Error when embedding EAC extraction log in flac file using metaflac, "File <file>.log for 'eaclog' tag value has embedded Options

[rohangc]

Hi. I just ripped an extremely old CD into a single file FLAC image + CUE sheet. When I try to embed the EAC extraction log file into the image, I get the following error:

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C:\Users\Me\Desktop>metaflac.exe --set-tag-from-file="eaclog=1.log" 1.flac
1.flac: ERROR: file '1.log' for 'eaclog' tag value has embedded NULs

I am able to embed other files such as the CUE sheet into the 'cuesheet' block using the same command without any problems.

I have seen REACT2 embed EAC log files into the 'eaclog' block without any problems before, so I don't understand why this operation fails when executed separately on the command line.

For the record, I use Windows 7 64-bit and I am logged in as the administrator.

Please help me embed the file into the said metadata block.

[rohangc]

Silly me!! I just used FB2K to embed the metadata.

Wonder why I didn't think of it earlier

[db1989]

Still, I wonder why the log had a NUL in it?

[lvqcl]

why are logs now in unicode?

To satisfy continual requests by people who I would assume need unicode in order to properly title their albums.

[db1989]

Oh, so metaflac doesn’t support Unicode; thanks for the explanation.

[nu774]

metaflac apparently supports Unicode. metaflac uses UTF-8 for tagging;
UTF-8 is one of Unicode byte representations, which is ASCII compatible and far more preferable than UTF-16LE as a text encoding.
It's just that metaflac doesn't support UTF-16LE as external text encoding by any means.

metaflac assumes locale charset (or codepage in Windows) as external text encoding (command line args, and text files) by default.
When --no-utf8-convert option is specified, it assumes UTF-8 is used, and doesn't do any character encoding conversion.
However, no UTF-16LE.

So, in this case, the following will work:

1. Convert UTF-16LE encoded EAC log to UTF-8 (notepad can be used in Windows).
2. Then, pass metaflac the UTF-8 encoded log with --no-utf8-convert specified.

[gism]

metaflac apparently supports Unicode. metaflac uses UTF-8 for tagging;
UTF-8 is one of Unicode byte representations, which is ASCII compatible and far more preferable than UTF-16LE as a text encoding.
It's just that metaflac doesn't support UTF-16LE as external text encoding by any means.

metaflac assumes locale charset (or codepage in Windows) as external text encoding (command line args, and text files) by default.
When --no-utf8-convert option is specified, it assumes UTF-8 is used, and doesn't do any character encoding conversion.
However, no UTF-16LE.

So, in this case, the following will work:

1. Convert UTF-16LE encoded EAC log to UTF-8 (notepad can be used in Windows).
2. Then, pass metaflac the UTF-8 encoded log with --no-utf8-convert specified.

I tried --no-utf8-convert with --set-tag=FIELD and doesn't work. How can Unicode tags be set with metaflac?

[gism]

^ Got it to work by using --set-tag-from-file=FIELD