* Windows Gave The Error Message:

LoDwkeef

<div class="IPBDescription">"Access is denied."</div> Ok, Ive been working on my map fine for some two months or so, its been working fine no problems. Everytime I compile it it works showing all the new changes. But at some point it stopped working, I never noticed it cause since I had been loading it under the same name the whole time it was loading the old map. I finally noticed when I added an entire room rather then changing existing ones, the room wasnt there! After I looked around a bit I noticed some of my stuff hadnt changed either. So I change the name of the map and try compiling it, no go, it doesnt even compile since it cannot read even the old map after i added testzing to the end of it. So seeing how i had a major problem on my hands I checked the Compile Process Window, low and behold there was a nice little error message.

* Could not execute the command:
Copy File "C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing"
* Windows gave the error message:
"Access is denied."

Now I look through the Compile Process Window quite often (about every other time i compile[I test alot]) And that had been the first time I have seen that, so its not some misc. error that just hangs around.

This is also what it said it the log when I have been trying to test ns_testzing

----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: C:\games\PROGRA~1\VALVEH~1\tools\hlbsp.exe C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing
Error: Can't open C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing.p0

----- END hlbsp -----

----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: C:\games\PROGRA~1\VALVEH~1\tools\hlrad.exe C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing.log for the cause.

----- END hlrad -----

----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: C:\games\PROGRA~1\VALVEH~1\tools\hlbsp.exe C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing.log for the cause.

----- END hlbsp -----

----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: C:\games\PROGRA~1\VALVEH~1\tools\hlrad.exe C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing
>> There was a problem compiling the map.
>> Check the file C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing.log for the cause.

----- END hlrad -----

now i took out all of the useless information about it descibing zoners halflife tools and stuff to cut down the size but that is all it basically said.

Now does anyone know wth is going on and how to fix it?

HanzGrub3r

my suggestion would be to export the map file again and compile it manually by hand ...copy it by hand...then you'll know if it's something in the map file ...

are you using worldcraft to compile? cause if you are...don't...make a batch file or use batch compiler (or whatever it's called) - much simpler and less problems..

GiGaBiTe

sounds like your map has a leak in it, i would go about the "big block" method to sum it down of where the leak might be. or you have a origin brush hanging out in the middle of nowhere.

* big block method is when you make a large brush entity block in a certain area of the map and move it around untill you find the leak

LoDwkeef

No dude, this isn't a leak. After an attempt compile with useing the original name it will go through the compile but once again without anyleak errors or anything just says:

* Could not execute the command:
Copy File "C:\games\Sierra\Half-Life\ns\maps\ns_testzing"
* Windows gave the error message:
"Access is denied."

and then it will procede to start up halflife and load the map, the only problem is it loads the map from like 20 saves ago, before the copy error. so it thinks its doing it and everything but it just keeps loading the last successful map.

This might not even be a direct problem with hammer, Since it says * Windows gave the error message: "Access is denied." Maybe windows just got changed somehow when someone else was on, restricting, um.... ....it.
I am running XP in case you are wondering.

Reebdoog

If your running XP, make sure your on the admin account, that might clear up a few problems. Also, try using a batch compiler (OR write your own .bat file) and have everything in 1 directory (maps, textures, and compile tools), close to a drvie you have full access to (i.e c:\maps). Use HLFix as well if you are using hammer. And move this thread to the troubleshooting forum.