RevEng Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hmm, I thought Unix used % too, but I see it uses $ instead. (It's been over a decade since I've used Unix.) I haven't looked to see what Apple or Android use. Apple's OS X uses the same bash shell for CLI thats prevalent in the Linux world, so $ is used there too. I tested the updated "2600basic.sh" script under both Linux and OS X. (as well as the new "install_ux.sh" script that sets up the bB and PATH variables permanently) Android also has bash shell; being Linux at the core, bash is used for boot scripts and such. One would first need to install a terminal app to access it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underground_Robot Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I get this error: The application failed to initalize properly (0x0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application. can someone explain this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Probably missing the .NET framework. See the prereq's in Post 1. -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanu73 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hm, I wonder if you could make some help files for VisualbB in Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop? And you could put the help file(.CHM format) in a zip file. By the way I made a new installer for VisualbB recently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Static help files get out of date. Recommend downloading a copy of RT'S online guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 By the way I made a new installer for VisualbB recently.. And like I said before, it's a dumb idea. Your installer will become out of date just like the Tinkernut version did, then we will have two stupid installers that we'll have to tell people to avoid. Good intentions might make you feel good, but they can also make things worse at the same time. Think about the greater good and the big picture instead of just looking at the quick, feel good fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanu73 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 And like I said before, it's a dumb idea. Your installer will become out of date just like the Tinkernut version did, then we will have two stupid installers that we'll have to tell people to avoid. Good intentions might make you feel good, but they can also make things worse at the same time. Think about the greater good and the big picture instead of just looking at the quick, feel good fix. Errm it's not dumb, I try to cope with updating it, it takes some time. [so I like unzip new folders, new everything, put it in installer, done] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I revised my mode file for jEdit so that graphics in binary values really stand out. You might be able to implement something like it in Visual bB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelcitisen Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 This is actually pretty interesting. However, I am having some trouble: You see, for some odd reason, it's telling me "Could not locate code.bas.bin and could not recompile" when I click compile and run. Could somebody help me, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 is the basic code in the same directory as V bB ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 This is actually pretty interesting. However, I am having some trouble: You see, for some odd reason, it's telling me "Could not locate code.bas.bin and could not recompile" when I click compile and run. Could somebody help me, please? See http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#troubleshooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 This is actually pretty interesting. However, I am having some trouble: You see, for some odd reason, it's telling me "Could not locate code.bas.bin and could not recompile" when I click compile and run. Could somebody help me, please? Have you checked the Troubleshooting section yet? randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#troubleshooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelcitisen Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Have you checked the Troubleshooting section yet? randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#troubleshooting See http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#troubleshooting is the basic code in the same directory as V bB ? I think I now found the problem. Thank You All. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMcLean Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Is there an IRC for batari basic? I have generally found that people in the atariage chat tend to be players rather than developers. it would be nice to be able to shoot people questions live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Washingtoad Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I am having a big problem woth compiling. I press compile but it says It doesnt see it can some one help a detective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I am having a big problem woth compiling. I press compile but it says It doesnt see it can some one help a detective. I wonder if the troubleshooting section of the VbB page might help: randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#troubleshooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Washingtoad Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Thanks for the try but I press compile and then try to run the game but it tells me "could not locate game.bas.bin and cannot recompile" can someone else help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Washingtoad Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 But then I read the troubleshooting and It still did not work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Washingtoad Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Then I checked inside the folder and game.bas.bin was not in there so I tried compiling again and it still did not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 But then I read the troubleshooting and It still did not work.. You read, but not sure you made any changes From the troubleshooting guide default.bas.bin can't be foundYou probably have a space in the name of the path where bB is located. Get rid of the space or spaces and see if it works. Try not to post the same question to multiple threads. That's a good way to get ignored. -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Then I checked inside the folder and game.bas.bin was not in there so I tried compiling again and it still did not work.Are you still having trouble? Start over fresh and download the latest bB from Post #1 in this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/214909-bb-with-native-64k-cart-support-11dreveng/?p=2799489 Download the Visual bB from Jwierer's blog, Version 566: http://atariage.com/forums/blog/302/entry-9759-small-update-for-visualbb/ Follow the guides to set it up. Original guide here: http://bataribasic.com/install.html Make a folder on the root drive, C:\Atari2600\ And a folder in that named "bB" as in: C:\Atari2600\bB Note: With the latest bB from that Post #1 it has a "dummy sed.exe" so that is already "moved" as the guides tell you. Visual bB should be set up pointing to the basic.exe and it will set the Path for you. Visual bB should be set up pointing to Stella.exe version 4. The only other thing that might be wrong is the batch file ending in ".bat" That batch file takes your basic text and runs it through all the programs that make it into assembly then compiling that assembly with dasm.exe into a binary file that runs in emulators and real Atari 2600s. Different batch files exist for different operating systems. Windows paths use backslash \ while Linux & Mac use forward slash / Open the .bat file with a text editor and see if it will work on Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'm just flat-out confused. I don't see any of these programs mentioned on Random Terrain's site - sprite editor, playfield editor, compiler, etc - in the package, especially not in the Linus/MacOS package. How do I make it... go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 vbB != bB. Everything you mentioned is part of Visual batari Basic which only runs on Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Huh. That's too bad. I've been meaning to get into Atari 2600 programming, but I keep getting stymied by the tools (or lack thereof). This sounded like exactly what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Huh. That's too bad. I've been meaning to get into Atari 2600 programming, but I keep getting stymied by the tools (or lack thereof). This sounded like exactly what I wanted. You could always buy a cheap Windows laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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