Hello Glenn:
On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 18:48:44 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:00:45 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> Glenn requested...
>>> We'll need a copy of Arachne.cfg from the installation that's failing
>> OK, Glenn. Here it is. I hope somebody can figure out what is wrong.
>> BTW, I have just performed a new setup from scratch after deleting
>> everything except ARCHN170.EXE and my ARACHNE.KEY. I never had a problem
>> in getting my APMs to install and to work. The problem is that when I
>> click on the "List of installed packages" ikon I will always get an Arachne
>> Load Error if I am offline. When online the feature always behaves as it
>> should.
>> BTW, I inspect my ARACHNE.CFG from time to time and I frequently make
>> backup copies of this file. As others on the list have reported, I also
>> sometimes find smiley faces in my ARACHNE.CFG. The smiley faces do not
>> appear to have ever introduced any new problems insofar as the running of
>> my Arachne installation is concerned. The only problem with the smiley
>> faces is that they certainly have no business being there and they should
>> not be putting in their occasional appearances there.
>> Sam Heywood
>> - ------------------- begin ARACHNE.CFG ---------------
> <snip>
>> CachePath CACHE\
>> Cache2TEMP Yes
> I'll bet you dollars to donuts that you have a "path" problem.
> With "Cache2Temp Yes" you will need 3 items as absolute requirements.
> (with "Cache2Temp No" only #3 is required)
> 1) you must have "set temp=directory_name" in autoexec.bat or by some
> other method before starting Arachne.
> (a.bat can do it instead of autoexec.bat if you so choose)
> 2) the temp directory must exist
> 3) your named cache dir must exist
1. In AUTOEXEC.BAT I have "SET TEMP=C:\TEMP"
2. The directory C:\TEMP does indeed exist.
3. Also the named cache directory exists.
Any other ideas?
Sam
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