Exception Dialog

Description

An Exception Dialog is brought up by Packafied when a problem occurs performing an operating on the currently open Package file. A vague description of the error is displayed when you click the Details button.

When an exception occurs, the best thing to do is re-open the Package file by using the Open command on the File menu. This will ensure that Packafied has not dragged the problem on and corrupted the file with newer operations.

Following are descriptions of some common exceptions that can occur:

IO Exception

There are many causes for IO Exceptions. The most common problem is insufficient disk space, but can also be problems accessing the disk.

File Not Found Exception

The Package file was there when it was opened, but somehow someone deleted it or you can't gain access to it now.

Invalid Package File Format Exception

This exception may pop up during opening. It means that while the file's extension was recognisable, the format of the file was not. You might get this error when, for example, you try to load a Windows 3.1 program group (with a GRP extension) from Packafied. Packafied will think that it is actually a Duke-3D GRP file (provided you have the right HFD file installed)

Package File Delete Exception

When Packafied performs add, delete, or replace operations on some Package files, it might create one or more temporary files on the disk. If these files cannot be deleted, this exception will occur. Make sure that you have read/write permission on the Package file and in your temporary directory.

Package File Rename Exception

When an add, delete or replace operation is performed on some Package files, the original file's data is copied to a temporary file and then that temporary file replaces the original. If the temporary file cannot be renamed or copied to the original file's destination, an exception occurs. If this exception ever occurs, you will have to go to your temporary directory and try to find the newly created file (probably with a tmp extension). You can then rename this file manually after you have closed down Packafied. Only do this in a worst-case scenario!