Fixed (1.20.1.0) Scene support files (image, sound, assets, etc...) not loading - Special characters no longer recognized

[fubar_life123]

Scene support files (image, sound, assets, etc...) not loading - Special characters no longer recognized
When loading a scene, VaM would not open a file because it contained an umlaut. I think it has to do with change in the naming convention in storables.

 

[meshedvr]

I was unable to replicate this issue. If you have a specific file that does not load, please upload here and I can try it out.

 

[fubar_life123]

I was unable to replicate this issue. If you have a specific file that does not load, please upload here and I can try it out.

I just noticed that the file name in the .vac archive is does not contain an umlaut but some other (non-standard) character in it's place. I'm not sure if this was accidentally done by the scene creator or a quirck of how 7-zip interprets .vac (zip) archives. Actually, I don't recall if I used 7-zip or if I used VaM to unpack the archive originally. However, I just unpacked it with 7-zip and the umlaut is replaced with that odd character.

The file name is:

"roter-bühnenvorhang.jpg"

but in the .vac archive (and when upacked) it is:

"roter-b├╝hnenvorhang.jpg"

I just thought I'd try running the .vac file through VaM and sure enough, it correctly interpreted the umlaut and unpacked the correct character. Apparently, it is some bug in 7-zip or 7-zip is not fully compatible with VAC as an archive format. I thought VAC(s)) were basically ZIP files. It works 9/10 but this is the first time I noticed issues with special language characters.

Using the Mega Scene Browser has made it easier to locate files that have not been accessed in a long time. I think it was just the fact that this is a more efficient way of dealing with scene files. You're more likely to find a problem (if you know what I mean).

It appears 7-zip is not 100% compatible with VAC files as archives.

 

[meshedvr]

Thanks for the clues. It could be the zip system in VaM does not handle special characters. VaM is using public domain SharpZipLib: https://github.com/icsharpcode/SharpZipLib

I'll try to see if I can replicate an issue during packaging (both VAC and VAR).

 

[meshedvr]

OK - I was able to replicate. It appears to affect both VAC/VAR packaging. The local scene save/load is all working with special characters. I will try to fix, but it may be some kind of limitation with the zip system.

 

[meshedvr]

I was able to fix this by telling the zip system to use unicode for the zip entry. It will be in next release (likely 1.20.1).