[Techtoolslist] Fluke FIDE 4.1.9 Run-time error'68'

[Bob Economaki]

Hi John

Launch FIDE with Administrator rights. After the splash screen is 
displayed and the Application is open, go to the Project drop down menu 
and select "Set Root Directory".

Menu>Project>Set Root Directory.

Pick an existing good directory and see if you get the error 68. Maybe 
your install is pointing to a  Project Path Root Directory and or drive 
that is non existent and thus the missing H/W 68 message.

BobE




On 8/10/2019 1:20 PM, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2019/08/10 11:02 a.m., Bob Economaki wrote:
>> Hi John
>>
>> When do you get the error?
>>
>> What are the physical connections and devices (all components) 
>> between the 9010A and your computer?
>> Are you using the Fluke factory RS232 serial H/W in the 9010A or an 
>> alternative Serial interface?
>> Are you connecting the serial interface in the 9010A to your computer 
>> via a USB-to-serial adapter?
>>
>> What version of Windows are you running?
>>
>> BobE
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> The error is when I launch FIDE - in the opening screen I get a 
> message in the FILEs section (the upper left window with the tiny IC 
> in the corner) to _*Click here to select directory *_- I click, and I 
> then get the run-time error. This is an XP, but it is an error in the 
> computer setup as FIDE works fine on other XP machines, I probably 
> broke some setting deep in the Registry. Note that this is from a 
> fresh install of FIDE and the shortcut is setup correctly and the 
> directory that it should open in does exist.
>
> Perhaps a user permissions error? I will check into that now that I 
> think of it..
>
> Otherwise I think the simplest thing to do is to simply install XP on 
> a fresh drive and then transfer over everything I care about. Running 
> XP because it is an older computer and Windows, unlike OSX runs slower 
> and slower with updated operating systems, and I need Windows for some 
> of my old hardware that won't run on W7 or later. I should use DosBox 
> (I do for Data I/O 29B) but this computer is handy (still has AT 
> slots!) and it has been running for 15 or so years and why spend the 
> time upgrading until something breaks. Like FIDE...
>
> Not browsing with the XP machine so little risk of exposure to viruses 
> and it is only on a few hours a week, and I did install even the 
> latest MS patches for XP.
>
> I'll probably soon end up updating the machine to W10 and see if 
> everything else still works.
>
> I just hate to retire hardware that is still working...hence TTL!
>
> John :-#)#
>>
>>
>> On 8/9/2019 6:05 PM, John Robertson wrote:
>>> In case anyone cares, this appears to be a problem with my computer, 
>>> not FIDE. I tested it on a different machine running XP and it works 
>>> fine (as expected) so I have some sort of error in my hardware or 
>>> setting that needs to be excoriated.
>>>
>>> John :-#)#
>>>
>>> On 2018/07/18 1:26 p.m., John Robertson wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've been using the 9010A only with the keyboard, however I am now 
>>>> finding that I have to run some scripts for servicing some old game 
>>>> boards - Pole Position 2 by Namco. By and large I can type the 
>>>> stuff in, but I wanted to use FIDE to both edit the code and upload 
>>>> it to my unit either via the USB mod or the Wi-Fi mod (back in 
>>>> 2015/2016 we talked about these).
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone else using Quarterarcade's FIDE? I have a regular 
>>>> occurrence of the run-time error 68.
>>>>
>>>> It is Windows based:
>>>>
>>>> 68     Device unavailable     A hardware device or necessary 
>>>> requirement for the program is not being found. Verify all hardware 
>>>> and software required by the program is installed. If you continue 
>>>> to have the same issues verify the latest updates are installed for 
>>>> the program as well as any hardware device the program needs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else found a solution or a cause for this?
>>>>
>>>> James did leave the source code for FIDE:
>>>>
>>>> https://app.assembla.com/spaces/FIDE/subversion/source/HEAD
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if James is still hanging out here at TTL, but I 
>>>> certainly appreciate his FIDE program! Perhaps FIDE just isn't 
>>>> happy running over a network...or does it needs longer timeouts?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> John :-#)#
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>>>
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