Emulator_Send_Keys - Problem

Vicman · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:31 am Post subject: Emulator_Send_Keys - Problem

Hi all,

i'm working on the Enterprise 64/128 TOSEC - Set.

For this, i need to rename the "single" gamefiles.

In Example :
The Basic-Game 4-es Jatek.BAS into 4-es Jatek (19xx)(-)(hu)(PD)[basic].BAS

but when i now start the Game automaticly with my Gamebase EP , the words inside the [ ] "square clip" (in german : eckige Klammer) , will be ignored.....
....and the [ ] itself, too.

So, the Name wich will be typed automaticly is :
4-es Jatek (19xx)(-)(hu)(PD).BAS

instead
4-es Jatek (19xx)(-)(hu)(PD)[basic].BAS

is there a way , to solve this problem ?

as i said before....i need to rename the files this way for TOSEC....
and many games (if not all) will have the [ ] in the complete gamefilename....

any idea ?

btw.
GEMUS-Command is :
Run_Emulator_Send_Keys([3]{Enter}[3]{F1}[-1][1]%gamepathfile%[-20]{Enter}[1]||50)
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.mad. · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject:

Hi Vicman,

As you know the sendkeys uses [ ] for commands.
[seconds to wait].
so it could be that tripping it out.

maybe it's also conflicting in the emulator, by having too many letters in the BAS filename, or "[]" are not valid in the EXOS filename.

have you tried running a file manually (not via gamebase).
using "[GAME].BAS" as the name.
then you will know for sure.

also i remember too many brackets causing me problems in the past.
so i just renamed all the TOSEC files, removing everything after the first "SPACE (".

i think your only way round it (at the moment) is to have....
the ZIP filename with all the TOSEC ()[] bumf.
4-es Jatek (19xx)(-)(hu)(PD)[basic].ZIP

with the normal filename enclosed.
4-es Jatek.BAS

or put each game .BAS file on it's own EXOS .DSK file.

Vicman · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject:

Hi .mad. ,

.mad. · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:35 am Post subject:

just thought of something.

try using this in the emulators.ini

UseShortFilenames=1

it might try to load it in the emulator as "GAME~.BAS"

Vicman · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject:

Great idea, mad

I've just tested it on a few files, and it seems to work nice

Thank You again ! What would we do without you here on GB-Forum ?

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