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[funlerz]

Whenever I open Game Maker on my computer, it says in this little box Failed to set data for " this only happened when I started using GM on my vista computer, but when I script, I can use " normally, so it must know what I mean when I use it. Im sorry if this is in the wrong section but I dont know where else I would post this problem

[Revel]

but when I script, I can use " normally, so it must know what I mean when I use it.

How are you using '' in your scripts? Explain?

I had this problem yesterday on my new vista machine.

Right click Gamemaker and click "Run as administrator"

[Caniac]

no, FORCE gm to ALWAYS run as administrator, I forget how, but thats what I did, and I havn't had a problem since.

[Recreate]

Yes i remember how its done, You right click on the shortcut and click on some option box...i can't remember what but i did it in windows 7 before...

[funlerz]

but when I script, I can use " normally, so it must know what I mean when I use it.

How are you using '' in your scripts? Explain?

I had this problem yesterday on my new vista machine.

Right click Gamemaker and click "Run as administrator"

thanks revel, I mean like if I put

show_message("Hi!")

I dont have a problem

[kake_fisk]

Right click the Game Maker.exe icon and click properties.
Check the "Run this application in as administrator" checkbox, In the compatibility tab.

The " symbol is used to mark a string in gml, but the error doesn't have anything with that to do.

Edited by kake_fisk, 09 July 2009 - 07:03 PM.

[gmXpert2000]

but when I script, I can use " normally, so it must know what I mean when I use it.

How are you using '' in your scripts? Explain?

I had this problem yesterday on my new vista machine.

Right click Gamemaker and click "Run as administrator"

thanks revel, I mean like if I put

show_message("Hi!")

I dont have a problem

The error is unrelated to your programming, revel was just trying to make a funny. =p

[score_under]

I can use " normally

To clarify, it's using the " character as quotes. It's like saying:

Failed to set data for:

And of course, you can't set data for nothing. No wonder it failed

[jalb]

no, FORCE gm to ALWAYS run as administrator, I forget how, but thats what I did, and I havn't had a problem since.

In case anyone is still having this issue...


Also, I do believe I seen somewhere on this forum another way around this issue. Although, that was ages ago.

Edited by JoshALB, 13 July 2009 - 02:27 PM.

[chaz13]

Or turn of UAC which was probably added by microsoft as a cursory annoyance to vista.

Edited by chaz13, 15 July 2009 - 04:35 PM.

[tuntis]

Or turn of UAC which was probably added by microsoft as a cursory annoyance to vista.

You really have no clue what UAC's purpose is, do you?

[Katuko]

Now, after setting the program to run as Admin, you will always get one of those "are you sure you want to run this file" warnings. Go to Control Panel --> Users Accounts --> Activate or Deactivate User Control. Turn that infernal thing off and you will never see an unnecessary warning again.

You really have no clue what UAC's purpose is, do you?

It monitors any program or other file that is run and makes you confirm every action you take, even simple ones like opening a settings menu. It is completely unnecessary unless your computer is being used by a clueless child; and as long as you scan downloaded files with anti-virus there's no reason to have it on at all.

You even have to confirm something as simple as deleting a file after you have already confirmed you want through the normal dialog box!

Edited by Katuko, 15 July 2009 - 04:51 PM.

[Revel]

I turned off UAC and I still needed to check "Run this program as an administrator"

[tuntis]

It monitors any program or other file that is run and makes you confirm every action you take, even simple ones like opening a settings menu.

Install Ubuntu. Go to one of the settings panels (for example, Administration -> Synaptic) and see what happens - it asks you for your password to elevate the user's rights. Doesn't this sound familiar compared to Vista?

You're just far too used to running as Windows's equivalent of root to realize why UAC exists.

and as long as you scan downloaded files with anti-virus there's no reason to have it on at all.

Just because your AV thinks that the file is OK doesn't mean that it can't be malicious.

You even have to confirm something as simple as deleting a file after you have already confirmed you want through the normal dialog box!

While Vista's implementation of UAC is, IMO, far too strict, you still fail to see the purpose.

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Moderator Edit: I've removed six posts that had NOTHING to do with GM or the GMC. If you want to discuss the merits of the UAC, do it on a Vista forum.

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Edited by KC LC, 26 July 2009 - 10:24 PM.

[Bad_Dog_Games]

I have GM7 pro. Every time I run GM before it opens it gives me this error Failed to set data for "
that's all it says, then starts fine... As far as I can tell It is not effecting anything, but is rather odd. Any help on why this happens or how to solve it?

Cheers, Bad Dog Games

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-- kc lc

***problem solved, thank you kc lc***

Edited by Bad_Dog_Games, 25 August 2009 - 10:03 PM.