red crosses - finding location

ob1knorrb

When I open several of my old maps which were transfered from my old PC to my new PC, several symbols come up with a red X. I'm sure I just missed transfering some of my symbols from my old PC. My question is, how do I tell where the program is looking for the symbol? The Symbol Manager shows the name of the symbol but I don't see anything that shows the path of where it is looking for that name.

Thanks!

Ralf

You can find out the bitmap location the following way:
- Open Symbol > Symbol Manager
- Select the symbol with the red X and Edit it
- Use Info > List on the bitmap.
- the info box that pops up will show the path to the missing bitmap

Hope that helps.

ob1knorrb

Thanks! I'll give that a try tonight.

ob1knorrb

Well, I created the directory it was looking for and found the symbols and put them in the directory, but I still get red X's
Some further explanation, these are mostly the CSUAC symbols, which I have had for years. I ran the install programs but they seem to have been set up with a different directory structure than before, which I've found a couple references to.
One example is my missing symbol is Fireplace 2-rke_aa. Clicking List in the Symbol Manager gives "FileName: #Symbols\CSUAC\Art Files\CSUAC 6 Furniture Fantasy\Fireplace-rke-aa_HI.PNG"
This now is located in C:\ProFantasy\CC3\Symbols\CSUAC\Art Files\Stoves and Fireplaces
I created a "CSUAC 6 Furniture Fantasy" subfolder under "Art Files" and copied over "Fireplace-rke-aa_HI.PNG" but even after closing out CC3 and restarting, I still just get the red X.

I also tried opening "Stoves and Fireplaces.FSC" through the Symbol catalog and get nothing but red X's there. This happens even in a brand new map.

I've seen a few forum entries about CSUAC but they mostly seem to be for people that are looking for them and don't have the cataloges available.

Am I missing a step somewhere?

Any suggestions or pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.

ob1knorrb

Okay, solved part of the problem with not being able to get the new symbols. Deleted the CSUAC directory completely and reinstalled. Previously I missed the fact that the default install path was C:\Program Files\ProFantasy and my base install is C:\ProFantasy.

ob1knorrb

The reinstall seemed to bring back all my missing symbols except for one that I used for some floors. However, it only shows as a set of red X's on the map, it doesn't show in Symbol Manager, even after clicking on "Show fill style symbols"

Any suggestion on how I can find out what that one was named?

Thanks again

ob1knorrb

Found it! Was missing an old fix for DD3, a directory called "C:\ProFantasy\CC3\Bitmaps\Tiles\Dungeon\Linda" which had a bunch of floor styles.

Ralf

You do need all the four resolution files in the directory (ending in VH, HI, LO and VL), otherwise CC3 will probably try to display a resolution that it cannot find, resulting in the red X.

Mateus090985

I have the same problem, but my question is how can I tell a new path to an symbol that is already on a map?