Posted by Cryofax on 22, 2001 at 1:09 PM:
In Reply to: this auto downloader thing doesnt work. oh well. i tried. posted by delta88 on 22, 2001 at 12:07 AM:
Did you download the "fixed" version I re-compiled and posted below?
If so, there are a few things that could be going wrong:
1.) Path incorrect: This one seems obvious, but make sure the path you type is complete, with drive letter, to the directory with "mame.exe" in it (such as C:\games\emulate\mame or whatever). And it MUST be called "mame.exe", not "mameppro" or "mame32" or what have you
2.) DOS Directory convention: The path must be typed so the program (which is a DOS program) can properly read the directory, which means any directories in the path that are over 8 characters must either be renamed to 8 characters or less, or typed as follows:
FIRST 6 CHARACTERS + "~1".
Example:
Actual Path as in Windows:
C:\Emulation\Mame
should be typed in as "C:\emulat~1\Mame"
If you're not sure what a given directory should be changed to, right click on it and under properties it will show the "DOS Name", which is what you need to type in.
To keep it simple, I don't use any directories over 8 characters for my emulation stuff...
I know this might sound complicated or like a pain in the ass but it really is worth it once you get that program showing you exactly what you need and linking right to it for DL!
- Cryo
: it tells me that a path is wrong but its not so oh well. right??