.exe won't run

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Re: .exe won't run

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Try deleting ScenarioEditor.ini file in the Documents/SowWL folder if you have not already tried.
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I only just started to test out SDK late last night and found that after running the .exe I was unable to run it again with the Warning-SOW ScenarioEditor Failed With A System Argument Exception And +Illegal Character In Path+ on my screen!

After trial and error I found that if I remove the ScenarioEditor.ini file the editor loads ok, the only problem is I have to do this each and every time for the .exe to run :(

At least it's a workaround until the developers can sort it out for me.

Hope this helps other players if they are having difficulties.

Nice to see your problem was sorted Saddletank :)
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Re: .exe won't run

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Thanks xray, that works as you say, a bit of a pain, but sure the devs will find a solution.
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Re: .exe won't run

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Please attach a copy of the 'bad' ini so I can reproduce the problem. Thanks.
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Re: .exe won't run

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As requested please find attached file.

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Re: .exe won't run

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Xray,
Looks like the file didn't attach. Please try again. You may need to zip it. If you can't get it to work, PM me and I will give you an email address to send to.
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Re: .exe won't run

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Second attempt :)
Attachments
ScenarioEditor.zip
(502 Bytes) Downloaded 18 times
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Re: .exe won't run

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As I suspected, mods with accent marks and diacriticals are causing problems:
modname4=Mods\Monta?a Sagrada WL
modname5=Mods\R?o Espa?ol Map WL

The ini file text encoding currently does not support these characters. We will fix this, but for the moment, use this workaround:

Delete the ScenarioEditor.ini
Remove the problem mods or rename them to remove the accent marks.
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Re: .exe won't run

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Thanks pakfront, that worked.
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Re: .exe won't run

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Cheers pakfront,sorted!
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