Re: [BLACKBOX] Menus not found

From: [at]} <Aubrey.McIntosh{>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:51:47 -0500

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I do mean C:, D:, etc.
The exe file has both options, with or without internal drive letter.

There is some distinction whether you pack the files relative to the
blackbox directory or using an absolute path. I was going to try to
force some failure scenarios today, but I'm still finishing today's
work on my own project. I was going to go through some basics, such
as a write protected exe file, using a REALLY LONG path name to the
executable, case sensitivity in file names.

I did do an hour's exploration starting with HostPackedFiles, to make
an installable "Audit" file system that would tell me everything that
is going on and wrote to the system log. My effort on this is only
enough to convince me it is the right place to approach the problem,
but it might be something for you to be aware of. I don't think that
would give you anything useful if you already run it on a clean
machine without trouble.

I don't notice where you mentioned what your client is running. Is he
XP, or perhaps Vista?



On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Douglas G. Danforth
<Danforth{([at]})nowhere.xy
>
> Aubrey,
> Hmm, not sure what you mean.
> "c:", "d:", etc?
> Why should that make a difference?
> The packed exe file, I would think, would not have
> those drive letters used internally. Or am I wrong here?
>
> My exe program runs on his machine (brings up the outer
> BlackBox window) but fails to find any menus and puts
> up the default 'File' menu.
>
> The same (I assume) exe running on my machine and my son's
> finds the menus and displays them.
>
> Is it possible that the 'loading' of resources, that process, is somehow
> dependent on the precise configuration of the operating system
> (Windows XP)?
>
> -Doug Danforth
>
>
>
> Aubrey.McIntosh{([at]})nowhere.xy
>
> Does he have the same drive letters online?
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 2:01 AM, Douglas G. Danforth
> <Danforth{([at]})nowhere.xy
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I probably should not be taking up you time with this but I am
> bollixed (stymied, hit a wall).
>
> The EXE program I developed works just fine on my MacBook
> (running Parallels Desktop) and also on a HP laptop. Both are
> running Windows XP service pack 2.
>
> But after emailing the file to my client he gets the message
> "menu not found" when he runs the EXE on his laptop.
> (we have checked the file sizes on his side and my side and
> they are the same).
>
> Now I know this message arises when all the necessary menus
> have not been packed into the EXE BUT (and here is the frustrating
> part) it runs on the HP laptop which does not have BlackBox installed.
> Hence the menus MUST be in the EXE file and yet when run of the
> clients machine they are not found.
>
> He has said he is running Windows XP but I need to nail that down more
> precisely. If that is really true then what in hack could differ
> between the
> different environments so that BlackBox's mechanism for finding files
> within the EXE success in one environment but fails in another?
>
> I have sent him 3 updates (versions). The first one worked for him but
> the next two
> failed in the same way.
>
> Any suggestions, thoughts, or wild ideas are welcome.
>
> -Doug Danforth
>
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