Re: format error?

From: Jeremy Elson (jelson@blaze.cs.jhu.edu)
Date: 03/08/95


> > It means that there was supposed to be a line containing either a D, E, or 
> > but something else was there instead.  How would you suggest I phrase this
> > error message so it is more clear?
> > 
> Okey.. the message itself is good, when it means what it says...
> but all too often its indicating another problem: 
> the lack of #99999\n$~ at the end of an object file.
> once you undertand that too any problems are easy to find..

I just deleted the #99999\n$~ at the end of 30.wld and tried to boot, and
this is what happened:

CAMB:/home/jelson/circle(102) bin/circle
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Running game on port 4000.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Using lib as data directory.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Opening mother connection.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Setting player limit to 248.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Boot db -- BEGIN.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Resetting the game time:
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 ::    Current Gametime: 18H 23D 13M 134Y.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Reading news, credits, help, bground, info & motds.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:47 :: Opening help file.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:48 :: Loading zone table.
Wed Mar  8 20:27:49 :: Loading rooms.
Format error after world #3066
CAMB:/home/jelson/circle(103) bin/circle

It does not give the D/E/S error message.

Besides, #99999 isn't necessary with 3.0 any more.  You just need a '$'
to indicate the end of the file.


--JE



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