The code execution cannot proceed because [x].dll was not found.

[MarvinG6547]

Every .dll file is named wrong. The program expects all of them to have the letter d at the end of their name. For example: Zip includes qt6core.dll but the program expects qt6cored.dll. As stated before every file is like this. It even expects files that aren't included with the program to have this naming convention, and after renaming all the files to fit it's needs it says that it can't find the exact same files but that don't have the letter d (ie. the files before they were renamed). After doing all of that it then spits out the error in the below attached image:

[Trico-Everfire]

You probably downloaded the "Debug" build, although provided, I do not ship QT's debug libraries, please download the Release.

[Trico-Everfire]

Currently, this build is also missing SSL libraries, I'll be providing a new build around 2 minutes after this message is posted. Remember to download the Release, thank you.

[MarvinG6547]

Well I did also download the release but then the program says that it couldn't initialize any qt platform plugin

[Trico-Everfire]

I think I am aware of what's causing it, should be fixed in a short moment.

[Trico-Everfire]

missing qminimal has been fixed in newest release.

[Trico-Everfire]

If there are no futher issues, please notify me so I can close this issue.

[MarvinG6547]

Looks like there is a new issue

[MarvinG6547]

Ok so I reverted the files that I added the letter d to back to their original names and now the error actually managed to load.

[jple777]

Same issue here with same screenshots

[Trico-Everfire]

I am still missing QT some libraries, QT is an amazing UI framework, but doesn't end up telling you what you exactly need to pack when it comes to releasing your software. that's mostly why this is a beta, because of missing dependencies. I'll have a build ready in a few minutes, hopefully with the last of the missing stuff.

[Trico-Everfire]

it may take longer, it's a bit more complex. Apparently requiring a different library and linking it to the application.

[Trico-Everfire]

p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip

Making another release for another test seems silly, so here's the download directly. @MarvinG6547 @jple777

[Trico-Everfire]

if it's the same "missing tls" issue, try moving the dll from the tls folder to where the exe is.

[MarvinG6547]

There is no tls folder

[Trico-Everfire]

:facepalm: I forgot about the artifacts! hold on.

[Trico-Everfire]

p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip

Here we go, should do it.

[MarvinG6547]

You should really fix that image

[Trico-Everfire]

I actually don't know why the error, Failed to retrieve image is QT's innability to retrieve the image from the URL. can you send me the URL real quick?

[MarvinG6547]

The link just leads to a 404 https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2029469358271870432/961FB37C552088C2E96A2052085E5845C65E0452/

[Trico-Everfire]

You should really fix that image That image is one of the URL images Steam has of your items. it's how the "edit" thumbnail preview works. it's unable to read this image, this could be a firewall issue, as QT doesn't seem to stress in the console, which means the request went through, just didn't ass/

[MarvinG6547]

Well it's not being blocked by my firewall

[Trico-Everfire]

The link just leads to a 404 https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/%202029469358271870432/961FB37C552088C2E96A2052085E5845C65E0452/

Yeah, that should do it, idk why though, it's a link directly fetched from Steam itself, I don't have control over that, I'll have to look into that, because it's either a Steam problem, or something else entirely.

[MarvinG6547]

I mistyped the link it isn't a 404 It's the thumbnail to my latest map? https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2029469358271870432/961FB37C552088C2E96A2052085E5845C65E0452/

[MarvinG6547]

It's just an in-game screenshot so I wouldn't expect it to be corrupt

[Trico-Everfire]

Correct, it is the thumbnail to your latest map. This is because it needs it for the image display when you edit a workshop item. if it isn't because of missing data, It has to be something else. I'll look into it.

[MarvinG6547]

I do have this file in my screenshots folder that mentions akamai, which is the same webpage in the screenshot link but I highly doubt that it's of any use

[Trico-Everfire]

p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip This shouldn't solve the problem, but rather provide you with an error code when it fails, I need that error code if I wanna know how to fix this.

[MarvinG6547]

Interesting

[Trico-Everfire]

I do have this file in my screenshots folder that mentions akamai, which is the same webpage in the screenshot link but I highly doubt that it's of any use

afaik, akamai is a hosting service, the link with your thumbnail is directly retrieved from Steam through the Steamworks API, this link is then processed by QT to download the thumbnail image.

[Trico-Everfire]

Interesting

Then according to my findings, it... fails to read the image, it appears to retrieve it, just fails to read it. why? I don't know.

[MarvinG6547]

Could it be that it doesn't like .jpg files?

[Trico-Everfire]

Okay, one more error reading. p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip

[MarvinG6547]

[Trico-Everfire]

Could it be that it doesn't like .jpg files?

It actually really likes .jpg files. if you upload an image of an image above 1MB, it'll actually atuomatically convert the image to a jpg to downgrade the quality to fit 1MB (this is a limitation placed by STEAM and I wish I could change it but I don't own Valve Software.)

[Trico-Everfire]

Then according to the readouts, there shouldn't be an error :/ I am so confused right now.

[MarvinG6547]

Quick question are you intentionally ignoring that "Plugin uses incompatible Qt library" error?

[Trico-Everfire]

That is a missing debug dll error, I don't know why it's asking for a debug DLL, because this isn't a debug build.

[Trico-Everfire]

Are you still using the debug dlls from before?

[Trico-Everfire]

delete qwindowsd (only the d version).

[MarvinG6547]

That removed the error message but it still crashes

[Trico-Everfire]

What confuses me is the empty text box, it's probably because it's white on white, I need to fix the styling when I get to it. As to why, I'll look into it.

[MarvinG6547]

You should really fix that image

Well it did appear correctly earlier

[Trico-Everfire]

I've always had trouble with QT and Windows, this isn't my first rodeo, but it always seems to not wanna work and it doesn't tell me why. I'll contact some friends a bit more well versed and hopefully fix this for good.

[movercell]

maybe space character breaks it?

[Trico-Everfire]

maybe space character breaks it?

It's weird then that it doesn't break on Linux, I know things are different between OSses, but QT is supposed to behave 1:1 between them, so I doubt it's anything with characters.

[Trico-Everfire]

this should fix the crashing regarding the qmessagebox warnings. p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip

[Trico-Everfire]

As to why exactly the image reader does not accept the network reply, I'll have to do some more research.

[Trico-Everfire]

p2-publishing-tool-windows-Release.zip Windows tested build! Please LMK if it works on others's machines. Thank you!

[Trico-Everfire]

When I get confirmation it runs, I'll work on the styling, it looks bad.

[Trico-Everfire]

https://github.com/Trico-Everfire/p2-publishing-tool/releases/tag/v2.0.4-beta