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Unable To Write To Drivers Info. -- ICR2

6 posts by 6 people · 02 Jun 1998 - 07 Jun 1998

D 02 Jun 1998#410042
I get the above message when I try to change the drivers info. Can anyone help me? db
GPC 02 Jun 1998#410043
Db, make sure the file is not write protected, in other words a read-only file. to make it writable, in dos, go to the directory of the car set and type: attrib -r drivers2.txt that's it -Krisstian >I get the above message when I try to change the drivers info. Can >anyone help me? >db
> I get the above message when I try to change the drivers info. Can > anyone help me? > db Hi there Check to be sure that your drivers2.txt file is not read-only. Uncheck that box & you should be ready to roll. Hope this helps ya! -- Chuck Kandler #70 K&S Racing Need for Speed Racing Member SHRA http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3794 Indycar driver, Craftsman truck driver, Drag Racer, Virtual airline pilot, Flight Simulator scenery designer, Webmaster, Auto technician, father & husband....Who has time?
DHensle 03 Jun 1998#410146
Is this a set you downloaded? I downloaded an IRL and a CART set, they both had this warning in a readme file: Other notes: I coded the DRIVERS2.TXT file as a "read only" file to prevent the game from overwriting the chassis & engine names to its hard-coded defaults. When you modify this file, you'll need to use Windows to remove the "read only" attribute. If you want, modify the file to your liking and re-code it as Read-only. In Windows just right click on the drivers2.txt file, click properties, and uncheck "read only". Then open the file with notepad and change the information you want like this: DINFO 2 2 0 0 500 562 500 562 100 150 998 999 David_Hensley Dave C***tesville,_VA USA USA Hensley_Racing Then go back to properties and check "read only". Hope this helps, Dave Oh yeah, the IRL98 carset was done by Jeff Schueler, I forget the site I got it from, sorry. The cars are FANTASTIC!!
Hi Im B 05 Jun 1998#410345
Could be the file is set to "read only". If you're in Win95, right-click the filename, choose properties. If the read-only box is checked, click on it to remove the read-only status. In DOS, cd to the appropriate directory, and at the prompt, type "attrib [filename.txt] -r". That should let you write to the file. Some carsets you get off the net that force new chassis or engine names(e.g. Swift or Toyota) set the read-only flag so the game doesn't overwrite their changes. If that's the case, just be sure to reset the flag when you're finished. Bob
Mike Roja 07 Jun 1998#410529
db Have you tried to remove the "read only" attribute in Windows Explorer. Mike Rojas > I get the above message when I try to change the drivers info. Can > anyone help me? > db

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