The problem is very likely fixable in about 30 seconds. The fact that
claims of quality and discipline. It's quite discouraging actually.
Roger F. Osmond
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [eiffel_software] Re: Vision2 Demo
> From: "Jim McDonald" <
[hidden email]>
> Date: Fri, March 13, 2009 5:40 pm
> To:
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> Roger,
> The file is an executable, provided by ISE, in the directory C:\Program Files\Eiffel Software\EiffelStudio 6.3 GPL\vision2_demo\spec\windows\bin. No source! At least I can't find any. Think I'll have to wait until someone from ISE is around.
> Cheers,
> Jim
> --- In
[hidden email], <rfo@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jim!
> >
> > Time to bring out the bigger hammers. Run the finalized app with ltrace
> > or equivalent to track the failed open calls (oops, sorry I forgot about
> > Windows). If you run it under Estudio, you can trace back the call to
> > the file name it expects in the debugger. That's the quickest method I
> > know.
> >
> > R
> >
> > ==================================================
> > Roger F. Osmond
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Amalasoft Corporation
> > 273 Harwood Avenue
> > Littleton, MA 01460
> >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: [eiffel_software] Re: Vision2 Demo
> > > From: "Jim McDonald" <dev@...>
> > > Date: Fri, March 13, 2009 5:24 pm
> > > To:
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> > > Roger,
> > > I was trying to get the EifelVision2 Demo app to run. It seems to be ISE's main documentation on the use of EiffelVision - so it's a pity it doesn't work out of the box.
> > > It's supposed to work via the Eiffel documentation sub-menu on the Windows start menu. I've tried executing it directly, and have tried shifting the files and sub-directories around, 'till I'm blue in the face but it doesn't work. The error message states that the files aren't where they should be, but it doesn't say where they should.
> > > Thanks for pointing me to your downloads, but I've lurked here long enough to already know about them. I already have something in mind where I plan to use them :-)
> > > Best regards,
> > > Jim
> > > --- In
[hidden email], <rfo@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jim!
> > > >
> > > > The problem is likely because you're running the app in a directory
> > > > other than where estudio thinks the pixmap files are. Does the app run
> > > > from Eiffel Studio? If not, then I hope someone from ES can help.
> > > > If it does, then it's simply a path problem and there are 3 possible
> > > > remedies. First, you can run the app from the directory where the
> > > > pixmaps are. Second, you can copy the pixmap files to where you are
> > > > running the app.
> > > > Third, you can get so mad about this that you take matters into you own
> > > > hands, as I have.
> > > > On my website you can download programmatically created (i.e. NO ^%$#*&*
> > > > FILES) pixmaps. Why ES has chosen to continue with the old file
> > > > mechanism, I don't know. Perhaps to provide a model for folks who want
> > > > to use file-based pixmaps for other things.
> > > > In any case, I hate to have to use files for stupid little apps. If I'm
> > > > building something humongous then I'm OK with having to create a running
> > > > environment, but in most cases, I just want the executable to work by
> > > > itself. The programmatic pixmaps let it do just that.
> > > > Check out www.amalasoft.com/downloads.htm
> > > >
> > > > R
> > > >
> > > > ==================================================
> > > > Roger F. Osmond
> > > > ----------------------------------------
> > > > Amalasoft Corporation
> > > > 273 Harwood Avenue
> > > > Littleton, MA 01460
> > > >
> > > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > > Subject: [eiffel_software] Vision2 Demo
> > > > > From: "Jim McDonald" <dev@>
> > > > > Date: Fri, March 13, 2009 2:24 pm
> > > > > To:
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> > > > > I've installed Eiffel 6.3 on Windows XP and I have a problem running the Vision2 Demo. I get a popup listing a number of .png files which can't be found with a message to check that ISE_EIFFEL is correctly set. Also Tests and Documentation cannot be found.
> > > > > I've checked the registry and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ISE\Eiffel63 ISE_EIFFEL=C:\Program Files\Eiffel Software\EiffelStudio 6.3 GPL
> > > > > and EiffelStudio runs and compiles correctly.
> > > > > Anyone got any suggestions to fix it?
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Jim
> > > >
> >
