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Skit3000

Hello all,

I found a bug which prevents VDS from opening files out of folders which contain the ( or ) character. The first time I saw this was when I downloaded a .dsc file from the internet into a tempetorial directory, and VDS couldn't open it. First I thought that it was because the file was removed or something, but after some research I found out that VDS isn't possible to open files from directories with the above mentioned characters in their name. I think this must be solved real quick, because if you save your code like the way I do (like programname (versionnumber) ), it is just impossible to open...

Please try this on different OSes. I use Windows XP Home Edition.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I use Windows XP Professional... bug is there too. Smile

CodeScript · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:30 am Post subject:

Yes this was not there in VDS 4.x.
I had already posted this in slightly different way :
http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=1685
I think this can be solved easily but needs an IDE update ?

Skit3000 · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 9:44 am Post subject:

Oops...

Sorry CodeScript, I have read it, but simply forgot... Embarassed

jules · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:47 am Post subject:

There is a bug here, but also the %1 in the DDE FILEOPEN command in the file associations in the registry need to have quotes around it. In fact, strings in DDE commands in general need to have quotes around them so that the command parser doesn't interpret a closing bracket as the end of the command. The help file needs to be updated to show this.

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:00 am Post subject:

Eeeh, I think you posted this at the wrong topic... Wink

I''m sorry, but I can't move only this post to another topic, so could you modify them yourself please?

Dr. Dread · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:29 am Post subject:

I think maybe it's placed correctly: VDS uses a DDE command ([FileOpen(%1)]) to open the file
types (.dsc / .dsp) associated with VDS.

Greetz
Dread

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:38 am Post subject:

Oops, didn't know... Embarassed

jules · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 2:04 pm Post subject:

Indeed. The bug affects opening a file by double-clicking it, but it will also affect any attempts to do the same using DDE automation. And it will affect other DDE commands that include text with brackets in it, too.

Skit3000 · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

The bug is still there... Can this be solved, because now I still can't open files I download from the internet right away (With IE's "Download and Open" option)... Sad

vdsalchemist · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:33 pm Post subject:

Hi Skit,
I believe that if you modify the file associations on your PC to the following it will allow IE to open the *.dsc and *.dsp files. All you need to do is open the windows registry and find the following keys.

For *.dsc files goto this registry key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VDS.Script.5\shell\Open\command
change the (default) key from
C:\Program Files\Visual DialogScript 5\vds.exe
to
"C:\Program Files\Visual DialogScript 5\vds.exe" "%1"

For *.dsp files goto this registry key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VDS.Project.5\shell\Open\command
change the (default) key from
C:\Program Files\Visual DialogScript 5\vds.exe
to
"C:\Program Files\Visual DialogScript 5\vds.exe" "%1"

This should work Question

Make a backup of your registry before you make these changes just incase. This should not effect the DDE abilities of VDS.

Skit3000 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject:

It still does not seem to work... Sad

And when I renamed the "ddeexec" key into "_ddeexec", it didn't even open files in 'normal' directories... Sad

jules · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

Mindpower's suggestion is wrong. VDS 5.01 takes no notice of arguments on the command line at all. It's all done using DDE.

You have to modify the DDE commands for both DSC and DSP files to put quotes round the %1, like this:

Garrett · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject:

Jullian, thanks for all the help and information you've provided for
everyone here at the forums, and many thanks for all the work you've
done on VDS over the years.

I do hope you stick to that and drop in now and then to at least say
hello to the troops here. Smile

-Garrett

LOBO · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject:

Yes, Thank You Jullian! I also hope you'll continue to stop by now and then.

- Mark