cannot run included project

[Jam0864]

No, I added { When you said to add try { I thought you meant to try adding { I 'll try it now

[Jam0864]

Got this,

SHFL\MapBase.cs(65,16) : warning CS0162: Unreachable code detected
SHFL\Controls.cs(51,10) : warning CS0162: Unreachable code detected
SHFL\GameForm.cs(210,18) : error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'Exceptionex' does not exist in the class or namespace 'System' (are you missing an assembly reference?)
SHFL\GameForm.cs(210,47) : error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'ex' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
SHFL\fmodbase.cs(82,10) : warning CS0168: The variable 'ex' is declared but never used

[bluemonkmn]

Check your code again; maybe you should copy and paste .  You missed a space between the "Exception" and "ex".

Also, I've got another way to get info about DirectX errors that might even be better.  Eric2222, you can try this too:

• In Control Panel, open the DirectX applet (if you don't have it, you can get it from http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Microsoft-DirectX-Control-Panel.shtml).
• On the Direct3D tab, move the "Debug Output Level" slider all the way to the right.  (Also try seleccting "Use Debg Version of Direct3D" if that's an option for you.)
• Download the "debug viewer" application from sysinternals (recently acquired by Microsoft, so you can trust them as much as you can trust your OS at least : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/DebugView.mspx -- at the bottom there's a link to download the ZIP file.
• Extract and run the Debug Viewer application (it's a stand-alone exe).
• Run the SGDK2 sample project
• Check the Debug Viewer for messages about DirectX failures.  Post pieces that you think might be applicable here.

[billybob884]

ok, i put it in with the try {, and it no longer gives me the unreachable stuff, all it says is the original error message of error while opening display:...

[bluemonkmn]

Try the other process described above of getting the Debug View application and turning on the debug output of DirectX.  Those messages will probably help me more anyway.

[billybob884]

• In Control Panel, open the DirectX applet (if you don't have it, you can get it from http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Microsoft-DirectX-Control-Panel.shtml).

k got it

• On the Direct3D tab, move the "Debug Output Level" slider all the way to the right.  (Also try seleccting "Use Debg Version of Direct3D" if that's an option for you.)

cant do this, its all grayed out

• Download the "debug viewer" application from sysinternals (recently acquired by Microsoft, so you can trust them as much as you can trust your OS at least : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/DebugView.mspx -- at the bottom there's a link to download the ZIP file.
• Extract and run the Debug Viewer application (it's a stand-alone exe).
• Run the SGDK2 sample project
• Check the Debug Viewer for messages about DirectX failures.  Post pieces that you think might be applicable here.

ok did all that and it didnt log anything from the error.

waht i did notice is that i tried editing the level 1 map, and it gave me teh same error as when i try to run the project, but then when i try to close sgdk2, it says
An unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will be shut down immediately.
Error in the application
[Details]     [Continue] [Quit]

and in details it says:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
Error in the application.
-2005530516 (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL)
   at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
   at SGDK2.Display.Recreate()
   at SGDK2.Display.OnResize(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds(Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 clientWidth, Int32 clientHeight)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmWindowPosChanged(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
SGDK2IDE
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SGDK2/SGDK2IDE.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Data
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.data/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.data.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
    Win32 Version: 9.05.132.0000
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx.direct3d/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.direct3d.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2911.0
    Win32 Version: 9.12.589.0000
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx.direct3dx/1.0.2911.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.direct3dx.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
    Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.

[Jam0864]

I went into the Pre-alpha 6 version of SGDK2 and tried to open the SHFL included in that release. Surprisingly it worked, I could run the game but only the one that came with Pre-alpha 6. I then remembered I had Pre-alpha 8 lying around. So I opened that and tried to open the SHFL included in that release. This time it didn't work and it came up with

SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(237,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(241,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(245,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(249,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(253,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(257,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(261,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.BubbleUp' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(265,123) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Grapes' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(269,123) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Grapes' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(273,123) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Player' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(277,117) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Ship' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(281,123) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Player' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(285,129) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Platform' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(289,123) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Grapes' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(605,76) : error CS0117: 'Level_1_Map.Main_Lyr' does not contain a definition for 'Fruit'
SHFL\Level_1_Map.cs(608,46) : error CS0117: 'Level_1_Map.Main_Lyr' does not contain a definition for 'Fruit'
SHFL\Level_2_Map.cs(136,120) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Small' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_2_Map.cs(140,117) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Odd3' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_2_Map.cs(144,117) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Odd2' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_2_Map.cs(148,117) : error CS0117: 'Sprites.Odd1' does not contain a definition for 'color'
SHFL\Level_2_Map.cs(215,75) : error CS0117: 'Level_2_Map.Layer_1_Lyr' does not contain a definition for 'odd'
SHFL\Sprites\BubbleUp.cs(13,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\DiagonalBox.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Grapes.cs(15,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Odd1.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Odd2.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Odd3.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Platform.cs(15,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Player.cs(17,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Ship.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments
SHFL\Sprites\Small.cs(11,14) : error CS1501: No overload for method 'SpriteBase' takes '10' arguments

In the log viewer. I hope that can help.

[bluemonkmn]

I'm working on some code modifications this weekend that will hopefully change/fix the problem.  But when I think about it, I don't see how it will because I still can't figure out 1) why the map editor would work, but not the game; 2) Why the game would fail even in windowed mode, which doesn't have many options so it's hard for me to screw it up.  Maybe the problem doesn't have anything to do with DirectX after all.

If the "try { } catch { }" didn't work in the Run function, let's try it in an earlier function.
1) Find "public GameForm"
2) Add "try {" between "{" and "InitializeComponent();"
3) Add this between "GameDisplay.WindowedChanged += new EventHandler(GameDisplay_WindowedChanged);" and "}":

Code: [Select]

}
catch(System.Exception ex)
{
   MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
}
I'll hopefully have a new SHFL.sgdk2 project for you to test later today.

[bluemonkmn]

OK, if those having problems could download SGDK2Test.zip from http://enigmadream.com/gamedev/ I hope this update to SGDK2IDE.exe and SHFL.sgdk2 will help give us more insight into the problem (or if we're lucky, fix it for some people).  Thanks for your patience and helping to work out these problems!

[billybob884]

its no problem at all. i only wish i could be of more help for this wonderful program.
unfortunately, this 'update' didn't change anything, i'm getting the exact same errors as before, doesn't seem to have fixed/changed anything. sorry!
also, nothing logged in the DebugView thing

[Jam0864]

I just got heaps of stuff with the test thing



An unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click quit, the application will be shut down immediately.

File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3dX, or one of it's dependencies was not found.


When I click Continue nothing happens, quit exits SGDK2

then you can click Details and you get



See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX"
   at SGDK2.CodeGenerator.CompileProject(String ProjectName, String FolderName, String& errs)
   at SGDK2.frmMain.mnuFileRunProject_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2911.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
 (Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\James' Stuff\James' Games\SGDK2Test\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : SGDK2IDE, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Publisher policy file is not found.
LOG: Host configuration file not found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX, Version=1.0.2911.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/James' Stuff/James' Games/SGDK2Test/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/James' Stuff/James' Games/SGDK2Test/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/James' Stuff/James' Games/SGDK2Test/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/James' Stuff/James' Games/SGDK2Test/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.EXE.



************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
SGDK2IDE
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/All%20Users/Documents/James'%20Stuff/James'%20Games/SGDK2Test/SGDK2IDE.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Data
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.data/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.data.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
    Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
    Win32 Version: 9.05.132.0000
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx.direct3d/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.direct3d.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.

[bluemonkmn]

Jam0864, did you not put the updated files in the directories where they belong (replacing the existing files, or next to the existing versions renamed)?

[Jam0864]

No, I thought you just extracted them and ran them. But now I have replaced the old files with the new ones and got http://www.box.net/public/ulzuvs0yp6 I couldn't be stuffed copying it out as the error message was quite large.

[bluemonkmn]

You have your old files in a directory called SGDK2Test?  According to the error message, that's where it's loading the project from.  And it can't find Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll (and probably the other DirectX dlls it's looking for).  Do you have that file?  I think it should have been installed into the SGDK2 directory by the alpha installer.

[bluemonkmn]

I updated the SGDK2Test.zip file on http://enigmadream.com/gamedev/.  It won't change your results, Jam0864, until you get the files in the right place.

Billybob884, you should really get at least a slightly different error message this time.  And if we're lucky it will be a helpful error message with details about where the error occurred.  And if we're really lucky, you won't get the error message.  In any case, billybob884, tell me what happens with both the map editor and the SHFL project when you try to run it.  (Re-summarize your current results because I'm not sure I have a good idea of what you're seeing based only on your past messages.)