Cant host a game [SOLVED]

[Dragoon439]

Each time i try to host a game multiplayer or coop campaign i get this error message java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: com.github.nocatch.NoCatchException: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Downlord's FAF Client"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.encodeThrowable(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.completeThrowable(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniAccept.tryFire(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(Unknown Source)
at com.faforever.client.fa.relay.ice.IceAdapterImpl.lambda$start$8(IceAdapterImpl.java:229)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.github.nocatch.NoCatchException: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Downlord's FAF Client"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at com.github.nocatch.NoCatch.wrapException(NoCatch.java:61)
at com.github.nocatch.NoCatch.noCatch(NoCatch.java:104)
at com.github.nocatch.NoCatch.noCatch(NoCatch.java:82)
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$startGame$41(GameService.java:582)
... 5 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Downlord's FAF Client"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.launch(ForgedAllianceService.java:136)
at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.startGame(ForgedAllianceService.java:81)
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$startGame$40(GameService.java:582)
at com.github.nocatch.NoCatch.noCatch(NoCatch.java:100)
... 7 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source)
... 13 more if anyone has any idea how this happened and how to fix it would be greatly appreciated.

[Katharsas]

Does this file exist on your PC?
(requires to change explorer folder settings to show hidden folders)

> C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe

[Dragoon439]

ok i changed it to show hidden folders but im still getting the same error message would this error message have anything to do with me not having a GitHub account?

[Dragoon439]

i fixed the probelm the execution directory was my problem after setting it to C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin it worked fine thanks to the person who helped me figure that out

[biass]

Just for reference incase anyone else comes here with this error:

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Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Downlord's FAF Client"): CreateProcess error=267, The directory name is invalid

Means the client is looking for the modified forgedalliance.exe in the incorrect folder
You can change that here:



When we got the user to put the exe path in number 4 (C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin normally) the issue was resolved.