3163 - Is there a limit to the length of your game name?

OldeTowneTeam · 03-26-2007, 12:17 AM

Mac version of OOTP2007, MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS 10.4.9

When I try to create a new game with a name like "National Baseball Association" (the name of the game, not the league), the application apparently is displeased. The files that would normally be in a saved games directory called "National Baseball Association.lg" get thrown into the data directory instead and no saved_games directory gets created. Well, not exactly -- a directory does get created, but it has a mangled name something like "National Baseball Asso#0" and is empty.

Looks like a buffer overflow or something to me, don't see any prescribed limit on the string length in the manual.

Solonor · 03-27-2007, 12:50 AM

Tt#3163

03-26-2007, 12:17 AM	#1
OldeTowneTeam Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mount Airy, MD (Red Sox Nation) Posts: 66	3163 - Is there a limit to the length of your game name? Mac version of OOTP2007, MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS 10.4.9 When I try to create a new game with a name like "National Baseball Association" (the name of the game, not the league), the application apparently is displeased. The files that would normally be in a saved games directory called "National Baseball Association.lg" get thrown into the data directory instead and no saved_games directory gets created. Well, not exactly -- a directory does get created, but it has a mangled name something like "National Baseball Asso#0" and is empty. Looks like a buffer overflow or something to me, don't see any prescribed limit on the string length in the manual. __________________ Joe C Mount Airy Marauders Pennant Chase Baseball League 2007-2014: 716-580 (.552) Cooperstown League Champions 2012, 2014 CL Atlantic Division Champions 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 CL Manager of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014

03-27-2007, 12:50 AM	#2
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