Starting RTC from a command line

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:09 pm

I'm with Luenver, a "blind" compile would be useful. A menu or toolbar button in RTCed that could command line compile your dungeon without the RTC graphic environment. I'm sure command line has been mentioned before, but I'll do it again anyway. WOuld be nice to be about to: RTC "\modules\my.rtc" to run the my.rtc after the swoosh rather than need to pick it from the list.

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:13 pm

copperman wrote:WOuld be nice to be about to: RTC "\modules\my.rtc" to run the my.rtc after the swoosh rather than need to pick it from the list.

You can sort of do this already - in the config.txt file, simply add the line "COMPILE my.rtc" (i.e. change the txt extension to rtc) and it will run your rtc file...

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:18 pm

Yes true enough, but a few shortcuts is less than a new install for each .rtc to play, and less hassle too. Not hugely important, just a thought.

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:22 pm

BTW - have you actually *tried* doing

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RTC "\modules\my.rtc"

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:09 pm

Not recently, no. So I did, and it's failing.

Using a (XP) command prompt from the RTC folder I type:

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RTC "\modules\DM.RTC"

I get a: Critical error Terminating program ... can't opn file: /modules/DM.RTC

Although, moving the DM.RTC into the main folder and running

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 RTC DM.RTC

does works, presenting you with the dungeon entrance.

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:13 pm

Shouldn't it be "Modules..." rather than "\Modules..." ?

(i.e. you've just specified the path incorrectly rather than it being anything to do with RTC!)

Post by **Gambit37** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:15 pm

You'd need to modify your command to:

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RTC ".\modules\DM.RTC"

This changes it from an absolute to a relative path and should work OK.

SIMULTANEOUS POSTING EDIT: Or do what GG said!

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:26 pm

Non work!

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D:\Zgames\RTC_V037>rtc "\modules\dm.rtc"
D:\Zgames\RTC_V037>rtc "modules\dm.rtc"
D:\Zgames\RTC_V037>rtc ".\modules\dm.rtc"

All fail

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D:\Zgames\RTC_V037>rtc dm.rtc

Works as discribed above.

Are my DOS skills really that faded that I am missing something stupidly simple

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:33 pm

Capital M for modules folder unless you renamed it

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:45 pm

OK, we have a strange case of misleading case sensitivity here.
Wuuf: that got it, tx. BUT, the dm.rtc part, although it's actually DM.RTC seems to be insensitive. When did DOS on the PC become case-sensitive for folders and not for files ?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:50 pm

i think that's windows inhereted, even if an extention is .JPG it displays .jpg

Which si fine until you try and access it through webspace that is case sensiitve and realise the file you transfered was actually displayed differently

copperman · Post by **copperman** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:03 pm

Oh well, fixed now, very confusing though. Sorry GG