[plt-scheme] bytes->path: path string contains a null character -- internal error

Thanks - removing the preferences file (and, of course,
restarting windows) worked.  I was unable to open this file 
(or any other file) in drscheme while the problem persisted,
so I did not try editing the file.  The error message showed no
stack trace.  

Now the question is: are there any reasonable conjectures on how
the preferences file could have been corrupted?  

Doug







On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 19:56 -0500, Robby Findler wrote:
> Is there any more text in the error than that (a stacktrace,
> hopefully)?
> 
> Assuming not, I'm not really sure, other than to suggest throwing away
> your preferences file (you might also try looking in the preferences
> file to see if you can see the same path somewhere and just deleting
> that line)
> 
> hth,
> Robby
> 
> At Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:51:04 -0400, Douglas Troeger wrote:
> > I've today encountered an internal error message:
> > 
> >   bytes->path: path string contains a null character:
> > 
> > (followed by the path) which is displayed upon opening 
> > drscheme (301, windows) when I attempt to drop down 
> > any menu.  
> > 
> > Can anyone suggest how to reset the path, or otherwise 
> > how to clear the error?  
> > 
> > This may have been triggered by my replacing a file
> > which was open in drscheme.  
> > 
> > Thank you!
> > 
> > Doug 
> > 
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