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Version: 0.6.15
OS: Windows 7 x64 (all updates)
Install-type: Windows Installer
Firewall Software: Windows 7 built in
Are you using IPV6? nope
Is the issue reproducible? yes

So - this is a strange one - there's this particular NZB which always results in an empty NZB warning.... I've managed to download this via Binreader so the NZB should be ok!

This is the first and only NZB which has this issues - anything else I try works!

It's probably an NZB with XML format errors, SABnzbd doesn't accept those.
Please email it to [email protected] (also add the URL of this message).
Where did you get it from?

Email sent - nzbmatrix.

I appreciate it's probably an issue with the NZB ... I just wanted to report it since I managed to download it fine with another client.... and i really really like sabnzbd.

Weird, I can read it in without any problem.
Restart SABnzbd and try again.

This problem has been ongoing for a couple of days ... in that time i've restarted not only sab, but also the pc .... just about the only thing i didn't do was re-install (was going to wait for an update) .... but since it's the only file which hasn't worked and I managed download it with another client I was pretty sure it's a bug on the program.

Just tried again now:

Do you actually read the NZB file from your disk or do you let SABnzbd get it from an indexing site?

shypike wrote:Do you actually read the NZB file from your disk or do you let SABnzbd get it from an indexing site?

First try was using SABconnect++ extension on chrome directly from nzbmatrix - this is how I always download.

The subsequent 99999 tries were all done using the Add-NZB feature and supplying that NZB file.

nzbmatrix is known not to deliver some NZB files through its API (resulting in an empty or effectively empty file).
Assuming you did try to read in the same file that you sent me,
I have no explanation because I can read it in without problems.

Is there anything else in the queue?
Do you have duplicate checking on in Config->Switches?

It is the same file .... then it must be a quirk of my installation ... is it worth install the same version over mine? Should not loose any settings that way.

Queue is empty ... duplicates is off.

Maybe the best course is to start it once like this:
First stop SABnzbd and then
Windows-Key+R and type this literally (including quotes):
"c:\program files (x86)\sabnzbd\sabnzbd.exe" --clean
Enter
This will clean up internal administration.
Re-installing is always safe, but probably will not help.

shypike wrote:Maybe the best course is to start it once like this:
First stop SABnzbd and then
Windows-Key+R and type this literally (including quotes):
"c:\program files (x86)\sabnzbd\sabnzbd.exe" --clean
Enter
This will clean up internal administration.
Re-installing is always safe, but probably will not help.

Tried what you suggested - no difference.

Since it's working for you on the same version it has to be my install ... I'll try a re-installation and we'll see!

For what its worth - I am having the exact same problem.
It only occurs on shows sent from Sickbeard - everything from Couchpotato downloads ok, and manual dl's are also ok.
I then click retry from the SABnzbd queue & the TV episodes download fine.


2012-04-17 03:51:19,095 WARNING: Empty NZB file download.php!id=1248814&username=xxxxxx&apikey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&scenename=1.nzb
2012-04-17 02:51:33,355 WARNING: Empty NZB file download.php!id=1248761&username=xxxxxx&apikey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&scenename=1.nzb

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i have got same problem

callten061 wrote:i have got same problem

You expect me to give usable answer when you are so scarce on details?