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PID: Synchronet 3.19b-Win32 master/a2a9dc027 Jan  2 2022 MSC 1928
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  Re: Game States it Cannot Open COM3
  By: Jas Hud to Tim Whitson on Tue Mar 05 2024 12:55 am

 >   To: Tim Whitson
 >   Re: Game States it Cannot Open COM3
 >   By: Tim Whitson to All on Mon Mar 04 2024 09:17 pm
 > 
 >  > I'm getting the error message:
 > 
 >  > EXEC/DOSXTRN
 >  > The system cannot open COM3 port requested by the application.
 >  > Choose 'Close" to terminate the application.
 > 
 >  > I'm trying to run the game Nukewar 3.80 under Synchronet, Win10, 32bit.  
 >  > had 3.50 running just fine but I can't get 3.80 running.
 > 
 >  > Any ideas?
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > if you have problems you need to post your doorgame configs
 > from scfg

Name                    NukeWar
Internal Code           NUKEWAR2
Start-up Directory      ../xtrn/nukewar2
Command Line            nuke.exe nuke%#.cnf

Multiple Concurrent Users:  Yes
I/O Method              Fossil or UART
Native Executable/Script    No
Use Shell or New Context    No

BBS Drop File Type          GAP door.sys
Place Drop File In          Node Directory

nuke1.cfg:

The Fool's Quarter
Tim Whitson
C:\SBBS\XTRN\NUKEWAR2
C:\SBBS\XTRN\NUKEWAR2
1
C:\SBBS\NODE1

Nothing special.  I don't see anywhere to tell the game what comport to use. 
I'm sure it's getting it from the drop file, which says COM1.

Tim
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