ERROR: couldn't open .txt

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phrase_verbs,goto verb_related_to_weather_fog,485F
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QUICKTEST FAILED
ERROR: couldn’t open .txt

Hi all. I’m stuck with my contest entry.

Here’s the last file name in quicktest:

I don’t think that’s the one causing this, but as you can see, I have no line numbers or scene files to work with.

Thanks @Carlos.R and @Lucid, who because they are wonderful have been trying to help. Just throwing this open because I’m getting rather desperate.

Have tried - happy to try again

  • Searching for goto_scene {variables} and rewriting like this:
 *if choice_quicktest
      *set scene_file "chapter_01_the_carpenter__ria"
      *set turn_to "01010100"
    *goto_scene {scene_file} {turn_to}

Example file:

  • Doing the same for *gosub_scene

Likely guilty file, thought was Quicktest proofed (set top and immediately following gosub_scenes):

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If we assume that quicktest doesn’t like *goto_scene {scene_file} {turn_to} then you may have to type in an actual scene and label instead of using indirect references.

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So, the error is:

ERROR: couldn’t open .txt

That’s [blank].txt.

What I read that as is saying $scene_file (as a variable) is blank when the compiler hits that *goto_scene command.

So I’d look at where/how $scene_file gets set.

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Or perhaps a name of a scene is unrecognizable. Are there characters that trip up Quicktest such as underscores?

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Apologies, I copy pasted a previous iteration - there are no “” around the chapter titles and scenes (see above). Tell me if that’s not the point you’re making, I’m easily confused!

@Eiwynn When you say underscores trip up quicktest, all my chapter and scene references use underscores:

e.g chapter title: chapter_01_the_carpenter__ria

I wasn’t aware that underscores could be an issue?

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Thanks, yes, that’s what @Carlos and @Lucid were saying, I’ve included a scenefile example but will copy a relevant example of what I think you’re saying here:

*label glyf_travelling
*set glyfwalking false

*if choice_quicktest
	*set area_area_code "two_kingdoms"
	*set area_region_code "riverrun"
	*set area_territory_code "waybrook"
	*set region_path "humanism"
	*set glyfwalk_1 "North to Fleece, ${fleece_description}."
	*set glyfwalk_1_territory_destination "territory_two_kingdoms_crownscourt_fleece"

*choice

	*if ((storylet_1_present) and ({(((((area_area_code)&"_")&area_region_code)&"_")&area_territory_code)&"_storylet_1_read"} = false)) #${storylet_1_signpost} 
		*gosub_scene {((((("territory_"&area_area_code)&"_")&area_region_code)&"_")&area_territory_code)} {(storylet_variation&"storylet")}
		*set storylet_variation ""
		*goto glyf_travelling

I’ve just included a file up top so people can see how the *goto_scene {variable} commands are proofed against quicktest (so far had only included the *gosub_scene example)

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As Jason said, it’s hitting the *goto_scene {scene_file} with a blank scene_file. Make sure to:

  1. *create scene_file with a valid value. (i.e. *create scene_file "startup" is good.) You can then *set it right after all the initiation commands are run.
  2. Use choice_quicktest to set the scene value right before it’s used. (Which you seem to already be doing.)
    Those are the big two ways to fix that problem.
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I don’t think it likes indirect references at all. I tried this in a fresh startup.txt:

*title test
*author author

*create scene_file "ch1"
*create turn_to "one"

*if choice_quicktest
 *set scene_file "ch1"
 *set turn_to "one"
 *goto_scene {scene_file} {turn_to}

I also made a ch1 and the appropriate label for it to go to.
When I run it in quicktest, it says:

startup
executing
startup,7F
QUICKTEST FAILED
ERROR: couldn't open ch1.txt

However, when I rewrite the *goto_scene as follows:

*goto_scene ch1 one

It works.

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@Carlos.R That is a fairly significant problem for me then. Oh dear.

@RETowers
When you say those are the big ways, is anyone aware of rare quirky ways? I’ll continue to check for an un’ choice_quicktest’ed scene directions, but I’ve done that a few times so I don’t have much hope.

Here is the full Quicktest

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Sometimes it’s just rewriting a line. Email me the full file (or point me to where I can download the whole thing) so I can look at it directly: rachel at choice…

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The weird thing is that the following works if you play it as a game:

*title test
*author author

*create scene_file "ch1"
*create turn_to "one"

*if not(choice_quicktest)
 *choice
  #Choice Here
   *set scene_file "ch1"
   *set turn_to "one"
   *goto_scene {scene_file} {turn_to}

I have the ch1 and label, and it goes to the label, and subsequently, to the *ending in the other scene.

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That error still makes me think the reference variable is empty since it says couldn’t open .txt

Same thing happens with this:

*temp scene_file “”
*goto_scene {scene_file}
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I know! That’s why I was thinking this necessitated a Quicktest orientated solution/workaround.

I can pm a google drive link to the full mygame zip if thats helpful

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Quick post
True error is: operation_glyf_travelling line 63: File does not exist: .txt

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I’ll take a link to that, if you like. :slight_smile:

My suspicion is the files with glyfwalk_1_territory_destination

There are 6 of them and if any were left blank, you’d have that error.

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Just a sec - Rachel may have sorted…

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Check your email.

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I have another error! Thank you so much @RETowers @Carlos.R @Lucid and @jasonstevanhill and @Eiwynn

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What’s the error…?

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Ooh sorry @Carlos.R , didn’t see this : ) I takes 10 mins now per quicktest, so for me I’ve only tried 4 different things!

Similar direction issue.

Original Bug

*label dust_weather_noun_singular

*set random_noun "dust"
*gosub_scene phrase_adjectives weather[random_noun]
*return

Testing Now

*label dust_weather_noun_singular

*set random_noun "dust"
*set {weather_noun_goto} (("weather"&"_")&random_noun)
*gosub_scene phrase_adjectives {weather_noun_goto}
*return
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