No exe file generated in path dir

[yannick85]

After reading docs, i tried to generate an exe file :
0- The directory path is specified (without spaces or special character)
1- The preview (magnifying glass button in module) is ok with visual components
2- The box to show the generation is ok
3- There are no errors after exe generation
4- It's a (new) registred software (updated).
But, because there is a "but" :
The exe file is not present !! (And consecutively not opened).
My system is a win xp sp3 and it is not "bugged" (all applis are functionning normaly).

(From France : excuse me for my aproximative english).
Yannick

[tulamide]

The only thing that comes to my mind is the system's control over folders. Are you logged in as administrator (or does your account have administrator rights? If not, start Flowstone as administrator, or use folders that are not protected. (For example, the programs folder is save protected by default)

[yannick85]

Hi,
I'm the admin. The folder is in d:/data/ etc (hard disk partition) and is not protected.
Like i said before, i've no error message. Usualy, when the system try to write bits on a protected hard drive, the system is "crying".
What's the dll used to write this stream ? Is the program written in c++ ? Is it a standard dll ?

[tester]

Instead of d:/data/ try d:\data\

[yannick85]

/ or \ : that's not the problem because : the path is not edited manualy but choosen by the software dialog box...

[yannick85]

I tried manualy / or \ but the result is the same : no exe generated.

[tulamide]

Ok, one last try: As silly as it may sound, create a folder on the main partition, so that the path is c:\yourfolder\
Does that work?

Oh, and all of a sudden I just have another idea. What about your AV? Maybe it is protecting the writing to disk, that would explain the silence. Since the AV normally doesn't report standard tasks, and both, Flowstone and the system think everything is ok. To avoid it you would have to add Flowstone to the exception list.

[yannick85]

Ourahhh thanks @Tulamide,
The problem was : the Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus version : 6.0.2055 - USPA017002.1958
When i desactivate it : the exe is generated.
When i place the flowstone exe and the exporter exe (upx.exe) in the exceptions : no generation (peharps after reboot).
The solution is to add the export folder path in AV exceptions.

And : where is the support team ?

[KG_is_back]

And : where is the support team ?

It's there somewhere... Most of the problems you came across when you use flowstone happen because you are using it in "wrong way". Answers to those problems can easily be found by asking the community around here. Flowstone support/developers then focus on the "real" problems with the flowstone it self (like unexpected crashes, prims and modules behaving wrong, etc.). It's how things work around here.

[yannick85]

Ok, i understand this point of view. But i can ask you why many of my applications (ex : open office and others) can export files in the hard drive and there are no problem with it. I had mad programs which create exe files with standard c routines (or other languages) and without problem with av.
I don't think it's a bad way of using flowstone but an incompatibility between two softwares. The question is to reduce the compatibility as possible.
It's not easy, i undestand this. Programming is not an "exact" science !
Good end of we.