.Z3, .Z4, and .Z5 files that work in WinFrotz do not work on iPhoneFrotz about iphonefrotz

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Please email me any one of the files that gets the unreadable error message to 
spathiwa at gmail dot com so I 
can debug the problem.  None of my story files fails to work, but I might have 
got them form different 
platforms or versions than you.  Actually, it's more likely a problem with the 
download process than the actual 
file, but we'll look into that if I can't reproduce it this way.

I already own all the published Infocom games (except Shogun and Journey, but 
those wouldn't work anyway), 
so there shouldn't be a legal problem.

Also, please list the exact filenames of the ones which don't show the icons. 
(I know about lurkinghorror.z3 
already).

Original comment by [email protected] on 15 Aug 2008 at 3:57

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Actually, download one of them from your web server using a browser and 'Save 
linked file' (or whatever the 
menu item is for your browser), and send me that.

Original comment by [email protected] on 15 Aug 2008 at 4:01

[GoogleCodeExporter]

If it would be easier, I can give you the link to my webserver.  I'll send it 
in an
email to spathiwa at gee mail dot com?

Original comment by [email protected] on 15 Aug 2008 at 8:18

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Turned out to be a web server config problem.
Closing.

Original comment by [email protected] on 15 Aug 2008 at 10:23

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[GoogleCodeExporter]

I have updated the Z-file downloaded to check the validity of the file right 
after download instead of when you 
launch to make problems like this easier to tell what's wrong.

Original comment by [email protected] on 20 Aug 2008 at 3:25

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I am presently having the same problem as Aaron: I am able to navigate to the 
files 
on my server using Frotz, and download them into the stories list. However, I 
am 
getting the "unreadable story file" message when I try to start the story. I 
see the 
August 15 message alluds to a web server config problem. Any more info on what 
that 
problem is so I can check if my server has the same problem?

Original comment by [email protected] on 25 Aug 2008 at 5:43

[GoogleCodeExporter]

By the way - the files I am using are all .dat files from the Lost Treasures of 
Infocom series.

Original comment by [email protected] on 25 Aug 2008 at 5:48

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Try downloading them using a web browser on a computer and see if they actually
download.  My server would give me an error in my browser, but no error from 
frotz.

Original comment by [email protected] on 26 Aug 2008 at 2:30

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Thanks Aaron, that's the clue I needed. My files would not download into a 
browser 
either, until I modified IIS for the site where I had the .dat files stored.

For anyone else that finds this thread and is having the same problem, the 
secret is 
to register .dat files in the MIME types list for the site. In IIS, right click 
the 
website you wish to modify, choose "properties", then select the "HTTP Headers" 
tab. 
Click "MIME Types", click "New", and add .dat as the extension with 
application/octet-stream as the MIME type. Once I did this, everything worked 
beautifully.

By the way, my original Starcross file is named STARCROS.DAT. I found out quite 
by 
accident that if I renamed it to STARCROSS.DAT, the story list in Frotz 
displays a 
nice little graphic along with the title name. Maybe Frotz does some kind of 
database lookup and adds the graphic? If so, very cool. Anybody know any of the 
other Infocom file names that result in graphics?

Original comment by [email protected] on 28 Aug 2008 at 6:07