Problem opening files in Windows 98

[Alejandro]

Hi:

I installed DrPython 3.10.13 with :
wxPython Version: 2.5.3.1
wxPython Platform: wxMSW, ansi, wx-assertions-on
Python Version: 2.3.4.final
Python Platform: win32

The problem is that Drpython frozen when I select the root directory (C:\) in the "open file" dialog.

I have the same problem in two different windows 98 machines.

How can I solve this problem?

Regards,
Alejandro.

[Franz Steinhaeusler]

Hello,

some questions:

I suspect you have the drpython file open dialog, istn't it?
(Preferences => File Dialog => use wx.FileDialog is unchecked?)

How do you select the root dir?
using the arrow up icons?
using home icon?
type in c:\ ?

hmm, 2.5.3.1.. wxPy 2.6 WinXP looks good

Also with wx.FileDialog i can't duplicate this error.

Frozen?: you have to kill the task?

do you have some non-ascii letters in your filenames
in the root dir?

[Alejandro]

>I suspect you have the drpython file open dialog, istn't it?
>(Preferences => File Dialog => use wx.FileDialog is unchecked?)

Yes.

>How do you select the root dir?
>using the arrow up icons?
>using home icon?
>type in c:\ ?

I have tried all of this, with the same result.

>Frozen?: you have to kill the task?

Yes.

>do you have some non-ascii letters in your filenames
>in the root dir?

No.

I just try using the wx.FileDialog (didn't notice this option before), and it works OK. I will use this option.

There is another detail related with win98, I think it is not related to my problem, but I mention it anyway :

In my manchines with win98 the enviromental variable $HOME is not defined. This causes a problem because drpython run this :

self.userhomedirectory = os.path.expanduser("~")

I defined HOME in my autoexec.bat and solved the problem.

Regards,
Alejandro.

[Eur Ing Christopher Thoday]

See my patch for DrFileDialog in Patches.