[RTE] Bugs & Errors Guide

[Godlord]

**Bugs & Errors Fix List**

Eclipse Origins

None of the information in this thread is useful for anyone using Eclipse Origins. It's all for old versions of Eclipse. If you're getting an RTE in Eclipse Origins, try re-installing the library files. If the problem persists, make a new thread.
- Robin

Introduction

Welcome, I'm Stephan J.R. van Schaik also known as Godlord, Goddie, etc. I wrote this topic so people can get rid of these annoying run-time errors and in most cases it will. I'm glad you arrived here with your run-time error, as I put a lot of dedication, time and hard work into writing this topic, ELI and helping others. I do not claim this topic will fix every error you get with Eclipse. It will although attempt to help you and it will try to at least give you the source of your problem as some errors are yet undiscovered.

Eclipse Library Installer

I recommend you to install ELI first and see if it works, if it does then you don't need this topic anymore, unless you've another issue left. You can read more about ELI [here](http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,55447.0.html).

Determining your system directory.

The system directory is often needed in this guide, I'll tell you the paths for the system you're using. Also, I'm using the C-partition here as it is the de facto standard on most Windows operating systems, however, if the Windows, you're currently running, is on another partition then you have to make sure to change the letter as well. e.g. in my case Windows XP is installed on F and not on C, as Windows 7 installed on my C-partition.

If you're running Microsoft Windows 95 x86, Microsoft Windows 98 x86 or Microsoft Windows ME x86, then your system directory should be:
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\"

If you're running Microsoft Windows NT x86, then your system directory should be:
"C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\"

If you're running Microsoft Windows 2000 x86, Microsoft Windows XP x86, Microsoft Windows Server Edition 2003 x86, then your system directory should be:
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\"

If you're running Microsoft Windows Vista x86, Microsoft Windows 7 x86 or Microsoft Windows Server Edition 2008 x86, then your system directory should be:
"C:\Windows\System32\"

If you're running Microsoft Windows XP x86-64, Microsoft Windows Vista x86-64, Microsoft Windows 7 x86-64, Microsoft Windows Server Edition 2008 x86-64, then your system directory for 32-bit system files should be:
C:\Windows\SysWoW64\

Also, the actual system directory on the x86-64 systems is:
C:\Windows\System32\

**Note**: you'll never need the actual 64-bit system directory, unless you're installing system files designed for the 64-bit system, which do not exist in Eclipse's case.
**Note**: x86 denotes that the system is 32-bit and x86-64 denotes that the system is 64-bit.
**Note**: Itanium processors are **NOT** supported and **NEITHER** is WINE or any other equivalent.

Registering DLL/OCX-files.

Registering DLL/OCX-files is often required in this guide. You can do this with the 'RegSvr32.exe' application which is located in your system directory. Either drag the files you want to be registered to the 'RegSvr32.exe' or right-click the DLL/OCX-files and select 'Open with…'. Then choose 'RegSvr32.exe' in your system directory. You can then check the box to always open these file types with 'RegSvr32.exe' so that can always double click them like an application and it will automatically register.

Fixing run-time errors individually.

This is a list of run-time errors known and most of them will have some fixes included.

Run-Time Error: 2 - Unknown

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: unknown.
**Cause**: unknown.
**Fixes**: none.

Run-Time Error: 5 - Unknown

**Note**: this will be solved by using the Eclipse Library Installer (see Introduction).

**Event**: when starting the client.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: DirectX 7 isn't installed.
**Fixes**: download [dx7vb.dll](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/dx7vb.dll) to your system directory and register it.

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: unknown.
**Fixes**: restart the client.

Run-Time Error: 6 - Overflow

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: some value(s) used are out of bound meaning that they're over the limits.
**Fixes**: check your INI files (e.g. class files).

Run-Time Error: 7 - Out of Memory

**Event**: after turning scrolling on/off.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: you're using the old map files.
**Fixes**: shutdown your server. (back your maps up) and remove them, then restart the server.

Run-Time Error: 9 - Subscript out of range

**Event**: after warping.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: the warp command doesn't check for the values used and thus you'll warp to an invalid location.
**Fixes**: alter the location in your player file to a correct location.
**Alternative fix**: to prevent this issue, you'll have to alter your main.txt (Sadscript knowledge required) so that it checks the values used.

**Event**: account altering
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: an invalid value in an account file.
**Fixes**: look for the invalid value and change it to a valid one.

**Event**: after turning scrolling on/off.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: you're using the old map files.
**Fixes**: shutdown your server. (back your maps up) and remove them, then restart the server.

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: unknown
**Fixes**: restart the client.

