Vavoom won't run...

[Herculine]

When I try to run Vavoom I get this error message:

Required file does not exist

Stack trace: W_AddFile <- ParseBase <- FL_Init <- Host_Init

Where do I find this missing file?

(BTW: I'm running Windows7.)

[kristus]

Have you supplied it with an IWAD?

[Herculine]

Yes, I've entered the directory path in the launcher slots every way I could think of...

[zZaRDoZz]

Have you tried autodetect for the IWAD with all the other fields blank?

[Herculine]

That did it. I had to put the IWAD in the same folder. Thanks!

[Herculine]

Okay, now if I can just figure out how to run custom WADs...

[hawkwind]

Where it states Files: in the VaVoom launcher, just put the path and the wad name e.g. d:\*.wad and you're good to go.

[Herculine]

I've done that, and have been very careful to type the directory paths correctly, but now it tells me it can't find the main WAD file and I'm certain it's where it's supposed to be and I've entered that file path correctly as well.

Oh well... I guess it's a good thing there are like dozens of other sourceports to use! I've just been trying to get as many working properly on my system as possible so when I release another map and someone asks what I tested it with I can honestly say I've run it with just about anything!

[4mer]

I noticed that Vavoom doesn't seem to like long file names.

Some ideas you could try:
1. Copy all your wad files to the folder where vavoom is installed.
2. Move the vavoom folder so it is a sub folder of your wad files folder and use ..\ for the path.
3. Work out the shortnames for the paths (first 6 characters without spaces and add ~1 to the end).
i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\name\My Documents\Doom would typically become C:\docume~1\name\mydocu~1\doom

From a command line you can use something like:
vavoom -doom2 -iwaddir c:\games\doom2 -file c:\games\doom2\wads\example.wad

BAH! no -iwad command!

[Gez]

4mer said:

3. Work out the shortnames for the paths (first 6 characters without spaces and add ~1 to the end).
i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\name\My Documents\Doom would typically become C:\docume~1\name\mydocu~1\doom

It can be ~2 or ~3 or higher too...

Use the command line and type this:

dir /X

It'll give you the shortname of the files and directories. Start in your root folder, then work up.

You can also try this:

cd /
dir /AD /S /X > shortdirnames.txt

Then once it has finished processing all the directories on your hard drive, which can take a while, open shortdirnames.txt and you'll find the shortnames for all your directories in it.

[4mer]

Something else that may also be of use to anyone who needs to work with short names.
*Requires Windows Script Host.

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strPath = WScript.Arguments(0)
If objFSO.FolderExists(strPath) Then
  Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strPath)
  InputBox objFolder.Path, "Short Path", objFolder.ShortPath
ElseIf objFSO.FileExists(strPath) Then
  Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strPath)
  InputBox objFile.Path, "Short Path", objFile.ShortPath
Else
  MsgBox strPath & vbCRLF & "Is not a file or a folder!"
End If

To install it:
Open notepad and copy the above.
Save the file with a .vbs extension (change filter to all files) i.e. Shortname.vbs
Press Windows+R (Start -> Run).
Type "sendto" and press enter.
Copy and paste the file or a shortcut to it into your sendto folder.

To use it:
Right-click a folder or file in explorer then click i.e.
Send To -> Shortname.vbs
You can then copy the short name.