Invalid pathname for executable

[Kirby]

i'm writing an end of the year project for my high school c++ class, and i can compile my code, but when i try to run it, i get an error message "Invalid pathname for executable". I'm at my wits end. I'm using Borland 5.02 and doing BGI stuff, if it helps. I ran it two days before, then changed something minor, like a rectangle or something. anyway, i don't remember the specific details that i changed, so i can't go back. please, for gods sake, help me.

 

[imported_Phil]

It's probably the location that the executable will be written to once compiled. Check your project options.

 

[Kirby]

it has been writing to the bgi folder C:\BC5\BGI, and plus i created another project and told it to write there and i still get the same message. if anybody is willing, i'll email the program to you.

 

[EagleKeeper]

1) Are you running from within the IDE?

2) If you have copied a project, then the settings may still be pointing to a different directory when the executable does not exist.

 

[Kirby]

1) i think so
2) i know that it is pointing to the right directory b/c the new project i made has the exec in the right folder

 

[EagleKeeper]

Last option. Does the name have spaces in it?

 

[Kirby]

nope, i originally used game.ide, then tried eoy.ide.

 

[Kirby]

bump, anyone else have any suggestions? or am i just totally fvcked

 

[CPA]

do what I would do with Microsoft C++, copy and paste the code to a text file, start a new project, copy and paste the code from the text file into the new project.

 

[Nothinman]

Or just run the executable by hand after compiling it in the IDE, it's probbaly not worth fighting with such an old, POS IDE.

 

[Kirby]

well, i finally got it to run on another computer. beats me. thanks for the help though.