**Event**: while loading NPC/map/item/spell/class data.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: some NPC/map/item/spell/class file is corrupt.
**Fixes**: it might be possible that your 'data.ini' contains a maximum value lower than that there are NPC/map/item/spell/class-files.
**Fixes**: back up your NPC/map/item/spell/class-files and remove them. Then restart your server.
**Alternative fix**: try replacing the new NPC/map/item/spell/class-files by the old ones, one by one, to figure out which NPC/map/item/spell/class-file is actually corrupt.

Run-Time Error: 13 - Mismatch

**Event**: after modifying an INI file.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: an incorrect value was written down (like text where should have been a number).
**Fixes**: check if your values are correct.

Run-Time Error: 14 - Out of string space

**Event**: when receiving the news at the main menu.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: unknown.
**Fixes**: re-install Eclipse, but be sure to make back-ups of your maps, NPCs, spells, etc.

Run-Time Error: 52 - Unknown

**Event**: starting up the server or the client.
**Version**: Total Eclipse and prior.
**Cause**: unknown.
**Fixes**: re-install Eclipse, but be sure to make back-ups of your maps, NPCs, spells, etc.

Run-Time Error: 53 - File not found

**Note**: this may be solved by using the Eclipse Library Installer (see Introduction).

**Event**: starting the client.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: some graphical file is missing.
**Fixes**: be sure that you've all the files in your GFX-folder.

**Event**: the error displays that you're missing "itsdeductibleex.msi".
**Version**: TE and prior.
**Cause**: unknown.
**Fixes**: delete "client.exe" and rename "claz.mof" to "client.exe" on the client side, do the same on the server side only use the name "server.exe" instead of "client.exe"

**Event**: the error displays "something.dll" or "something.ocx".
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: you're missing a DLL/OCX-file.
**Fixes**: look [here](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/) and look if the file is there, if so download it to your system directory and register it, otherwise Google it, download it and register it.

Run-Time Error: 62 - Input past end of file
1\. After modifying the "banlist.txt" file at the server side
Replace the "banlist.txt" with a default one from an unmodified Eclipse.

Run-Time Error: 70 - Permission Denied
Occurs when a file is currently being used by another application. For example, you're using two clients at once, operating on the same files in the same folder. The fix is to use one client at a time or two clients using two separate folders.

Run-Time Error: 75 - Path/file access error
1\. Unknown Action
You're trying to start the client from a read-only device. For example: a CD, DVD, Floppy(with write mode turned off),… Eclipse only works on a device where the operating system and Eclipse has write-access. For example: a hard disk,...

Run-Time Error: 94 - Invalid use of NULL
There is no fix yet for this error.

Run-Time Error: 339 - Unknown

**Note**: this will be solved by using the Eclipse Library Installer (see Introduction).

**Event**: when starting Eclipse.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: dx7vb.dll, Richtx32.ocx, VBMP.ocx and cmcs21.ocx are missing.
**Fixes**: Download [dx7vb.dll](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/dx7vb.dll), [Richtx32.ocx](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/Richtx32.ocx), [VBMP.ocx](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/VBMP.ocx) and [cmcs21.ocx](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/cmcs21.ocx) to your system directory and register them.

**Event**: when starting Eclipse.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: not enough memory.
**Fixes**: close some application and try again or reboot your computer.

Run-Time Error: 340 - 1 does not exist, etc.

**Event**: after pressing some editor button on the server.
**Version**: TE 1.0 and prior.
**Cause**: the server editors do not work.
**Fixes**: don't use them.

**Event**: after trying to open/use the house editor.
**Version**: TE 1.0 and prior.
**Cause**: the house editor doesn't work.
**Fixes**: don't use it.

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: in 'data.ini' you're missing "00" at the end of the file.
**Fixes**: add "00" (without the quotation marks) to the end of the 'data.ini' file.

Run-Time Error: 372 - MSCOMM32.OCX

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: you're missing MSCOMM32.OCX.
**Fixes**: download [MSCOMM32.OCX](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/MSCOMM32.ocx) to your system directory and register it.

Run-Time Error: 373 - TABCTL32.OCX

**Event**: unknown.
**Version**: any.
**Cause**: you're missing TABCTL32.OCX.
**Fixes**: download [TABCTL32.OCX](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/Tabctl32.ocx) to your system directory and register it.

Run-Time Error: 380 - Invalid property value
1\. When clicking on a button in the server
Download [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/msscript.ocx) and place it in the system directory and register it.

2\. Unknown action
This error is caused by your server owner not taking into account the graphics limit for Windows 98\. The graphics they distribute are too large to work with Windows 98\. This happens on Windows 98 computers & Windows ME only as far as I know. The fix is quick and easy.

