batch mode --dir option does not work on windows?

[caiyingchun]

Command
vina_1.2.5_win.exe --receptor d:/docking/protein.pdbqt --batch d:/docking/m1.pdbqt d:/docking/m2.pdbqt --dir poses --center_x 1.26 --center_y 0.81 --center_z 2.55 --size_x 40 --size_y 40 --size_z 40 --cpu 8 --exhaustiveness 12
was run on windows.
However, an error was rasied: Error: could not open "poses\d:/docking/m1_out.pdbqt" for writing. How to solve it? Thanks a lot.

[rwxayheee]

Hi @caiyingchun

Can confirm this is working on Mac/Linux but can be potentially problematic on Windows, if you have specified --batch with ligand paths that are separated with Forward Slashes (/). Likely, you were running these commands in PowerShell. At the moment, it seems like Vina expects the standard separator (Backslashes, ) for Windows. See the relevant codes here:
https://github.com/ccsb-scripps/AutoDock-Vina/blob/93a48162b724c77f81820b471e1d969e25291d2b/src/lib/utils.cpp#L26C1-L33C2

Added to Maintenance Release. We will review this issue and make updates in the near future.

[caiyingchun]

@rwxayheee Hi, I confirmed that it worked well on Mac/Linux.