MetaEdit+ - Problem with saving and outputing files

Problem with saving and outputing files

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Topic: Problem with saving and outputing files

Posted By: kwsjd
Subject: Problem with saving and outputing files
Date Posted: 04.May.2023 at 16:39

Hi, I have just finished tutorial, but in the end, when I was trying to generate my Family tree in HTML file, such problem appeared:

and if I press Yes or No (it does not matter) such window opens

What I Have to do? How to add a propper file path&

Replies:

Posted By: stevek
Date Posted: 04.May.2023 at 18:12

I think you Intended to include pictures in your post, but they don't seem to be there. Maybe just write the text of the message you get?

Posted By: kwsjd
Date Posted: 04.May.2023 at 19:19

Yes, Thank you. I can not upload pictures. Here is the text of my problem:

reports	Simpson_12_133	.html	failed: File/directory does not exist: ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND	20104
reports	metaedit	.css	failed: File/directory does not exist: ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND	798

I have found out for this 5 hours that I can generate code using any demo projects, when I launch MetaEdit+ for the first time after installing. However after loging out and when I launch programm for the second time none of projects can generate code because of this problem.

Posted By: stevek
Date Posted: 05.May.2023 at 02:00

Are you perhaps starting MetaEdit+ by simply double-clicking the executable under Program Files? That will start the program, but in the wrong directory: MetaEdit+ should be started in the directory with the repositories, Documents\MetaEdit+ 5.5 by default.

When started under Program Files, it won't find the demo repository, since that is under Documents\MetaEdit+ 5.5. You may have corrected that in Options|Paths to give an explicit path for the database roots file, and in the Startup Launcher to give an explicit path for the repository, allowing you to log in, but the generation and other operations will still be working in the wrong initial directory, so the expected reports subdirectory won't be found.

The Windows Start menu includes an shortcut for MetaEdit+, so start it from there.

If that's not the cause, try running a simple generator to see which directory MetaEdit+ is started in:

filename 'test.txt' write 'test' close

You can use the Open Folder button in the Generated Files list to open the current directory. Check that it's under your user's Documents.

Of course you may also be deleting the reports directory manually for some reason. The default generators expect that to be there, and contain the metaedit.dot file and images subdirectory. If you want to clear out things you've generated earlier, allow those to remain.