Bug Report: SAVE AS window error

[hermanhum]

SAVE AS window error

When SAVE or SAVE AS function is selected, other files with either *.SAV or *.SCN suffixes do not appear in the selection window.

[jkruny]

Hermann,

Are you seeing this in the GE only, or does the same thing pop up in the SE as well?

Thanks

[hermanhum]

This problem occurs in both Game Engine and ScenEdit.

[Bucks]

That's not a bug. There simply isn't a .scn named .scn.

Try this *.scn the * will force the window to show all files with a .scn extention.

Darren

[hermanhum]

It is reported as a bug because it is different from 3.6.3 and from 3.7.0

Tried using *.SCN and hitting ok.  Nothing happens.  The other *.SCN and *.SAV files in that folder do not show up as they did before in 3.6.3 and 3.7.0

[Bucks]

Yes because where's the "refresh folder" button?

There isn't one, the game looks at the folder contents on opening based on your specs (*.sav) or (*.scn) or a combo of both. If you asked it to look for .scn there has to be one in the directory on opening or nothing will show.

Add the * then, navigate up a directory. Reverse and go back and the files you are after will appear.

Again not a BUG just the way the program works. Remember when it was written and the fact you are used to much improved software outside of H2/3.

Cheers

Darren

[hermanhum]

I am quite certain that this is a bug. Here is an image of what happens when you select SAVE AS in 3.7.0 or 3.6.3

All the other files in that directory with *.SCN or *.SAV suffixes appear in the selection window so that you can select one of them or enter a new name, if you choose.

Of course, if AGSI decides that this is intentional, then we'll have to live with it even if I, personally, consider it a step backwards.

[jkruny]

Hermann,

I agree, and have uploaded screen shot and bug report to AGSI.

Thanks

[jkruny]

Been playing around with this some more, and I think there has been an intentional change to the file structure here.

On launching the game, if you go to "Load File" menu, all *.SCN *.SAV files are in the righthand list.

Once you have started a scene, and choose either Save or Save As, only files with the .SAV extension will show up in that directory. All the times I have tried it, the default *.SAV is in the File Name window.

If you are in the SE, and choose Save As, the first save menu is as above, with the *.SAV extension, but once you name the scene as a .SCN file, then each subsequent Save As command will display *.SCN files in that directory.