jetset Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 The program won't load. I get a message The Database '.VCSBASE.MDB' could not be opened I tried loading the program from the cd, then copied it onto my HD, then tried both ways on another computer...nothing.... Any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroko Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 The program won't load. I get a message The Database '.VCSBASE.MDB' could not be opened I tried loading the program from the cd, then copied it onto my HD, then tried both ways on another computer...nothing.... Any ideas ? Both the application and the database have to be in the same directory on your harddrive. Then you should be able to start the application. If you can't find the database on your CD, please go to http://www.arminvogl.de/KrokodileCartridge/ and download it from there. You can also download the Krokodile Commander from there. If you are still having trouble, please PM me :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Does the file "VCSBASE.MDB" exist in the same directory as the program? If not, try this: - Open Notepad (or whatever text editor you use) - Save the blank file as "VCSBASE.MDB" and place it in the same directory as the progam. I know nothing about the Krok, but it's my guess the database file is one that's created from scratch when you compile a list of files to upload to the cart, but for some reason the program itself, which is probably designed to look for the file, didn't have have an elseif condition in there to tell it what to do if it didn't find the file. (An easy oversight to make from a coder's standpoint -- you create one during testing and it forever stays there during testing and you eventually forget the bit about what would happen if it's missing) That's just a guess, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroko Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Does the file "VCSBASE.MDB" exist in the same directory as the program? If not, try this: - Open Notepad (or whatever text editor you use) - Save the blank file as "VCSBASE.MDB" and place it in the same directory as the progam. ... That's just a guess, though. No, don't create the file yourself ! Copy it from the CD or download it from my site. The application can not create it. It is part of the application and has to be copied to the drive together with the Krokodile Commander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Mine just arrived today too, and I got the same error message. It was easily fixed by copying Krokodile Commander to the hard disk, getting properties on the two files in that directory, and unchecking the read-only box. I'm finally playing Elk Attack on my console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Nope. The Kroc.exe program and the vcsbase.mdb are pre-loaded in the same directory right off the CD, which is where I tried loading it from first. I then copied the whold CD to my hard drive and still the same result. I also downloaded both the kroc.exe v1.0 and the MDB file form the website (both are apparently newer versions than what's loaded on the CD btw) and tried those. Same result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Mine just arrived today too, and I got the same error message. It was easily fixed by copying Krokodile Commander to the hard disk, getting properties on the two files in that directory, and unchecking the read-only box. I'm finally playing Elk Attack on my console. That didn't work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 That didn't work for me. icon_frown.gif Sorry to hear that. When I make vcsbase.mdb read-only it doesn't load. When I make it readable it does. Until you getting it working, at least you can put in your Krokodile cart into the VCS as is and check out some cool Chronocolour graphics. (or is that Khronocolour? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Of course I meant to say when I make it writeable it loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Looks like this is something I'm going to have to fix for the next batch of carts and CDs that go out. It didn't dawn on me that the files copied from the CD would be read-only, which of course makes sense since the CD itself is read-only. I'm not sure this can be solved without having to put together an installer script. I'll send email out to everyone who's been sent a Krokodile Cart explaining how to get around this. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 I'm starting to think the program doesnt like Windows 98. My Laptop has XP and I unchecked the 'read-only' and it works. Only problem is not many computers made in the last 4 years have serial ports, theyre all usb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I'm starting to think the program doesnt like Windows 98. My Laptop has XP and I unchecked the 'read-only' and it works. Only problem is not many computers made in the last 4 years have serial ports, theyre all usb. I've run it on Windows 2000 and Windows XP without any problems, but I don't have any Windows 98 boxes I can try it on. Not sure what Armin is running. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I just DL'ed the software (being mine should arrive any day now) to check to see if I had the same problem. No problems here in running the program! Running XP Pro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Mine seems to be working good (WinXP), though I havent tried all the features. The homebrew pack-ins are cool I'll definately be getting some actual carts from the store, great idea. The art is great too. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Maybe I should just look for a serial to USB adapter...I would rather use my laptop anyways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 What is a krok cart??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 What is a krok cart??? http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info...products_id=291 Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I just got mine today and that error message popped up when I tried... I'm going to copy that file to my hard drive to see if it'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I can't get Krocodile Commander to work in Windows 98. I coppied it to my hard drive and the error message still pops up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I can't get Krocodile Commander to work in Windows 98. I coppiedit to my hard drive and the error message still pops up. If you right-click on the file VCSBASE.MDB and then change then uncheck the "Read-only" checkbox, does it work then? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I remember I had to download some database related drivers from M$ to make it work under NT. I can't remember exactly which, but Armin should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 It probably has to do something with access because I can open the database with it. Just a suggestion, if needed, try to find someone with office so you can install access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 The homebrew pack-ins are cool I'll definately be getting some actual carts from the store, great idea. The art is great too. Great job. So what pack-ins are included? BTW: Great computer interface! Nice! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroko Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I did not test the software on Windows 98. I will do that as soon as possible and let you know what the problem could be. Thomas tested in on NT and it ran with some additional downloads. I am going to find out which files are needed for Win98 an NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I can't remember exactly which, but Armin should. After waking up: Most likely it was MDAC 2.5 (now 2.8 ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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