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Games and Graphics / Re: Marblez game
Last post by LarryMc - September 15, 2024, 08:56:24 PMI know what is happening but I don't know why.Lets see if I can describe what's going on. It all resolve around the GETSTARTPATH command.
I have IWBasic installed on my d-drive because of the way this new HP is set up it has limited space on c-drive. I downloaded your program and put it on D-drive and un-zipped it to its own folder.
To troubleshoot I added OPENCONSOLE AND CLOSECONSOLE commands to the program so I could look at some of the things going on in the program. Since it were the images that weren't appearing I went there.
First I looked at:
path$=GETSTARTPATH
to make sure it wasn't blank and it wasn't.
Then I looked at:
bitmap0= LOADIMAGE(GETSTARTPATH+"blank.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapb0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"bstone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapr0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"rstone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapy0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"ystone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
? bitmap0
? bitmapb0
? bitmapr0
? bitmapy0
and the result for all 4 were 0
So why wasn't it loading the images?
I went to the d-drive folder where I unzipped your zip file and they were there.
I went back and print out the getstart path
and there's the problem
even though I loaded the IWB file from the folder on the d-drive, without me telling it to, it created the exe file in a
IWBdev3\project folder on c-drive which made that the getstartpath and none of the files on the zip are located there. Also not located on C: drive is IWBDEV3. It's installed as a stick version on D- drive.
I discovered and age calculator exe on c-drive in that same project folder. So I have to figure out what is going on there.
I would suggest the best fix for you right now would be to convert the program to a project and put the images in a resource file and read them in that way.
TLMcc
I have IWBasic installed on my d-drive because of the way this new HP is set up it has limited space on c-drive. I downloaded your program and put it on D-drive and un-zipped it to its own folder.
To troubleshoot I added OPENCONSOLE AND CLOSECONSOLE commands to the program so I could look at some of the things going on in the program. Since it were the images that weren't appearing I went there.
First I looked at:
path$=GETSTARTPATH
to make sure it wasn't blank and it wasn't.
Then I looked at:
bitmap0= LOADIMAGE(GETSTARTPATH+"blank.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapb0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"bstone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapr0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"rstone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
bitmapy0=LOADIMAGE(path$+"ystone.bmp",@IMGBITMAP)
? bitmap0
? bitmapb0
? bitmapr0
? bitmapy0
and the result for all 4 were 0
So why wasn't it loading the images?
I went to the d-drive folder where I unzipped your zip file and they were there.
I went back and print out the getstart path
and there's the problem
even though I loaded the IWB file from the folder on the d-drive, without me telling it to, it created the exe file in a
IWBdev3\project folder on c-drive which made that the getstartpath and none of the files on the zip are located there. Also not located on C: drive is IWBDEV3. It's installed as a stick version on D- drive.
I discovered and age calculator exe on c-drive in that same project folder. So I have to figure out what is going on there.
I would suggest the best fix for you right now would be to convert the program to a project and put the images in a resource file and read them in that way.
TLMcc
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Games and Graphics / Re: Marblez game
Last post by Brian - September 15, 2024, 12:12:01 PMThanks, Larry. I must admit I have been struggling to get your code to show any bitmaps
Here's the original code in IBasic, plus exe, if anyone feels like playing it
Brian
Here's the original code in IBasic, plus exe, if anyone feels like playing it
Brian
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Games and Graphics / Re: Marblez game
Last post by LarryMc - September 15, 2024, 10:49:55 AMI got it in a form where it will compile and run. The only way I could do it was to indent all the lines. That's the only way I can program. I don't see how you can follow the program without indenting but there's more then one way to skin a cat. My mind just won't work that way.
Anyway, I got it going so at least you got something you can troubleshoot.
LarryMc
Anyway, I got it going so at least you got something you can troubleshoot.
LarryMc
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Games and Graphics / Marblez game
Last post by Brian - September 15, 2024, 08:26:46 AMThis game was created in IBasic a long time ago, and I used to play it. It's good
I decided to convert it to IWB, but I am struggling with some ENDIFs and ENDSELECTs, either missing or in the wrong place, and I can't get my head round it. Anyone care to help convert it, so it compiles correctly?
Brian
I decided to convert it to IWB, but I am struggling with some ENDIFs and ENDSELECTs, either missing or in the wrong place, and I can't get my head round it. Anyone care to help convert it, so it compiles correctly?
Brian
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by billhsln - September 06, 2024, 03:31:14 PMI agree with Brian, the menu shading is very nice. It took me a minute to figure it out. It went right past me when I pulled the program up to take a look at it.
Bill
Bill
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by Bruce Peaslee - September 05, 2024, 09:40:17 AMYou're welcome to anything I post. That has always been the spirit here.
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by Brian - September 05, 2024, 09:25:22 AMBruce,
I have only just seen this, so it has all been done and dusted now - sorry. But I was impressed with how you did the menu shading, so I have 'borrowed' your code for a program of mine, if that's okay
Brian
I have only just seen this, so it has all been done and dusted now - sorry. But I was impressed with how you did the menu shading, so I have 'borrowed' your code for a program of mine, if that's okay
Brian
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by Bruce Peaslee - September 04, 2024, 05:48:34 PMI probably will regret this, but I believe I have solved the problem. I changed the return value of one of the handlers to 0.
The program is not complete yet. I just need to save the new data and work on the cosmetics.
BTW: The image of the car being towed was created by chatGPT. It supposed to be my car (KIA Stinger).
The program is not complete yet. I just need to save the new data and work on the cosmetics.
BTW: The image of the car being towed was created by chatGPT. It supposed to be my car (KIA Stinger).
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by Bruce Peaslee - September 04, 2024, 11:46:46 AMThis is crazy. The only new change is to put some text and an image on winMain and the bug is back,
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General Questions / Re: Wierd Bug
Last post by Bruce Peaslee - September 04, 2024, 09:52:38 AMYou can try making the change I made elimating the default style and recompile.