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  1. Posted

    Sometimes people with the answers have to eat, poop, work, and so on. It might take a few minutes, a few hours, a day, two days, or over a week to get the answer you need. Even if you don't have the patience to wait, it would help to keep your question posted instead of deleting it in case the eventual answer will help others.

    It had nothing to do with being patient, I realized that I should start programming on something easier, so I thought it would waste people's time to answer a question I was going to ignore.

     

    But fair enough, I didn't even think about others.

     

    The .Spr and .pla won't open. Instead of the cool looking paint/graph function I thought I would get, it pops up a message saying "It cannot open, would you like to open it in Notepad?" I may have messed up during the install, but I did put the Bb path to the Atari2600.exe file that you're supposed to do, and I checked the 2 boxes below it.

     

    That is actually covered in Post #1

     

    "If you're having trouble using the sprite/playfield editor go here for a registry fix."

     

    -Jeff

  2. Posted

    hi.

     

    i used batari basic and crimson editor for 2 years without problems. but now, i have to install new.

     

    my problem is now: if i try to compile, following error appears:

     

    ---------- Capture Output ----------

    > "C:\BB\2600bas.bat" C:\BB\1944.bas

    "bB=c:\BB" kann syntaktisch an dieser Stelle nicht verarbeitet werden.

     

    > Terminated with exit code 255.

     

    can somebody help?

    Looks like you have the environment variable set, but is the path also correct? From commandline type path and make sure c:\BB is included.

     

    -Jeff

  3. Posted

    First post, but this is odd for me. This is what vbB told me.

     

    Could not locate 3_MoveASprite.bas.bin and could not recompile.

     

    Note that this happens with everything I make. I'm using Windows XP SP3, Build 554, but I have administrator privileges and the registry is saved, because it recognizes that it's not the first time I open this program. Why does this happen to me...!?

     

    Since you are using a sample, I assume the code is good so I would guess the bB compiler is not installed correctly. Most folks forget to set the path and environment variables causing compilation to fail. If compilation fails, the binary cannot be found.

     

    -Jeff

  6. Posted

    Well, tried that a couple of times and spent the last two days going around the internet for solutions. Man, it's kind of a bad joke something like that. It's 2010, I'm the administrator of an OS and I cannot simply change a folder to non-read only. I am so pissed with this that I am considering re-installing it or going to XP. In the meantime, Visual Bb works great. I just have to set it up everything single time...

    Don't go back to XP :) Using Regedit, do you have the following registry key?

     

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VisualbB]

     

    If not try creating it manually and running vbB again.

     

    -Jeff

  9. Posted

    My problem was only that Visual bB doesn't like spaces in path's directory.

    Really? I'll have to put a space in my path and see if it breaks. I've had problems with the bB compiler having a space in the path.

     

    EDIT: I just tested with a space in the path to the visualbb.exe and a space in a project path and no issue. Let me know if you're still having a problem with spaces.

     

    -Jeff

  10. Posted

    International date format and save settings solved with latest build, but still this message after pressing run button:

    Could not locate 3_MoveASprite.bas.bin and could not recompile.

    Please check to make sure it was compiled correctly.

     

    Hello there Philsan... I am having the same issue of not being able to save the settings... driving me mad...

     

    I am using Build 554, the special BB for Win 7 also - I am on Win 7 64 bits.

     

    So... how did you solve that? I am able to compile, it runs perfect... I just does not save the settings. Everytime I open Visual Bb I got "you are running visual Bb for the first time etc..."

     

    Thx!

     

    That also is my setup and it works. Are you logged in as an administrator? I also work with UAC disabled so that may be blocking you.

     

    -Jeff

  11. Posted

    I'm not sure how you can run batari Basic on a Mac, but if you decide to program in good old assembly, all you need is a 6502 assembler and a 2600 emulator, and I'm sure you can find something that will work on a Mac.

    There is a build that runs on a Mac.

     

    -Jeff

  13. Posted

    I forget, but does anyone use bB/vBB in Windows 7?

