Love2D Game not loading

Question

When I try and load a game on Love2D (for GD50), I am unable to get the game to work. I know that there is no problem in the code, as I tried with different codes, even with code downloaded from the course's website. No game at all is running. The file that I try to run is called main.lua, and the error is

Error

boot.lua:577: Cannot load game at path 'C:/Users/Arnav Khanna/Downloads/main.lua'.
Make sure a folder exists at the specified path.


Traceback

[C]: in function 'error'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

Code:

--[[
    GD50 2018
    Pong Remake

    pong-0
    "The Day-0 Update"

    -- Main Program --

    Author: Colton Ogden
    [email protected]

    Originally programmed by Atari in 1972. Features two
    paddles, controlled by players, with the goal of getting
    the ball past your opponent's edge. First to 10 points wins.

    This version is built to more closely resemble the NES than
    the original Pong machines or the Atari 2600 in terms of
    resolution, though in widescreen (16:9) so it looks nicer on 
    modern systems.
]]

WINDOW_WIDTH = 1280
WINDOW_HEIGHT = 720

--[[
    Runs when the game first starts up, only once; used to initialize the game.
]]
function love.load()
    love.window.setMode(WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT, {
        fullscreen = false,
        resizable = false,
        vsync = true
    })
end

--[[
    Called after update by LÖVE2D, used to draw anything to the screen, updated or otherwise.
]]
function love.draw()
    love.graphics.printf(
        'Hello Pong!',          -- text to render
        0,                      -- starting X (0 since we're going to center it based on width)
        WINDOW_HEIGHT / 2 - 6,  -- starting Y (halfway down the screen)
        WINDOW_WIDTH,           -- number of pixels to center within (the entire screen here)
        'center')               -- alignment mode, can be 'center', 'left', or 'right'
end

Even if I run it in different directories or with a terminal window, it doesn't work. Please may somebody help?

Answer 1

You can try to open the folder instead of lua file

Answer 2

From here: https://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=85111

"Re: Error while loading game Post by nfnarvaez » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:24 pm

I had the same issue. The solution is calling the path but with not main.lua . For example: love.exe C:\luaprojects\project1 instead of love.exe c:\luaprojects\luaproject\main.lua. I hope it helps."

Answer 3

I called my file main.lua and put it on a .zip file and it worked.