OpenEuphoria

RE: Euphoria won't work!

• Posted by bensler at mail.com Jan 19, 2002
• 453 views

Hi Nathan,

   Euphoria doesn't automatically create windows file type associations. 
What that means is, even if Euphoria is fully installed correctly, you 
can't just doubleclick a file and run it.

   If you were able to run "ex key.ex", then  euphoria is installed 
correctly. But here are some other things to try:

1. use the run command from the start menu and enter 
   "ex c:\euphoria\demo\sanity.exe", without the quotes.
   sanity.ex is designed to verify that euphoria is installed correctly, 
and working properly.

2. using the run command again. enter just "ex". it should prompt you 
for a file to open.

If these 2 things work, euphoria has been installed properly.
By using the run command, instead of a DOS-box, you also verify that 
your path is set up as well.

   What it sounds like, is that your just not able to run the euphoria 
programs from windows. Alot of new euphorians have trouble with this.
   When you doubleclick a *.ex file, it should prompt to associate a 
program with the file type. Browse to the euphoria directory, and select 
ex.exe. Do the same for *.exw files, using exw.exe instead of ex.exe. 
This should allow you to run the euphoria programs by just 
doubleclicking them, instead of needing to go through DOS.
If you don't know how to use file type associations, you should be 
careful not to make a mistake. While it won't hurt your system, it can 
be a pain to try and modify an existing association, if you don't know 
how.

   If you still have problems, let us know the EXACT error msg, and what 
you did. I'm sure we can get it working.

Hope that helps
Chris

nathstoise677 at hotmail.com wrote:
> Nope, neither the ex or exw ones are in the regestered file types.  So, 
> what 
> is wrong?
> 
> 
> >From: timelord at zebra.net
> >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com
> >To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> >Subject: Re: Euphoria won't work!
> >Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:13:10 -0600
> >
> >
> > >No, I am not stupid.  I read all of the stuff that told me how to use 
> >this
> > >but it just gives me a message, "Can't open [filename].ex"  Why will 
> > >they
> > >not open (the demo programs or anything that ends in .ex)  Anything you
> > >suggest is most likely something I have tried.  I do not understand how 
> >this
> > >works for anyone!  I hope someone can help.
> >
> >Nathan
> >
> >Check your Autoexec.bat file to be sure the following two lines are in 
> >it.
> >
> >SET EUDIR=C:\EUPHORIA
> >SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\EUPHORIA\BIN
> >
> >Else, open Windows Explorer and click 'View', then 'Options...'
> >When the Options Window appears - click on 'File Types'
> >
> >Look in the 'Registered file types:' box and see if 'ex File' and 'exw
> >File' are listed.
> >
> >Final suggestion, blame Microsoft for their crappy programming skills...
> >
> >"If Bill Gates was a Doctor, would you go to him?"
> >uh? $$ $   $    $     $       $
> >
> >