Macro Script Assistance Please (vista)

I have just discovered macro scripting, but am having trouble with it.

I've written the macros, saved them in the correct place in the windower file, but trying to get it to work on ffxi is a different story.

If I literally type //exec Sam/eva.txt it works fine. If I put that into a macro on the standard ffxi macro books (so I could just press Ctrl1 or whatever instead of typing it out every time) it doesn't work. It comes up with the error

Could not execute1 Sam/eva.txt
-Unknown error - 123

I've had a look on the forum and nothing seems to help.

Key binding also works fine, but I'd have too many macros and not enough keys lol.

Any ideas are muchly appreciated! But please be aware I'm not awesome with computers.

/console exec "Name of folder/Name of File.txt is what you use.

Edit: also you can open the file while your in it. You have to save and close it before the windower will read the file. Atleast thats how it is on my 64 bit vista ultimate system.

Ok, in your macro pallet line, you need to type:

/console exec Sam/eva.txt

Edit: well Cohan beat me to it. But yeah, that should fix your problem.

I just do "//exec folder\\filename.txt"

a forward slash / also works instead of \\, but old habits die hard.

Nobody said for file name. It's for when you have your scripts in folders.

Foldername/filename.txt etc.

Still getting the same error. =/

Are you running windower as an administrator (Right click->Run as Administrator)?

How many copies of windower do you have on your pc?
(IE, how many windower folders do you have)

Yah

Just one. Only one windower folder.

I don't know, try changing your sam/eva.txt to sam\\eva.txt ? If that doesn't work maybe try reinstalling windower.

do you have your sam eva build just as a .txt document or in a folder then a .txt doc?

Its in a folder. It's in a folder called Sam which is in the scripts folder.

Meh yeah, it's a pain in the ***, I think I'm just going to key bind the big gear changes, and then use the standard macro book for the simple stuff.

Well also, be sure that you typed everything exactly the one you have it typed in your folder, and in your .txt file.

In other words, same capital letters etc.

If there is a difference it won't recognize it.

It's a simple mistake that can happen to anyone.

If that's not it then I don't know why it's not working for you... it should...

But yeah, if your folder is named "Sam" ,and your file is named "eva.txt"

then you need to type in the macro line:

"/console exec Sam/eva.txt"

But don't put in those quotation marks.