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Not possible to set/access namedPipe
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Description

In Visitor3/4 and buldozer it is possible to name the namedPipe with the "-connect=pipe\anyNameYouLike" command (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Visitor_3_Manual#Installation_.26_Setup).
In Terrain Builder this commandline is ignored and a generic "-connect" command is appended to the exec line of buldozer.

The command looks in most cases like "P:\buldozer.exe -buldozer -name=Buldozer -window -exThreads=0 -cfg=p:\buldozer.cfg -connect=pipe\B0B2A,8EDB".

Inspecting all open pipes show only one namedPipe without name for buldozer and terrain builder. This pipe can't be accessed from third party programs.

Can't say if this is a bug or was intended while developing TB/Addonbuilder out of V3/O²

Details

Legacy ID
1817577395
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Tools
Steps To Reproduce

Start TB and buldozer with a command like "-connect=pipe\blah" and search with
sysinternals "pipelist" or "process monitor" for a namedPipe named "blah" (there is none).

Additional Information

With an access to the pipe the community could create third party programs that could directly interact with terrain builder and O² (procedural terrain generation, object inspectors, custom formats, etc) or could utilize buldozer as inengine viewer.

Event Timeline

NeoArmageddon edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Feb 13 2015, 12:58 AM
NeoArmageddon edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
NeoArmageddon set Category to Tools.
NeoArmageddon set Reproducibility to Always.
NeoArmageddon set Severity to None.
NeoArmageddon set Resolution to Open.
NeoArmageddon set Legacy ID to 1817577395.May 7 2016, 8:16 PM
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