World.exe and Zone.exe, Perl510.dll

[mystic10]

hey im sorry if i posted this again but i couldnt find my exact problem others are having with my server trying to load, i have just read and completed the Start your own Server guide on eqemu, for windows (Top Link for Windows Servers), after the last step is to make a serverstart.bat file which i did exactly how it says to on the guide and this is what pops up along with a few Command Prompts telling me theres an error... heres the specific error im getting.


"This application has failed to start because perl510.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I installed Strawberry Perl510 btw because i couldnt find a link to the activstateperl. not sure what to do, very new to making a server for myself

[lerxst2112]

Find the directory where perl510.dll is.
Add that directory to your path.

- or -

Copy perl510.dll to the directory where your server executables are.

[mystic10]

thanks ill try it

[mystic10]

is it possible, to just download the dll off the internet? and then use it for it instead of getting one specific one from strawberry?

[mystic10]

actually i found the dll file, but new problem has erupted, i get up to the eqlaunch command prompt and its about to load the world then fails and says it couldnt connect to 127.0.0.1 (my computer obviously) not sure

[lerxst2112]

Depending on how you launch the server, it is not unusual for the eqlaunch window to show an error connecting to world. If you give it a few seconds it will retry and should work.

If not you're going to need to post logs and your config file.

[mystic10]

Depending on how you launch the server, it is not unusual for the eqlaunch window to show an error connecting to world. If you give it a few seconds it will retry and should work.

If not you're going to need to post logs and your config file.


Well i took your advice hoping it would work it self out so i tried to log in and the farest i got was the Server Select screen with no servers on it (looking to have a personally server for myself) and heres the DOS Command Prompt Images. if you can figure it out from that, i got a before it starts to fail and when it shows fail message..

Before:
http://image.beyluxe.com/image62d648c87ac91891ad2eb166414ce0c8.html

After:
http://image.beyluxe.com/image34fb8786adac70292f4a4906cfd197d4.html

[lerxst2112]

I don't see a window for world.exe. What happens if you run just that without the batch file?

[mystic10]

well i honestly havent tryed that lol, just kinda followed guide to that point


EDIT: But as it turns out i just tryed and all that happens is a window popped up and instantly closed, as soon as it came up

EDIT2: Before you answer the question or attempt to. should i follow this guide instead: http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16120 ?
seems well put together and everything so just not sure, or any good guide you recommend i just want a server i can mess around on when im bored
or when i wanna test something out thats not out on the server i play on (Project 1999)

[lerxst2112]

Really, most of the guides say the same thing, but depending on when they were written may reference files that have changed, so the most recent one is probably best to follow without having to guess too much.

So, world not working seems to be your problem. The best thing to do is delete all the logs in your logs folder, run world by itself and then look at the logs it generates for errors or clues to why it isn't working.

[to0p]

I have file: ActivePerl-5.10.1.1007-MSWin32-x86-291969.msi
If you need it for reinstall, AIM me: to0p