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File
Names
File Names
All media file types can be searched by their file name, using the double quotes
notation discussed in the control section(s). You search banners and images in
the same way you search videos and playlists. If you want to search them by
number, use the following convention. File names are represented in simple
DOS 8.3 format – in other words, an eight-character name, a period, and then a
three-character extension. The name is typically made up of eight characters
specifying the type (VID for audio/video file, PLY for Playlist), and the number
of the file (5 digits from 00000 to 99999). The three-character extension is used
to tell the Information Station the data format of the file. Supported formats are
shown in the table below. Note all files except playlists can be autoexectued
with all zeroes 00000 in the number positions. Auto exec playlists are
explained in the Playlist section.
Prefix Extension Format
VID .MPG, WMV Video files
SND .MP3, WAV, .MID, .WMF Audio files
BAN .BAN, .TXT Text Banners
IMG .BMP Bitmap Images
PLY .LST Playlists
SCH .SCL, .TXT Schedules
BRO .SWF, .HTM, .HTML Browser files
FTP .CMD FTP Client scripts
Some example file names:
File Name Description
VID00001.MPG Clip number one. MPEG-2 Video with stereo Audio.
SND00002.MP3 Audio File Number 2
BAN00000.TXT Banner 0
IMG99999.BMP Bitmap 99999