Re: PIF File

[Scott Klement <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

Check and see if your shortcut is a PIF or a LNK.  (Most are LNKs). 
Then check the folder where the .EXE is and see if there's a PIF that 
matches the EXE.

Personally, I prefer to use a "Command Prompt" (DOS prompt) for this 
sort of thing since it always shows me the extension of the file.

Anyway, try creating a new folder (maybe C:\BACKUP) and move all PIF 
files from the application's directory to C:\BACKUP.  (When I say "move" 
I mean that when you're done, they won't exist in the original folder.)

See what impact that has (if any) on running the application.


Bill wrote:
> Scott Klement wrote:
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > A PIF file is a method of setting the parameters required to run an 
> > MS-DOS program in a Windows environment.  One of the options in the PIF 
> > file should be the folder that will be set as the current working 
> > directory when the program starts (aka "starting directory")
> >
> > Have you looked at the PIF file?  Have to verified that the starting 
> > directory is a valid one?
>
> If looking at the parameters of the shortcut is the same as looking at 
> the PIF, then, yes I have looked at it.  Everything is set correctly.  I 
> even copied a shortcut that worked correctly on my machine to this one 
> and it still returns the same error message.  I can see the server 
> folder and the executable through explorer, so the drive is mapped 
> correctly.
>
> Bill