Installing V4 Beta

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:11 pm

I decided to give V4 Beta a try, I have been holding back for the final version, but decided to have a go! But how do you install it, I made a copy of my V3.94 just in case and then copied all the V4 files into the V3.94 folder (after deleting the V3.94 files) but that doesn't work as I just get told it can't find libraries. I've tried putting it in a new folder and that doesn't work. I can't find anything to run that will install it as per normal with the windows installer, so what am I missing.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:31 pm

Extract the entire archive instead of selecting all files in the archive and dragging them into the old folder. If you already did that, you've got a crappy zip program.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:15 am

There is at least one "empty" directory in the zip structure. Some programs don't extract the empty directory thus the PB error.

Just make sure your unzip creates all the files/folders and you should be OK.

cheers

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:55 am

I don't get what is going on, I've unpacked it with ZipItFast and the windows unpacker and it makes no difference. Either way every time I try and run it I get the message saying that it can't find the Pure Libraries and to re-install PB. Since it has never actually been installed that's a bit difficult. The PureBasic.chm file says to click on the Install Wizard, but where is it? There doesn't appear to be anything in what I have downloaded that is for installation.

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:47 am

Hi MikeB,

With recent PB's, I use this approach:

1: Unzip the beta to a temporary directory.
2: Create a new folder for the PureBasic version (or empty an existing folder if intending to overwrite, first saving prefs to a holding folder).
3: Copy the contents of "main" subfolder from the temp folder to the new purebasic folder (and copy back prefs if stored somewhere).
4: Copy across help (the .chm) from the language (English for me) folder to the new PureBasic folder.
5: Click on the new PureBasic.exe to launch and to let Pure know to use this folder.

If that helps.

If you are just unzipping, then perhaps the relationships between folders is out of whack?

Anyhow, hope you can resolve it soon.

Edit: @rsts - Small mystery - I don't have any empty folders on unzip. Which one do you get as empty?

Post by **freak** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:07 am

Its the 'PureLibraries/UserLibraries' folder that is empty iirc.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:49 am

Better put a dummy file inside it.

Post by **Dare2** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:03 pm

freak wrote:Its the 'PureLibraries/UserLibraries' folder that is empty iirc.

You do recall correctly (and now that you mention it, it is obvious. lol - I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.)

Was just curious, thanks for the answer.

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:12 pm

Dare2 wrote:
freak wrote:Its the 'PureLibraries/UserLibraries' folder that is empty iirc.
You do recall correctly (and now that you mention it, it is obvious. lol - I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.)

Was just curious, thanks for the answer.

Good evening brother mallet. Can I be BLUNT with you???

/me falls off the chair laughing his hamsters off

SFSxOI · Post by **SFSxOI** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:34 am

I just right click on the .zip file and choose "Extract to (whatever the zip file was called)" . Winzip does this just fine. Then I create a shortcut to the new .exe in the 'Main' folder and put it on my desktop. Then I put the help file in the main folder,,,,and off i go. Works with no problems. I then copy over any particular libraries and stuff that i had in the last version.

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:07 am

Thanks everyone for the help. It seems that what was causing the problem was that I had not copied the help file from the English folder to the main folder, but copied the folder to the main folder. Dare2 mentioned this and it worked!
I know that the error messages often don't actually tell you what is wrong, but to get an error message saying that it can't find the PB libraries when it is the help file that's missing is singularly unhelpful. I suppose that you can't have an error message for every possible boob that can be made, but without your help I was about to give up.