Test Server Error Message
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AddamsFamily,
Posted on: 2010-09-01 13:21 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
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That's not really true. The system is pretty good at error-checking things like that these days. You can use any combination of front or backward slashes (even doubled), and the paths should still work just fine, even in Windows.|
Originally Posted by AddamsFamily
Try the fact that they combine back-slashes with forward-slashes. One is used when denoting files in windows, the other is used in Unix/Linux. You can't combine the two and expect it to work.
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For example, attempting to do the following nonsense will still run just fine:
Start > Run: "C:\Program Files/\///\\//\/\//\\\City of Heroes//\/CohUpdater.exe"
Not only that, but chances are the error message is simply text written incorrectly. The installation directory saved in the registry does not contain an ending slash, so it was likely written in as text: ( INSTALL_DIR + "/" + FILENAME ) or something... not necessarily the actual internal path it is trying to follow. That error message has been like that for a while now. The slashes don't have anything to do with the actual problem.
Anyway, it's usually fixed by running the updater file from the desktop instead of in the actual directory. Or for the test server, you can simply use a shortcut to the Live version, but with the -test tag on it. That way when the program tries to update the updater file itself, it wont already be in use and give you an error.
It happens to me every time we have a patch now. I just click OK, and it continues on like nothing happened.
I refuse to place the updater directly on my desktop. It's there for shortcuts, not cluttering up with actual files.
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As mentioned, an alternate solution is to use an actual shortcut pointing to the live version instead. That should prevent the error. Just make sure you are still using the -test flag of course. |
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
I refuse to place the updater directly on my desktop. It's there for shortcuts, not cluttering up with actual files.
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Even further, the file doesn't necessarily have to be on the desktop either. It can be in a download folder or you even create your own folder to put it in and run it from there so it wont conflict with the version inside the folder. Then create the shortcut to it's new location.
For Example:
"C:\Program Files\CohTest\Updater\CohUpdater.exe" -test
Either way, I do I agree you.. I hate having actual files on my desktop. Sometimes I'll put setup files there, but it's only temporary until I install the program I downloaded, then delete or move it to a more appropriate location.
Oh wait. Still talking about Test. No, I mean the Live updater is popping up that window every single time there's a patch. I have no idea what happened to the latest patch on Test. Went to download it, an the patcher downloaded the file manifest, checked and fixed files, but never downloaded a patch...
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The same applies to Live.. try the method of giving the updater it's own directory anyway.|
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Oh wait. Still talking about Test. No, I mean the Live updater is popping up that window every single time there's a patch. I have no idea what happened to the latest patch on Test. Went to download it, an the patcher downloaded the file manifest, checked and fixed files, but never downloaded a patch...
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For Example:
"C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\Updater\CohUpdater.exe"
It'll probably still install and use another copy in the main folder, but at least you shouldn't get the error message on the updates. It's worth a shot anyway.
Oh here I was hopping if someone had a solution to this:
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But then again, it looks like a problem on the server side, not mine.| Wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server 1850.201007290124.21T2, client 1850.201007290124.28T4 |
Thank you for the time...
@Travlr (Main) / @Tymers Realm (Test) 
I have gotten a few strange error messages while trying to access the Test Server.
The first was on the shared desktop computer. This one has had the same problem other players have encountered where the updater crashes when attempting to verify the image. I managed to get fix the problem in regards to the Live Servers by uninstalling COH, then putting the files I had backed-up back into the City of Heroes file and running the updater from that file.
I attempted to do the same with the test server and got the message "unble to open c:\program files\CohTest/cohupdater.exe."
I just tried logging into the test server with my laptop (Vista) and got "unable to open d:\programs\CohTest/tempfile".
Notice anything wrong with those messages?
Try the fact that they combine back-slashes with forward-slashes. One is used when denoting files in windows, the other is used in Unix/Linux. You can't combine the two and expect it to work.
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