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Let's see if the improvements coming with dotnet core SDK 3.1.202 are sufficient to fix the problem that caused us to avoid the single-file bundling.
Last year, several users were blocked by issues specific to the single-file distribution, causing us to avoid it until now. The error reports showed several people got the "The application to execute does not exist" error on application startup:

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+ #3 (comment)
+ dotnet/core#3830 (comment)
+ https://forum.botengine.org/t/how-to-automate-mining-asteroids-in-eve-online/628/94?u=viir

For the recent improvement in .net core, see (also):
+ dotnet/core-setup#9013
+ https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/0e083d8449ab3c11c1dd7a769e21d12eaceb782e/release-notes/3.1/3.1.4/3.1.4.md
+ https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/net-core-may-2020/
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion guide/eve-online/eve-online-anomaly-ratting-bot.md
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## Starting the Bot

+ Download the BotEngine Windows console app from
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip). Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`.
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip). Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`.
+ Start the EVE Online client and log in to the game.
+ To start the autopilot bot, run the `BotEngine.exe` program with the following command:

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Fortunately, this process can be automated using a bot. The bot we are using here follows the route set in the in-game autopilot and uses the context menu to initiate warp and dock commands. Using the following steps, you can set up your warp-to-0 auto-pilot bot, to travel fast and safe in EVE Online.

+ Download the BotEngine Windows console app from
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip). Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`.
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip). Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`.
+ Start the EVE Online client and log in to the game.
+ To start the autopilot bot, run the `BotEngine.exe` program with the following command:

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The botengine program is a tool for developing and running bots, and many guides implicitly assume it is registered on your Windows system. To make these guides and scripts work, follow these steps:

+ Download the file from
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip).
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip).
+ Extract the downloaded zip-archive. The extraction will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`.
+ Run the `BotEngine.exe` program. It will open a window like in this screenshot:
![botengine ](./image/2020-03-05-botengine-guide-offer-install.png)
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## Starting a Bot

Download the BotEngine Windows console app from
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-11-botengine-console.zip).
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-05-14-botengine-console.zip).

Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`. To start a bot, call this program with a command like the following:

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