4.76 splash hang

[MattL]

I am running on Windows 7 inside Parallels on a Mac.  Each start gives me

Warning: Default tracks directory was invalid or does not exist.  Could not create one either...

I click OK and then get

Module: frmMain
Procedure: Load
Line Number: 0
Error Number: 380
Description: Invalid property value

I click OK.  The main window comes up, but the splash window never goes away.  TF mostly works, but keystrokes to change tools do nothing.

[ScottMorris]

Hi Matt,

That sounds like a permissions issue.  I don't know enough about Parallels to really be of much help, sadly.  I feel like others have run into this issue and figured it out -- maybe search the forum a little?

TF is looking to create a "My TopoFusion Files" directory in "My Documents".  I don't know how Parallels handles that, but that might give you a clue as to how to proceed.

Good luck.  If you solve it and have time, a follow post would be most appreciated.  Thanks!

Scott

[MattL]

Topofusion creates the directory, actually, and maps0.dat is in there, and GPX files I create in TF happily get saved there, although the GIS directory never gets created.  If I click the Download button on, e.g., continents.gpx, then look in MTF, the GIS directory is now there and so is continents.gpx.  I thought that might fix it, but on restart the error message returns.

If I trash the MTF directory, then on the next start it won't complain.  It seems to only complain on subsequent starts, leading me to believe there is something wrong with the directory ("corrupt").

FWIW, I had the previous TF build working fine on this system, although that was under Windows 8.

Are there any debug logs I can upload?  Would a zip file of the MTF directory help?

[MattL]

Ah, found it.  http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=6465.msg111343#msg111343