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From: trier@cwlim.INS.CWRU.Edu (Stephen C. Trier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Building Network Shell 3.01 D
Keywords: Novell shgen help
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Date: 3 Mar 91 21:10:23 GMT
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Dan Ching (dan@versatc.versatec.COM) writes:
>...but when shgen tries to link my new ipx.com it 
>complains about "An error occured while linkink IPX. Error = 9.
><Press Escape to Continue>" and then complains about "An error 
>occured while configuring IPX. Error =1".

Ken Haynes (kenh@techbook.com) replies:
>The Error = 9 Message means it couldn't find a file where it expected.  Be 
>sure that the .obj files are in the correct subdirectories.  Dump the 
>.net descriptor files to discover the subdirectory names that shgen is 
>expecting.

Also try using a different version of MS-DOS.  There's a bug in shgen that
makes it complain about a rename when a file with the new name already
exists.  This only affects certain versions of MS-DOS, I believe.

There's also a bug with the BYU packet driver shell that causes errors
when using the new shgen or netgen.  Unfortunately, I don't remember the
details.  If you're using the BYU shell, this could be the problem.

Flame on:

Why can't Novell learn how to do decent error handling?  I am getting
seriously tired of idiotic "Oops.  This error was never supposed to
happen, so we'll just tack a meaningless number on it" errors.
"Professional" programmers should know better.  At the least, _DOCUMENT_
the error numbers!!!

Flame off.  I feel better now...  :-)

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