time: 432ms. http://192.168.0.10:8096/emby/Library/FileOrganizations/8cae1eb8184fd997633f46defc1e6fbd/Episode/Organize

2017-01-17 20:28:21.5562 Debug Dlna: Search Request Received From 192.168.0.126:50347, Target = urn:dial-multiscreen-org:service:dial:1

 

[Luke 42085]

hi @@beatter, thanks for the report. can you please attach the complete log file from that time frame? thanks !

[beatter 4]

Attached is the full log file, it starts around line 35,700

server-63620208000.txt

[Luke 42085]

@@beatter You have a NAS device or some other box with storage i assume?

\\Cyber-Planner\Media\TV Shows\James May: The Reassembler (2016)

Notice the colon in the path. Your storage box might support that but Windows does not. There's nothing Emby Server on Windows can do. You're going to have to rename that folder and remove the colon.

[beatter 4]

@@Luke

My storage share is on a Windows box, and that folder does not exist. When I was attempting to add the TV show through the Auto-Organize interface, Emby tried to create that folder with the colon. Then, I got the error code: null 

I ended up creating the folder myself as "James May- The Reassembler" which you can see starting at line 37,780

[Luke 42085]

Ok, my mistake. Yes you're right.