Tech tree viewer in the works...

[Lemmy]

hmm, i know what wrong with that, the MS JVM odesn't have the java command, but "jview", that file is located in the c:\windows dir, so all you have to do is replace "java" with "c:\windows\jview" in the bat file.
(eidt: jview could be somewhere else if you downloaded it, just serach for it then)

But then you'll get another error, called java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError, for which i got no solution yet...
I suggest downloading the Sun JVM..i can't find the link yet...it's somwhere on java.sun.com, i'll post it when i find it..

[ May 30, 2002, 08:58: Message edited by: Lemmy ]

[Lemmy]

ok, here it is..

http://java.sun.com/products/archive...jre/index.html

[Gandalph]

I am getting an error when attempting to use this. Here is the error error1.bmp Here is the line it refers to error2.bmp

[Phoenix-D]

Getting the same error, but according to Metapad line 429 is..

"Name := Space Port
Description := Facility which processes all generated resources in its system and makes them available for the empire.
Facility Group := Resource Extraction
Facility Family := 7
Roman Numeral := 0
Restrictions := None
Pic Num := 7
Cost Minerals := 6000
Cost Organics := 0
Cost Radioactives := 0 <-- right here
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Cargo
Tech Level Req 1 := 1
Number of Abilities := 1
Ability 1 Type := Spaceport
Ability 1 Descr := Acts as a spaceport for this system.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := None"

also, tried loading Proportions data. no go, "required tech area greater than max tech area". That's intential in Proportions, but looks like your loader doesn't like the concept.

Phoenix-D

[Hank]

Hey Lemmy,

As an alternative to distributing the app as plain Java consider performing a native compile and distributing it as an exe.

I perform win32 native compiles with Excelsior JET. It has a free Version that works quite well.

[Hank]

Oh and to answer why the error is occurring. You posted it right below!


Number of Abilities := 1
Ability 1 Type := Spaceport
Ability 1 Descr := Acts as a spaceport for this system.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := None"


Note the Number of Abilities says "1". There is a "Ability 2 Type" in there. So technically, the data file has an error in it. Since the parser is very unforgiving, it registers that as an error.

Edit: The workaround is of course to remove the "Ability 2 Type := None" line from the facility.txt file.

[ May 31, 2002, 01:59: Message edited by: Hank ]

[Lemmy]

Edit: The workaround is of course to remove the "Ability 2 Type := None" line from the facility.txt file.

exactly...when it says "Numberof abilities := 1" the program expects only 1 ability, that is four lines.

also, tried loading Proportions data. no go, "required tech area greater than max tech area". That's intential in Proportions, but looks like your loader doesn't like the concept.

hmm...i'll have to think about that one...
it's true that my program only allows compononts with "real" tech levels reqs...i'll see if i can chabnge that.

[ May 31, 2002, 15:00: Message edited by: Lemmy ]