[Ohrrpgce] Re: error message! (when running directly from C:\)

[TeeEmCee]

Actually, I just remembered that there's a related problem: When
browsing for an RPG file in a sub directory, you can go up a directory
by selecting it, but you can't veiw the root directory. You can only
do that if you start off in the root.

On 6/3/05, Mike Caron <caron.mike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah yes, the classic path$ + "\" doesn't work, since the system returns
> "C:\" for the root, as opposed to "C:\games" (no slash).
> 
> The fix is easy enough: Anywhere where a "\" is added onto a path, it
> needs to check to see whether it already has a slash. Or,
> alternatively, the code that generates a path needs to ensure that
> paths it returns don't have a slash.
> 
> On 6/2/05, Bob the Hamster <ohrrpgce at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:
> > Interesting. It sounds like there is an error in the path code when
> > running your game from the root directory. I will look into it. Keeping
> > your game in a subfolder is a good an easy workaround for this.
> >
> > I am glad you noticed this bug, because it is probably related to some
> > other bugs people have been seeing when working on their games in
> > DOSBOX. Dosbox is usually configured to run things from a virtual C:\
> > folder, so this problem would affect everyone who runs DosBox this way.
> >
> > Thank you for the bug report.
> >
> > ---
> > James Paige
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 03:49:22PM -0500, Mary Beth Pickney wrote:
> > >    Just the C: drive, not any subdirectory...which may be the cause because
> > >    the game exports perfectly fine under a subsolder of C called Games.
> > >
> > >    On 6/2/05, Bob the Hamster <ohrrpgce at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >      On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:45:54AM -0500, Mary Beth Pickney wrote:
> > >      >    This message showed up when I attempted to export a .hsi file from
> > >      >    custom.  I'm running it off Windows 98 on a laptop.
> > >      >
> > >      >    Version: OHRRPGCE Editor: quaternion v.20050519
> > >      >    Memory Info: 272048  126426  1458  33642
> > >      >    Game:\\MADIN.RPG
> > >      >
> > >      >    Path\file access error in line No line number in module CUSTOM at
> > >      address
> > >      >    081F:0C59
> > >
> > >      Interesting. The line where it says "Game:\\MADIN.RPG" looks wrong.
> > >      What is the name of the folder where your game is located?
> > >
> > >      ---
> > >      James Paige
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