Cannot get my Infocom z-machine files to show up in Frotz

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Copy .dat files from Infocom Lost Treasures CD to disk
2. Open Terminal in Mac OSX
3. Run "File" on a particular .dat file to determine its Z-machine version
   Example: 
   lexington:infocom2 bill$ file hitchhik.dat 
   hitchhik.dat: Infocom game data (Z-machine 5, Release 31 / Serial 871119)
4. Rename .dat file to z-machine file version (mv hitchhik.dat hitchhik.z5)
5. Use Frotz FTP server to FTP the file to the iPhone.
6. The game doesn't show up in the game listing.

What is the expected output or behavior?  What do you see instead?
I would expect to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy listed in the game
listing. It's not there. I've tried variations on the file name, and even
tried uploading the file with a .dat filename. The upload appears to work
correctly - I see it transfer and get "226 File Transfer Successful" from
my FTP client.

What version of Frotz are you using?
1.3

What version of iPhone/iPod Touch OS? (2.0, 2.1, 2.2.1, 3.0, etc.)
3.1.2

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bill.childers on 29 Oct 2009 at 6:24

[GoogleCodeExporter]

The steps you list are correct, but you failed to mention if you put the files 
in the 'Games' subdirectory.
Frotz will not look for games at the top-level directory.
The last time someone reported a similar issue, this was the problem.

By the way, it is not necessary to rename the .dat extension; Frotz will accept 
.dat as well as .z3,.z4,.z5,.z8, and 
.zblorb.  However, if you want the artwork to show up for Hitchhiker's, you 
might want to rename it to have a 
base filename of hitchhiker or hhgttg.   (I've added hitchhik as an alias for 
the next update.)

Original comment by spath...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2009 at 6:46

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Doh!  That did it. cd Games, then push the files to the phone. Now I just feel 
silly.
;)  Thanks for the clarification!

Original comment by bill.childers on 29 Oct 2009 at 6:55

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Glad that worked.
I know it could use some more specific instructions, but to be honest, I fear 
that explicitly pointing out that you 
can transfer new games using FTP might cause Apple to reject the app during 
review or something, because their 
exact rules are  mystery and I'd prefer to err on the side of caution.

Original comment by spath...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2009 at 9:46

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Original comment by spath...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2009 at 9:46

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