Need help getting DrawStudio to launch...

rebbi · 03 June 2022, 03:47

Hi, Friends,
Now that I finally have my A1200 tower resurrected, I've been transfering beloved apps over to my physical Amiga from a WinUAE hardfile that I thankfully made as a backup before the original hard disk crashed.
I used to LOVE making graphics with DrawStudio 2.0, but whenever I now try to launch it, I get a little shell window (I think) that says,

Cannot open "language.msg"

I found that file in the DS_Picts drawer within the main DrawStudio drawer. It's a plain text file that appears to be a language file specifying the items in the various DS menus.

I've tried moving it onto the desktop or even moving the entire DS_picts drawer out of the DS program drawer, but to no avail. I still get the same error message.

Anyone have a thought as to how to fix this?

Cheers,

rebbi

Matt_H · 03 June 2022, 08:03

I only have DrawStudio v1, but if v2 is the same then language.msg should be in PROGDIR: (i.e., the same directory as the DrawStudio executable).

rebbi · 08 June 2022, 02:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by rebbi

Hi, Friends,
Now that I finally have my A1200 tower resurrected, I've been transfering beloved apps over to my physical Amiga from a WinUAE hardfile that I thankfully made as a backup before the original hard disk crashed.
I used to LOVE making graphics with DrawStudio 2.0, but whenever I now try to launch it, I get a little shell window (I think) that says,

Cannot open "language.msg"

I found that file in the DS_Picts drawer within the main DrawStudio drawer. It's a plain text file that appears to be a language file specifying the items in the various DS menus.

I've tried moving it onto the desktop or even moving the entire DS_picts drawer out of the DS program drawer, but to no avail. I still get the same error message.

Anyone have a thought as to how to fix this?

Cheers,

rebbi

Brilliant!
Several drawers somehow ended up in a subdirectory rather than PROGDIR: Once I got rid of the enclosing directory, everything worked fine.
Thank you!

Matt_H · 08 June 2022, 05:23

Gotta love it when it's that simple.

03 June 2022, 03:47	#1
rebbi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 14	Need help getting DrawStudio to launch... Hi, Friends, Now that I finally have my A1200 tower resurrected, I've been transfering beloved apps over to my physical Amiga from a WinUAE hardfile that I thankfully made as a backup before the original hard disk crashed. I used to LOVE making graphics with DrawStudio 2.0, but whenever I now try to launch it, I get a little shell window (I think) that says, Cannot open "language.msg" I found that file in the DS_Picts drawer within the main DrawStudio drawer. It's a plain text file that appears to be a language file specifying the items in the various DS menus. I've tried moving it onto the desktop or even moving the entire DS_picts drawer out of the DS program drawer, but to no avail. I still get the same error message. Anyone have a thought as to how to fix this? Cheers, rebbi

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03 June 2022, 08:03	#2
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 948	I only have DrawStudio v1, but if v2 is the same then language.msg should be in PROGDIR: (i.e., the same directory as the DrawStudio executable).

08 June 2022, 05:23	#4
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 948	Gotta love it when it's that simple.

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