"Documents" instead of mp3's
 

I've been away from Limewire Pro awhile...things worked fine b-4...runnin' OS 9.1...but now I get documents--not mp3's, that won't open or convert with several music converters (BladeEnc etc)...what's happening?

Thanx !!
PJ
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This is not a new problem. Search the word Blank on the forum or just look further down the list in the mac sections for similar topics. There can be a few causes. One is that the file name is too long for the OS9 legal file names which I think is restricted to 31 characters. Another is that the file's attributes such as Creator & type have been stripped from it. This may be an issue with those earlier versions of Java.

Solutions. Offhand you can use a utility to fix them like Mac Army Knife.
Just drag & drop these files onto the application you wish to open them with.
Search this topic as suggested & you'll find more details about how to overcome the issue or alternative approaches.
Update your OS to 9.2.2 & update your Java at the same time: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75288 & Java here: MRJ 2.2.6 for OS 9.2.2 OR MRJ 2.2.5 for OS 8.1-9.2

...There can be a few causes. One is that the file name is too long for the OS9 legal file names which I think is restricted to 31 characters...

Hey--thats all it was!! ..cut off the beginning number, added .mp3 and they immediately changed to mp3.s...!

Thanx

PJ :)