Why can I play .sht files through my MIDI player?
The simple answer is that .sht files aren’t MIDI files. The .sht extension is short for .shtml, which is the normal extension for html files that contain server-side features. Many servers (like the one I use) are configured to work with truncated, three-character extensions to accomodate name length limitations for files prepared in DOS or Win3.x environments (like the one that HymnSite.com was originally prepared with!). Instead of trying to play an .shtml file as a MIDI file, you need to retrieve the MIDI file itself. Follow this link for instructions. Return to FAQ list.
