gamophyte on 9/6/2020 at 23:04
3dstobin 2.19 and 2.20 seem to no longer works if I have spaces in my folder names, on WIN10. Fresh INI file and copied over fresh files.
Inline Image:
https://i.imgur.com/CTkZYMt.pngIs anyone else having this issue? It's so strange!
At first I thought it was special characters, or capital characters. Didn't matter. Then I though folder length but I tested side by side loading a 3ds in a test folder once with a space in name, and once without. The folder without a space loads!
Last3ds=U:\spaceinthename\1du.3ds (works)
Last3ds=U:\space in the name\1du.3ds (doesn't work)
Get this, this only happens if it's on my Storage drive U, but that's where my projects are stored. C drive works even with spaces:
Last3ds=C:\space in the name\1du.3ds (works)
Last3ds=U:\space in the name\1du.3ds (doesn't work)
Anyone have any ideas?
Nameless Voice on 10/6/2020 at 00:13
I guess you could try putting the paths in quotes?
Or create a junction point to the folder on your C:\ drive and access the files through there.
gamophyte on 10/6/2020 at 15:34
Thank you NV, I'm happy you are still here in the community.
A question; where would I put the path in quotes? You mean edit the INI as a concept test?
Okay
1. I failed out a attempt to open, closed 3dstobin
2. Went back to INI and put quotes around target and saved ini.
Inline Image:
https://i.imgur.com/Hh94xND.png3. Opened 3dstobin.
It still fails, and reverts the INI back when Notepad++ says it's been edited, so refreshed.
I've never made a junction point to folder, I will google how, and report back. I wonder though, what mechanism cares about spaces if on another drive.
To that end, I moved a instance of 3dstobin to U drive, with it's LGS tools dependencies, deleted INI, set it up again, and still didn't work. Although I didn't try having thief2 exe also on the U drive. I guess I wouldn't mind the Dev Install of thief2 on my U drive inside the very project folder. Will try that as well. If that still doesn't work, then the only ties left to the C drive is the VB components it uses in wow64.
Edit1: Moved the Dev Install of thief2 to U drive, it got worse. Still won't open space name folders on U, but now won't open space name folders on C drive. Will still try junction thing.
Edit2: wow won't open even non space named folders on U this way. I'm at a lost. Known good 3ds models, as opened on non spaced name folder before.
gamophyte on 10/6/2020 at 16:09
Going through the JP failed as well.
Inline Image:
https://i.imgur.com/JCGJCDI.pngINI:
Last3ds=C:\T2 FM - BD WIP LINK\Objects\Anywhere - Cube Hacks\1DU.3ds
It isn't the dashes, I've always used those, but just in case I tested on a real folder on C, and it worked...
INI:
Last3ds=C:\test - dash\Anywhere - Cube Hacks\1DU.3ds
So odd..... I guess I'm stuck with having a dumping folder on C drive where I save 3ds to just before converting to bin. It's annoying not to then copy back to my project folders for backup everytime, but I'm very happy about the tool. I couldn't do this project at all without it.
The Watcher on 11/6/2020 at 18:22
I mean, you could do that... or you could use _ instead of spaces?
john9818a on 12/6/2020 at 05:04
If you need to have spaces in your directory (folder) names and you have the short naming still enabled, try this: U:\spacei~1\1du.3ds
gamophyte on 12/6/2020 at 20:13
John, what do you mean with short naming enabled? Where do I disable?
I don't call up the file, I'm using the tool to hit open. I basically found a bug, if there is another drive letter, it cannot have folder names with spaces to open the file, I guess basically. I can name the folder "a b" with just two letters in the root of the drive and it fails.