- Open "tiles.bmp" in the "GFX" folder at the client side.
- Make sure it opens in Paint. If it does not open in Paint automatically, right click on tiles.bmp and click Edit. If that doesnt work, then right click tiles.bmp and go into the Open With… submenu, and if paint is in there, click it, if it isn't, click Choose Program... and click browse, then go to "C:\WINDOWS\system32" and double click on the "mspaint" icon. Then click ok.
- Once in Paint, click Image (ALT+I), Then click Attributes. OR you can just hold control and hit E when you open paint.
- Once in the Attributes menu, edit it to look like the following:
Width: 224
Height: 9728
Units: Pixels
Colors: Colors
- Then click OK
- Then click File, Then click Save. OR hold control and hit S.

If this doesn't work, just try messing with the numbers until its fixed. (temporary)
    Global fix.

3\. Unknown action
Make a back-up of all your files. Re-install the Eclipse client. Install all your back-ups.

Run-Time Error: 401 - With flash
1\. Unknown action
Download the latest version of Flash or download and register "flash.ocx", remember to put it in the system directory.
    Global fix.

Run-Time Error: 404 - File not found
1\. Unknown action
You're missing a file, re-install Eclipse.
    Global fix.

Run-Time Error: 424 - Object required
1\. When clicking on a button in the server
Don't use those buttons, they've no function and they won't work.
    Global **TE** fix.

Run-Time Error: 429 - ActiveX control component can't create object
1\. Using Windows Vista or starting the client.
Download [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/dx7vb.dll) and put it in the system directory. Then register it.
    Global fix.

2\. Unknown action
[3\. Unknown action
Download and register](http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,475.0.htmlClick) [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/dx7vb.dll) and [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/DAO350.DLL). Don't forget to put them in the system directory.

Run-Time Error: 480 - Can't create auto redraw image
1\. Using the item editor
Delete the folder called "Items" with it's content on the server side.

Run-Time Error: 481 - Invalid picture
1\. Unknown action
The file extension you're using for the image is invalid and cannot be handled by the engine. If you're using things like ".png", then you need to change it to something like ".bmp".

Run-Time Error: 10048 - Address in use
1\. Starting the server
Close your other server(s).

2\. Starting the server
Restart your computer.

3\. Starting the server
Open Task Manager, click on the tab "Processes". Search for "Server.exe" and close it, then restart the server.

Run-Time Error: 10049 - Address is not available from the local machine
There is no fix yet for this error.

Run-Time Error: 10061 - Connection refused
1\. Unknown
Put your firewall off.

Run-Time Error: 35756 - Unable to complete request
1\. Unknown action
Delete "client.exe" and rename "claz.mof" to "client.exe" on the client side, do the same on the server side only use the name "server.exe" instead of "client.exe"

2\. Opening the client
When running Windows XP, right-click on "Eclipse.exe", then on "properties" and then you set the compatible mode on "Windows 95".
    Thanks to for this fix.

Run-Time Error: 40020 - Invalid operation at current state
There is no fix yet for this error.

Run-Time Error: -2147024770(8007007e) - The specified module could not be found
1\. Unknown action
Download the latest version of Direct X.

2\. Unknown action
Download and register [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/dx7vb.dll). Don't forget to put them in the system directory.

3\. Starting the server
Download and register [this](http://www.worldwarproductions.com/Eclipse%20Library/COMSocketServer.dll). Don't forget to put them in the system directory.

Still having errors.

If you still have an error, then please report them on the board called **"Run-Time Errors"**.

Credits.

The credits for all the errors and fixes in here mainly go to the community. The credits for writing this guide go to myself.

Regards,
  Godlord.

[alexander75397]

I also have this problem.

[swordsbladexgmail.com]

where can i find ELI? does the library files, eclipse stable or eclipse evolution 2.8 cause viruses or anything like that? and if so is their a way i can stop the viruses and how

[Robin]

We no longer support that old software. It's not virus-ridden, it's just bad.

Use Origins and the Origins runtime files installer.

[swordsbladexgmail.com]

but does the other 1 have viruses at all?

[swordsbladexgmail.com]

should i go with 32gb or 64gb ?

[Ruins of Hell]

1\. None of our releases have viruses. I don't care what your anti-virus says, it's picking up a false positive. We wouldn't have about 28,000 users if we gave out viruses.
2\. You don't need to use this. You **shouldn't** be using this. Click "DOWNLOADS" and then read Installation (go to the top of the page).

[swordsbladexgmail.com]

no

[MCADAMS]

@swordsbladex:

> no