Erwin, Just in case you didn't see it in the other thread, Thomas Chust created a portable package for Racket. One easy solution is to download and use the latest version from:
https://bitbucket.org/chust/racket-portable/downloads That will not just solve the current problems, but also bring the enhacements of the newer versions. []'s Rodolfo Carvalho On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 22:01, Erwin Hildebrandt <ehil...@shaw.ca> wrote: > With regards to the error below, we are using dr Scheme v4.2 (I know its an > old version but the tech guys at my school take months to test every upgrade > that we ask for) and we are running windows 7. > > I copied the entire error message below again: > > > insert-file in text% error loading file (read from file failed) === >>> context === >>> >> > > > Thanks for your help > > Erwin > > > On 12-Oct-11, at 7:12 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > > >> Hi -- this sounds like an old error from a couple of years ago. >> >> Which version of DrRacket (formerly DrScheme) are you using? >> Which OS? Or does this error happen across OSes? >> >> -- Matthias >> >> (p.s. I wouldn't be frustrated with the error message in this >> case but with the error. But if you face what I think it is, >> there is a remedy.) >> >> >> On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Erwin Hildebrandt wrote: >> >> Hello >>> >>> I am teaching dr. Scheme to high school students and recently have had >>> many students lose their work when their Scheme file cannot be opened. The >>> error given is: >>> >>> insert-file in text% error loading file (read from file failed) === >>> context === >>> >>> Any ideas what is causing thi?. It sometimes happens when they are >>> inserting images they have found from the internet but it is not consistent. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Erwin Hildebrandt >>> River East Collegiate >>> ______________________________**___________________ >>> For list-related administrative tasks: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/**listinfo/users<http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users> >>> >> >> > ______________________________**___________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > > http://lists.racket-lang.org/**listinfo/users<http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users> >
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