Strange problem compiling scripts on Windows XP

Interceptor6 · Post by **Interceptor6** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:42 pm

I'm having an odd dilemma: whenever I compile a script for D3 on XP, no hud messages and can be displayed. I just get a 'message not found' error in the game. I already know how to setup Dallas and EGCS (done it twice on win98 and 2k), but is there something extra that must be done to set it up for windows XP? Has anyone else encountered this problem before too? Not being able to show a hud message is really limiting me. All other script functions work properly in game, and the 'gcc -v' version readout works in the dos prompt. I'm using D3 1.4, D3sdk1.4 and D3editA (Atan). Any ideas?

Also: Pardon any odd spelling errors if there are any, my keyboard isnt working properly.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:09 am

Just checking the obvious, but have you created the message in the message list?

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:30 am

Mine works

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:26 pm

As does mine.

Interceptor6 · Post by **Interceptor6** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:54 am

Of course i made the message in the list. Been working with this thing for years now

But I figured it out though. Apparently, my level filename was too short (3 letters long). I lengthened the name, and now it works just fine. Strange...

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:39 am

Ok, Pardon the 3 months later post....
That being said, I am having probs w/my scripting in XP. It just won't do it. I got the SDK and a virtualgcc installed, but I am getting hung up w/ the Autoexec.bat file string...

Is there anyone out there that can solve this?

Fus

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:07 am

The autoexec.bat thing never worked for me. When I tried it, the computer had to ask for the location of win.ini every startup o_0
I used the 2nd method where you modify some enviornment variable or something. (been awhile since I did it, so I can't remember too well)

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:25 pm

Myself and Fusion tried to get this working yesterday with no luck. I've set this thing up dozens of times without a problem, but his PC doesn't seem to want to do it.

We used the environment variable method.

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:40 pm

Robo,
If you wanna try to do this again, I do have a little Win 98 box (They do have a Autoexec.bat file in there somewhere, right?)
ICQ me and we can try... I'd have to remove my Game Box and setup my Win box to do it tho. (KVM switch only supports 2 Boxes ata time.)

Fus

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:47 pm

If you're using an NT kernel (read: Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT), you'll need to use the Environmental Variable method. Simply put, NT doesn't use or have AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:48 pm

Kyouryuu wrote:Simply put, NT doesn't use or have AUTOEXEC.BAT.

yea.. that's what I couldn't figure out. lol only windows with DOS used that.

Otherone · Post by **Otherone** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:43 am

Create a batch file that calls vcvars32.bat then runs the d3 executable.

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REM Sample using VC++ compiler and my paths...
call "D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC93\bin\vcvars32.bat"
start "D:\d3edit\d3editbeta.exe"

Then use a shortcut to that batch file to launch d3edit. Much easier than entering all those environment variables manually.

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:04 pm

You only need to enter one variable...

Mine is "D:/EGCS-1.1.2/bin"

Simple as that. But it didn't work for him. Fusion, I'll get in touch.