CombatGeneral Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Warren sent me an email setup program to my Patton21@hotmail.com account (Cos thats my email) I looked at the email and saw the attached file.txt I clicked "save as" then downloaded it to the PBEM section of CM. I then went to the game and tried to open it. When I find the file and click open, I get the "error" sound in windows. Nothing happens. Can someone walk me through the whole process as if I were an idiot. Thanks for the help guys. I really appreciate it. And come on guys, grow up, stop teasing me, and act like men. Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. If you can explain to me what that means, I will forever think of you as my friend. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaka Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: Warren sent me an email setup program to my Patton21@hotmail.com account (Cos thats my email) I looked at the email and saw the attached file.txt I clicked "save as" then downloaded it to the PBEM section of CM. I then went to the game and tried to open it. When I find the file and click open, I get the "error" sound in windows. Nothing happens. Can someone walk me through the whole process as if I were an idiot. Thanks for the help guys. I really appreciate it. And come on guys, grow up, stop teasing me, and act like men. Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. If you can explain to me what that means, I will forever think of you as my friend. :confused: <hr></blockquote> Just ask Warren to send the CM PBEM files ziped, then all your problems will be gonne... There are other ways to solve this, but my English is short in order to explain them... or yet, I'm too lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Soddball also needs to get a real email account. Get rid of hotmail, cause it sucks, and loses emails. Until you do, zipping is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Been awhile since I used Hotmail to exchange files but IIRC you have to selectall/copy/paste the attachment to WordPad and save the text file from there. Much easier when they are zipped of course. Hope that helps... Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cos Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Right you get the file and click on the attachment and get the download file. Click on the download file and it opens another window full of text (well it does for me). Once the text has finished downloading (very important on this one) then click with the mouse in the text (don't change anything) and go to the edit and choose "select all". The entire text will be highlighted and then go the the file and save as a hotmail attachment (add a number at the end if you like) and save (in the pbem folder within CMBO). When you load the file in CMBO click on the hotmail attachment and inside you'll see the text file and open it and the pbem will open. Of course you can do as the others have said (zip or use a non-hotmail account). Hope that helps and you need to give the e-mail address name to Stryker via e-mail or posting in you new member sign-up at BoB. [ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: Cos ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatGeneral Posted December 7, 2001 Author Share Posted December 7, 2001 how do I save it as a hotmail attachement. I see all the letters of the file, and I highlight it, but then what do I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Meyer Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Hey CombatGeneral, How about a TCP/IP game? It's faster and much less of a hassle than PBEM (not that PBEM is bad, I use to PBEM back before TCP/IP). How about it? Do you have ICQ or AIM? If you have ICQ, gimme your ICQ#, here is mine: 95571655 I'd like to kick your A$$ and teach a thing or two about how this game is played. You trott around here like you own the place, just remeber I OWN YOU!!! Get ready to get you A$$ handed to you and a plater and I'll make you eat it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Rather than tell you specific instructions which would be different depending on your system and configuration, let me tell you the intent. You need to take that long-ass garbled text which is the turn instructions and turn it into a TEXT or *.txt file. Do it however you want, cut-n-paste, save-as, whatever, but you need to male sure that you don't change it by adding, deleting text, spaces etc. Make sure you don't accidentally copy the email message along with the rest, make sure you don't cut any off at then end. Make it into a *.txt file and get it into your CMBO/PBEM folder, then you can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cos Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Point taken, mine defaults to a hotmail attachment when I save, so duh on me for thinking his would too Really PL has the right idea. You need to get the text file in one piece to where you can open it with the game to play. It took me a few times to get it down the first time I played. I don't think I can make it any clearer as I've had another beer since I wrote that :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatGeneral Posted December 7, 2001 Author Share Posted December 7, 2001 Cos can you send me a zipped battle setup file to this address to see if I can get it to work? ANtscpUsr786@netscape.net Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Meyer Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Never mind.... [ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: Rommel22 ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: Can someone walk me through the whole process as if I were an idiot. <hr></blockquote> What do you mean "as if"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Colonel_Deadmarsh: What do you mean "as if"?<hr></blockquote> Hee, hee! Good one. Wonder if NonCombatGeneral is only 12 as well. (see CD thread for explanation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outcast Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Funnyman you stupid little peice of dog crap, Plese shut your trap and go to your f*cking whole in the wall. KEEP AWAY FROM THIS FORUM!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outcast Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 opps wrong post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. If you can explain to me what that means, I will forever think of you as my friend. :confused: <hr></blockquote> Your PBEM problem is mechanics. Your question above is merely history. Your answer to the above is honour and duty. From you other posts, I don't quite believe you have any concept of either. The straight forward answer to your above quote is this: citizen-soldiers of one of the Spartan client states were delegated to hold a pass, and give not one inch in order to buy the Greeks some time. They died to a man. The above quote is supposedly the dying words of one defender, who wished their observance of duty to be known. Possibly you meant something else Possibly you meant nothing at all But here, in answer to your question we have let our answer fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface21 Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 I think a new Generation-Gap has been dicovered here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Not to mention, O' fair Seanachai that it is carved into a rock, still readable to this day, in the Pass of the Burning Gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatGeneral Posted December 7, 2001 Author Share Posted December 7, 2001 I am very happy you know what that means. At therymopoly the Spartans did die to that last man. Glad some of you know your history. We are friends now. Honor, something few of you seem to be capable of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: Honor, something few of you seem to be capable of here.<hr></blockquote> ROTFLMAO! Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 Looks like Seanachie's found a freind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Stuka: Looks like Seanachie's found a freind. <hr></blockquote> Ahem. Is there some legitimate reason why you cannot spell my name correctly? I will acknowledge your insults, make light of your abuse, and take as my due your hatred and fear based anger, but I ask that you spell my title correctly. Ah! You're dead drunk again, aren't you? I understand, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: I am very happy you know what that means. At therymopoly ...<hr></blockquote> Therymopoly? I thought that's the game were you buy streets and place hotels on them so you get money from the other players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CombatGeneral: When I find the file and click open, I get the "error" sound in windows. Nothing happens. Can someone walk me through the whole process as if I were an idiot. <hr></blockquote> CombatGeneral, I'm sure you are a very nice person but some people just aren't cut out for PBEMs, or playing Combat Mission at all for that matter. Believe me, we wouldn't be doing you a favor by encouraging you. Just forget about it and you'll be a lot better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted December 7, 2001 Share Posted December 7, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Stuka: Looks like Seanachie's found a freind. <hr></blockquote> Can't understand why. It's not like anyone sprung for airline tickets to the state's or something! Mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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