     

    I might upgrade to a Quad Core computer and will need to purchase an operating system. I'm trying to decide if I should switch or stick with XP Pro.

     

    If you have the latest builds of bB and vbB then yes. It's what I use on all my machines.

     

    -Jeff

  14. Posted

    First of all you need to check the "add bB Environment Variable" and "Add bB Compiler to system Path" settings, close and reopen vbb. With your current settings even a simple "hello world" probably wouldn't compile. 2nd your code for your title screen is basically empty. If you followed the instructions then you didn't get to the part where you actually copy and paste the title screen code into the sample code provided.

     

    -Jeff

  15. Posted

    I have this layout for the program groups:

     

    C:\BATARI

    C:\VISUALBB

    C:\PROGRAM FILES\STELLA

     

    Try that directory layout from newly downloaded Batari BASIC, VisualbB and Stella setup files.

    Yeah that didn't work

     

    Seems like your environment variables are not set. Make sure that checkbox is checked in your vbb settings tab.

     

    -Jeff

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  16. Posted

    Comes up with an Error and creates a SPrite as a .spr it tries to open it in notepad.

    i cannot create sprites or play-fields.

     

    Also what is the pice of code to set the sprite coloiur? i know how to set the background and playfiend clours but not psrite ones. thanks

     

    If I recall that was due to a problem in the registry. I think the first post has a fix for it and the latest build should detect and fix it. There was a whole thread on that problem.

     

    Found the fix here.

     

    -Jeff

  18. Posted

    First off I'd like to say that Visual bB is a life saver... well, time saver anyway. icon_smile.gif For ease of making sprites it's been the best and only tool I use. However, I'm wanting to draw ever larger sprites in the double and maybe quadruple widths.

     

    My question is, While drawing a sprite, is there anyway to preview the extra wide versions of the sprite within the program itself? If not, I think this would be a great new feature to add to an already awesome program. icon_smile.gif Thank you.

    Thanks for the kind words. There isn't a way to simply right-click and preview a double or quad wide sprite, but if you look in the folder of your project when you use the normal preview it will create a temporary .bas file (it is deleted after preview is done). You can copy the contents of that file and add the register change for displaying in double and quad. Should get you what you need.

     

    -Jeff

  20. Posted

    Here is an updated ImgToCode that should be a little more user friendly when using with the Titlescreen kernel.

     

    To use it, first check the radial button for the mini kernel you want to use (96x2, 48x1, 48x2) then set the copy combo box to 1,2, or 3.

     

    For example checking 96x2 and setting copy = 2 should be used for file: 96x2_2_image.asm

     

    Click the Create Image button to generate the entire image code block for that file. Now you can just select all output code and paste it once into the assembly file. This should expedite development by reducing the copying and pasting.

     

    I just read through the 1.0 title screen documentation today and didn't test this extensively so please let me know if I have a mistake anywhere in the code generation

     

    -Jeff

     

    ImgtoCode.0.9.1.6.zip

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  23. Posted

    I got this error message when leaving visualbb

     

    Don't know if it's important but maybe it could help.

    That looks like it occurs when trying to write your settings back to the registry which usually means you have insufficient permissions to writing ot the registry or have a program such as antivirus that is preventing it, resulting in the error.

     

    -Jeff

  24. Posted

    That did not work and i tried VbB and same thing happened, it seems my command prompt will not allow any batch files to work outside my user file in documents and settings

     

    i tried once with all the files in my user file and it worked

     

    Sounds like you are not a local admin or have a policy or A/V tool preventing it. Is this a work machine? If not, make sure you're a local administrator. I also turn off UAC (Vista/Win7) when that gets in the way.

     

    -Jeff

  25. Posted

    [i Already did that, i actuality followed the tutorial on the bB website

     

    From the command prompt just type Path. If you don't see you bB folder included, then it was not set correctly. If you use Visual batari Basic as RT suggests it will make sure the path is set for you.

     

    -Jeff

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