New GB version coming... feature requests, anyone?

Belgarath · New Member Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 40 GB64-Points: 40

Saved picture path works great and the custom ui settings to change the screenshot size works great as well

cheers Jimbo great stuff.

Jimbo · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:09 am Post subject:

Glad it worked!

Eugh... its been so long since I looked at any of this stuff.. can someone please tell me which version of MS Office I need installed to look at/make changes to the .mdb file?

Thanks

James

Belgarath · New Member Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 40 GB64-Points: 40

I converted all my GB mdb's into acesss 2000 format.

K.C. · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject:

Jimbo · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks that's very helpful. I only have Office 2003 so I think I'll convert the Empty.mdb to it for the next release.

.mad. · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject:

Like the work /fixes so far.

disks with no volume name, still need fixing.

hope there's room for another fix.

screen shot filename too big error.

EXAMPLE (90 chrs long)
gb\A\012345678901234567890Addams Family, The - Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (USA, Europe).png

block with variable not set.
runtime error.

you can select the long filename as a pic, but it will crash the gamebase.
you need to close Gamebase in task manager afterwards.

only way to fix MDB is to edit screenshot file name entry in Access.

Not a really a bug,
just does my head in pasting cloumns in Access.

can you make the NEW empty.mdb (completly empty)
With No Game /Parent Geners.

Have ALL IDs starting at 1.
Example
MU_Id starts at 38 (unknown)
PU_Id starts at 37 (unknown)
CR_Id starts at 7 (None)

if you delete the entries in Access the new number ID always starts +1 from the last known number ID.

and i don't know how to make a New Gamebase file myself.

Thanks Again.

hardmanm · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:23 am Post subject:

Great update which helps speed up gamebase creation, hope you continue to devolope gamebase.
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Jimbo · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

arthur_gill@hotmaIl.com · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:23 am Post subject: a definite request..

it is possible to use the access database without needing it to create a ldb (IE run it from optical media).

http://onlinehelp.dwebpro.com/en/how_to_use_microsoft_access_database_on_cd_dvd.html

When a temp directory is requred for unzipping disc images etc etc, it will still point to a C drive... (I presume... c:\temp or similar - if windows 7 allows for that?).

It means however (as I use relative pathings and a copy of all the needed ocx's, and dll's held locally to the database, and have it running 'standalone' already - see earlier post from myself), I can guarantee settings never get 'scr*w*d up).

Also great to lend to a friend who has no knowlege of 'using' software, and just wants a quick blast on the old amiga emulator, for example!!
The gamebase.uae settings are so easy to get wrong.

Nice work on getting the screenshot window to be resizeable ... hopefully with drag/pull bars and not editing ini's?
Regards, (and much Kudos), Arthur

K.C. · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:30 am Post subject:

Belgarath · New Member Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 40 GB64-Points: 40

Jimbo · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject:

hardmanm · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

Would adding more fields not create compatability issues with older gamebases?

Any chance of letting you change the filename of a gamefile within the add gamefile screen? You can do this for screenshots already.
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Jimbo · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject:

There would be no compatibility issue because GB would update the database to the newer version when it first loads (e.g add the new fields, setting them to default values). Once converted though, you won't be able to run the database on older versions of GameBase. This has always been the case though, when making structure changes to the db - it always requires the minimum version of GameBase that made the db changes.

I'll look into editing the filename in the game selector window.

hardmanm · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

When do you think it will be finished for release? Im currently working on a new big project, and would like it released for the new full version.
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