"The system cannot find the file specified."

COMPILE LOG

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** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike source\cstrike" "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Jan 19 2005)
1 threads
materialPath: c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials
Loading C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.vmf
Brush 10188: FloatPlane: bad normal
Side 0
Texture: TOOLS/TOOLSNODRAW

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike source\cstrike" "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Dec 15 2004)
1 threads
reading c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.bsp
Error opening c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike source\cstrike" "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo"

Valve Software - vrad.exe (Mar 8 2005)
----- Radiosity Simulator ----
1 threads
[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']
[1 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.bsp
Error opening c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\useless_j\sourcesdk_content\cstrike\mapsrc\bftwo.bsp" "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike source\cstrike\maps\bftwo.bsp"

The command failed. Windows reported the error:
"The system cannot find the file specified."

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For some reason when i try to run my map this happens. And its not just with this map, its with any map that i have made before and have worked before. I don't really understand it and so thats why im asking you people. I know this happens sometimes if you use ., etc but as you can see I havent.

Thank you in advance

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Why did you make a new thead? You're just wasting our time. Use the other one.

As for your problem perhapes you have a corrupt nodraw texture?
Try going into your c:\program
files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\counter-strike
source\cstrike\materials or c:\program
files\valve\steam\steamapps\useless_j\half-life2\hl2\materials

and deleting the nodraw texture that may be in it.

Until Later...

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Dark_Kilauea
DVS Administration
http://www.dvstudio-production.com/

1. i did post in an other thread but my problem is different from the other one as it wont compile any maps.

2. Its not wasting time because the solutions given in other threads never helped me

As for your solution, it didnt fix the problem. I think the best idea is to just reinstall the SDK

thank you for your help

Don't reinstall the SDK, reset the configs. There's a button for it in the SDK.

EDIT: Alright, the button is called Reset Game Configurations under Utilities.

OK, now the problem has got more complicated.

I took your advice and reset game config and opened up one of my old maps that worked before and i was able to compile it without errors. Thats all ok but when i tried to compile the newest map that the error originally strarted with the error happened again, and also now i cant compile any map (again). So for some reason when trying to compile the map it must corrupt something or other. I put the .vmf onto my other computer and causes the same problem. Think i will have to drop this map.

open your map, "save as" under a diffrent name then close hammer and reset the config. Now open your new old map and give it a go.

might be me, but i think the best idea is to find brush 10188 and find
out why it has a bad normal, and fix it. I dont know why your other
maps dont compile, but im pretty sure they have some fatal error too,
and it has nothing to do with your installation

DrGlass's solution worked. Don't know how that fixed it but it did

Thanks every1 for the help

I'm haveing almost the same thing happen but none of these things mork to fix it... anyone have any other solutions

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Aug 4 2006)
2 threads
materialPath: c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\materials
Loading C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.vmf
Brush 2864: MAX_MAP_PLANES
Side 3
Texture: NATURE/DIRTFLOOR005B

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" -fast "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (May 22 2006)
fastvis = true
2 threads
reading c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.bsp
Error opening c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" -noextra "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2"

Valve Software - vrad.exe SSE (May 22 2006)
----- Radiosity Simulator ----
2 threads
[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']
[45 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.bsp
Error opening c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\cat_f_2\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\Graves2.bsp" "c:\program files\valve\steam\steamapps\cat_f_2\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\maps\Graves2.bsp"

The command failed. Windows reported the error:
"The system cannot find the file specified."

go to brush number 2864 (ctrl+alt+g), and see if something is up with it, it might be the product of some bad vertex manipulation, but start out by checking that brush for problems, more specifically, side 3 of that brush.

Brush 2864: MAX_MAP_PLANES

isn't that the error you get when you make a brush, usually a cylinder, with too many sides?

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i eat paint

So i got it to work but i had to completely remove a room of my level. it was an hole section of brushes that were messed up...