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SGDK Version 1 => General Discussion => Topic started by: GameDeveloper on 2005-11-13, 12:44:24 PM

Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: GameDeveloper on 2005-11-13, 12:44:24 PM: I still cannot get the map editor to pop up. I checked everything you guys [durnurd,bluemonk] suggested for me to have, I have them all, yet it proceeds to not work. Any suggestions, or should I hold off until any further release?

i've been messing around with it the last couple of days, still no luck. :(
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bluemonkmn on 2005-11-14, 06:54:45 AM: I assume you are talking about SGDK version 2.0? What was the last way that you tried to install Managed DirectX, and what happened when you tried?
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: GameDeveloper on 2005-11-14, 09:24:12 AM: Yes, I was refering to the latest, sorry about that ambiguous statement.

Last time I tried to install the managed directX, I successfully did it! Everything was finished and I unzipped the file that durnurd suggested. I have all the files, it's just it seems that it [SGDK 2.0] doesn't detect them or I'm doing something terribly wrong. :?

I'm not sure...
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bluemonkmn on 2005-11-14, 06:29:41 PM: Did you update the BAT file to refer to the directory/version of DirectX that actually got installed and try to re-build SGDK2? Last I checked, it sounded like the current version was more recent than what I was working with. So you might have to re-build SGDK with the more current version, and to do so, you might have to update a directory name in the BAT file.
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: durnurd on 2005-11-14, 06:37:26 PM: Though you shouldn't have to even run the bat file if the EXE file already exists....right?
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bat on 2005-11-15, 06:41:28 PM: **just an idea**
your problem could be that you're running windows XP. are u?
if so, right click the gamedev program, go to properties, then compatibility, try win 98 or something...
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: billybob884 on 2005-11-15, 06:56:55 PM: i have xp, and it works fine for me; why would he need to change the compatibility?
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bat on 2005-11-15, 06:59:08 PM: no no no...
just for the gamedev program
some programs work better with the compatibile thing turned on..

just for the note: i run gamedev on a 98.
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: durnurd on 2005-11-15, 07:46:00 PM: GameDev works perfectly on XP, as does SGDK 2.0, which is what we're dealing with. It was, developed on a Windows XP system. That's not the problem in this case.
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: GameDeveloper on 2005-11-15, 10:08:11 PM: I will definitely try the BAT [file] idea.

Thank you for the help. :)
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bat on 2005-11-15, 11:53:16 PM: really? an xp customized to look like a 98? (http://gamedev.sourceforge.net/Images/Front.gif)
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bluemonkmn on 2005-11-16, 06:18:03 AM: Quote from: "bat"
really? an xp customized to look like a 98?

Yes, I turned off the "Windows XP Style" in my display settings appearance tab because it makes my computer look too ... Fisher Price :).
Title: Having a bit of a Problem Here.
Post by: bluemonkmn on 2005-11-16, 06:21:54 AM: Quote from: "durnurd"
Though you shouldn't have to even run the bat file if the EXE file already exists....right?

But he might have to re-compile it for his system if the pre-compiled version is linked to a different version of DirectX. Recompiling it might ensure that it's compiled against the version he has installed. After all, you saw the DirectX 9 files in a different directory (different version name) than I did after installing Managed DirectX 9, didn't you?