Hacking U8 Tool Runtime Error '5'

[hauer01]

hey @all,

I have a problem with the U8 Tool.
I can´t extrcat the 00000001.app and other .app files with the U8 Tool because I get a "Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument".
Has anybody here an idea what i can do to make it work?

Thanks for help.

Edit: OK, problem solved. I had a bad common-key.

hauer01

 

[KOC2000]

I've having the same problem, tried with different common-key files with no luck...
does U8Tool require any runtime files but FM20 maybe?

I tried on Vista x64 and XP x86 same results.

 

[vettacossx]

did you try it in safemode? (i have to do this with U8tool for it to work on vista properly)

 

[KOC2000]

I tried this just now, same error msg..

 

[qwerty12]

Don't think it handles spaces, long directory names etc...

Ended up running it as "C:\U8.exe" against "C:\1.wad" and I didn't recieve that message then...

 

[SaulFabre]

Sorry for necrobumping this but i've had the same problem and I've found a solution for that...
in these links
https://gbatemp.net/threads/help-with-howardc-tools.535203/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...y-other-different-non-howardc-program.543414/
This other solution if the previous solution doesn't work
https://gbatemp.net/threads/howardc-tools-runtime-errors-help-please.589826/

Greetings