[gps-devel] Install issue with XP Home
SJousseaume@aol.com
SJousseaume@aol.com
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 02:03:25 EDT
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ENVIRONMENT:
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I run:
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 1
The user Owner that I use has administrator rights.
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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
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After unzipping the GPS in C:/MyProgramFiles/gps and setting adding the bin
in my PATH, I get:
"Cannot create config directory %USERPROFILE%\.gps
Exiting ..."
"echo %USERPROFILE%" returns:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Owners" with cmd.exe
I tried creating myself a ".gps" directory at this location with explorer.
Explorer complains
because of the '.' . I managed to do it with cmd.exe.
This did not solve my problem, I still get the same message from gps.
I restarted my computer just in case, I still have the problem.
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HINT ?
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Assuming I don't have an XP setup problem (my computer just got out of the
box),
could it be that the environment variable do not get properly expanded in XP
and that %USERPROFILE% is just stuck as is in a system call?
I can't download the source right now so do not take the following
too seriously because I am only speculating here:
if this was the case, you might need to look at
GetEnvironmentVariable(Win32.LPCSTR;Win32.LPSTR;Win32.DWORD)
from win32
(I am sure you know better about this than I do! Just trying to help!).
Does anyone has ever had this problem?
Thanks,
Regards,
Sylvain
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ENVIRONMENT:<BR>
----------------------------------------------<BR>
I run:<BR>
Microsoft Windows XP<BR>
Home Edition<BR>
Version 2002<BR>
Service Pack 1<BR>
<BR>
The user Owner that I use has administrator rights.<BR>
<BR>
----------------------------------------------<BR>
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION<BR>
----------------------------------------------<BR>
After unzipping the GPS in C:/MyProgramFiles/gps and setting adding the bin=20=
in my PATH, I get:<BR>
"Cannot create config directory %USERPROFILE%\.gps<BR>
Exiting ..."<BR>
<BR>
"echo %USERPROFILE%" returns:<BR>
"C:\Documents and Settings\Owners" with cmd.exe<BR>
<BR>
I tried creating myself a ".gps" directory at this location with explorer. E=
xplorer complains<BR>
because of the '.' . I managed to do it with cmd.exe.<BR>
This did not solve my problem, I still get the same message from gps.<BR>
<BR>
I restarted my computer just in case, I still have the problem.<BR>
<BR>
----------------------------------------------<BR>
HINT ?<BR>
----------------------------------------------<BR>
Assuming I don't have an XP setup problem (my computer just got out of the b=
ox),<BR>
could it be that the environment variable do not get properly expanded in XP=
<BR>
and that %USERPROFILE% is just stuck as is in a system call?<BR>
<BR>
I can't download the source right now so do not take the following<BR>
too seriously because I am only speculating here:<BR>
if this was the case, you might need to look at GetEnvironmentVariable(Win32=
.LPCSTR;Win32.LPSTR;Win32.DWORD)<BR>
from win32<BR>
(I am sure you know better about this than I do! Just trying to help!).<BR>
<BR>
Does anyone has ever had this problem?<BR>
<BR>
Thanks,<BR>
Regards,<BR>
<BR>
Sylvain</FONT></HTML>
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