SE4Batch status?

[Litcube]

Actually, I managed to get it going, but now it tells me "Program Error" "File already exists" "Ignore / Cancel?" after every round.

Which leaves alot to be desired as far as automation goes.

[Master Belisarius]

Litcube said:
Actually, I managed to get it going, but now it tells me "Program Error" "File already exists" "Ignore / Cancel?" after every round.

It sound like a problem with the path.
SE4 was installed into the standard folder? Are you using a MOD?
Here is an example with the standard path:

- Start SE4Batch.
- Click over the button "Configuration".

- Into the SE4 path, write c:\progra~1\sharpn~1\malfad~1\spacee~1
- Savegame Path, write: c:\progra~1\sharpn~1\malfad~1\spacee~1\savegame
- ModPath: TDM-MODPACK (or leave it empty if you're using the standard SE4 files).
-Backup every: 5 turns.
-Repetitions: 100.

- Confirm the changes clicking over the "Confirm" button (of course!).
- Click over the "Close" button to go back.
- Close SE4batch and call it again (the changes into the configuration, only apply to the next session).

If you still have problems, please send me the savegame and the files Paramete.dbf and Paramete.cdx, and I'll take a look (my e-mail is pereyraj@montevideo.com.uy).

[geoschmo]

I can't seem to get this configured correctly. Has anyone had success with this NOT running it in the default directory? My se4.exe is located in a directory "C:/Geoschmo", but when I try to enter that in the configuration it keeps telling me it can't find Se4.exe

What's the full path when you do a default install of SE4? I could try creating folders for that path and moving my install to that. I'll try a fresh install next, but I have to find my cd for that. Seems like I should be able to do this with the current non-default path though, unless that feature jsut doesn't work?

Geoschmo

[Gandalf Parker]

geoschmo said:
I can't seem to get this configured correctly. Has anyone had success with this NOT running it in the default directory? My se4.exe is located in a directory "C:/Geoschmo", but when I try to enter that in the configuration it keeps telling me it can't find Se4.exe

What's the full path when you do a default install of SE4? I could try creating folders for that path and moving my install to that. I'll try a fresh install next, but I have to find my cd for that. Seems like I should be able to do this with the current non-default path though, unless that feature jsut doesn't work?

Geoschmo

Thats probably the problem. I think the default path is..
"C:\Program Files\Space Empires IV Gold" ?

My security habits have me intensely disliking defaults of any type. But with games Ive often had to maintain a copy on the default path and a copy where I want to mess with things.

[Fyron]

You need to use DOS style folder names. C:\Geosch~1\

[geoschmo]

Oh wait. I was going to say I tried that, but I think I mistyped. I used C:\Geoschmo~1\. It has to be 8 characters counting the ~1 doesn't it. Let me try that...

[geoschmo]

Nope, "C:\Geosch~1\" doesn't work either. Tried "C:\Geosch~1" as well. Still tells me it can't find the se4.exe.

[geoschmo]

Aha, thatnks to Aikens comments earlier in this thread I found that I have to manually edit the config dbf file. The batch program seems to run ok in win2k, you just can't edit the configuration through the program, have to manually edit the dbf file.

Also, something wierd. I think this is DOS, not the batch program. My C:\Geoschmo folder I had to rename as C:\Geoschmo Files. This was true even in a DOS cmd window. I could not cd to GEOSCH~1, until I changed the folder to have a two word name. Then I could cd to GEOSCH~1. I'm not sure why this is the case, but it's not a big deal. I only post it here in case anyone else runs into this problem trying to get the batch program to work on win2k.