CDSOURCE Error

[1dimitri]

I've tried to build an ISO with XPCREATE with the defaults in XPCREATE.INI

It works well.

However if I modify the CDSOURCE to other than an empty value when building from scratch (No SVC-... tree yet created), it outputs an error saying it can't extract the boot sector from the CD.

If I dig into the code, it seems the NEWSOURCE variable in :CHECKBOOT if not set due to the way :CHECKSRC is written.

I've modified the code the following way, and it seems OK

:CHECKBOOT

CALL :SHOWMESS "Trying to extract the Boot Image."
:: WORKAROUND
SET NEWSOURCE=%XPSOURCE%
:: /WORKAROUND

IF EXIST "%BOOTIMGFILE%" GOTO EOF

But other regression tests weren't made.

[GreenMachine]

Correct you are, 1dimitri, there is a minor error in the code that results in the symptoms you describe. This will be fixed in the next release of XPCREATE. Thanks for pointing it out!

Concerning your modifications, thanks for sharing that. However, please read THIS post.

[Alanoll]

I think I've only ever made ONE modification to your code, and all I did was suggest it to you. it was adding a TITLE And now look what happens, now it has the date too

However I must admit I have opened it a few times, mainly too see how those blasted FOR loops work. I still don't understand those darn things. Oh well, I'm a C++ person

[GreenMachine]

Ah ha! So it was YOU! I'm afraid I'm going to have to flame you till heavens end. Wait a minute ... Aren't you the moderator? Ooops ...

[Alanoll]

Ah ha! So it was YOU! I'm afraid I'm going to have to flame you till heavens end. Wait a minute ... Aren't you the moderator? Ooops ...

But those FOR loops..... they just don't make sense to the newer generation tokens, %%I, etc....