I'm only getting this with one game:

Yankee Trader Maintenance program
by Alan Davenport

(Revision 03/14/94)

This should be run once per day.

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Path/file access error in module YTMAINT at address 11EB:676B

Hit any key to return to system

It hasn't run since JUL 7th I think. I'm not sure what's going on, it's running with the rest of my games. I tried copying the executable from a different game, but still get that error.

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Path/file access error in module YTMAINT at address 11EB:676B

I would run YTCONFIG and make sure that any paths set up there exist and
are spelled correctly.

Also, make sure that the BAT file that is running YTMAINT is switching to
the directory that the game resides in before it runs. Mine looks like
this:

E:
cd\DOORS\YT
YTMAINT

Not sure what OS you are running on, but if it is linux or a version of
windows that allows for file ownership, I would also make sure that all of
the files in that directory are owned by the proper user (i.e. the user ID
that the BBS instance runs under). I know it is a DOS door but I am nearly certain the host OS will still enforce file ownership rules.

Mike


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Path/file access error in module YTMAINT at address 11EB:676B

I would run YTCONFIG and make sure that any paths set up there exist and are spelled correctly.

I checked ytconfig and didn't see ANY paths.

Also, make sure that the BAT file that is running YTMAINT is switching to the directory that the game resides in before it runs. Mine looks like this:

E:
cd \DOORS\YT
YTMAINT

Mine is similar
cd \ele\doors\dosdoors
ytmaint

Not sure what OS you are running on, but if it is linux or a version of windows that allows for file ownership, I would also make sure that all

of MP> the files in that directory are owned by the proper user (i.e. the
user ID MP> that the BBS instance runs under). I know it is a DOS door but
I am MP> nearly certain the host OS will still enforce file ownership

rules.

I'm using Windows 10 32 bit. The directory is available to everyone.

Thanks, but that all looks good...

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Path/file access error in module YTMAINT at address 11EB:676B

I ran ytmaint from the command line in the correct directory to get this error... I may need to totally re-install.

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I checked ytconfig and didn't see ANY paths.

There *may* not be any unless you have YTMAINT generating a high scores bulletin.

Also, make sure that the BAT file that is running YTMAINT is switching to
the directory that the game resides in before it runs. Mine looks like this:

E:
cd \DOORS\YT
YTMAINT

Mine is similar
cd \ele\doors\dosdoors
ytmaint

Are all of your dos doors in the \ele\doors\dosdoors directory?

Do you have only one YT game running?

I used to keep all my doors in one directory but eventually ran into issues after I added a few doors. Now they are all kept in separate directories
just in case two games happen to use the same file name.

I saw in a follow-up message that you tried running YTMAINT manually and it still gave you the error. With YT, I do know that there are instances
where a value (like a user's score or the Xanor's score) will grow too
large and YTMAINT will stop working. That *does* require a game reset to
fix it. I do not remember the error message it gives, though, but I don't think it is an error regarding path or file violation errors.

If you have run out of options to fix it, a reset or reinstall might be the only options left unfortunately.

Mike

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* In a message originally to MARTIN KAZMAIER, Mike Powell said:

I checked ytconfig and didn't see ANY paths.

There *may* not be any unless you have YTMAINT generating a high scores bulletin.

I am, but it's in the current directory

Also, make sure that the BAT file that is running YTMAINT is

switching to

the directory that the game resides in before it runs. Mine looks

like

this:

E: cd \DOORS\YT YTMAINT

Mine is similar cd \ele\doors\dosdoors ytmaint

Are all of your dos doors in the \ele\doors\dosdoors directory?

Do you have only one YT game running?

I used to keep all my doors in one directory but eventually ran into
issues after I added a few doors. Now they are all kept in separate directories just in case two games happen to use the same file name.

I saw in a follow-up message that you tried running YTMAINT manually and
it still gave you the error. With YT, I do know that there are
instances where a value (like a user's score or the Xanor's score)
will grow too large and YTMAINT will stop working. That *does*
require a game reset to fix it. I do not remember the error message
it gives, though, but I don't think it is an error regarding
path or file violation errors.

If you have run out of options to fix it, a reset or reinstall might be
the only options left unfortunately.

Mike

Turns out I had a temp directory under the yt subdir. It didn't like that
:(. After deleting that, it started working again. I put a temp directory with the same files as the main directory as a backup.

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Turns out I had a temp directory under the yt subdir. It didn't like that :(. After deleting that, it started working again. I put a temp directory with the same files as the main directory as a backup.

Glad you figured it out and don't have to reset everything. ;)

Mike


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