JoeViking245

What's the game and what emulator? Verify the games Application path is correct. (Edit the game and look in the Launching section and make sure it's pointing to the correct file) When you say other games work normally, I assume "other games" in the same platform using the same emulator?

It's not 'calling the batch file'. It executing the commands to do the same thing the batch file did. But using AutoHotkey (AHK) verbiage. The lines in the script that start with a semicolon are comments. e.g. ;start database Words between percent symbols are variables in which you replace them with what they are equal to, noted earlier in the script. e.g. %appPath% ;start database Run, "%A_ScriptDir%\%appPath%" %startCmd% This [comment] says "the next line in the code will start the database". "Run" says to execute the following command. Now replace the percent symbols and what's in between them with what they are = to and leave the rest as is. "%A_ScriptDir%\%appPath%" %startCmd% Each part broken down: " (note, this is a literal quote that needs to be there) %A_ScriptDir% this is AHK lingo for the full path to where the script is located e.g. D:\Games\Golden Tee Live 2006 \ PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\pg_ctl.exe " {space} start -D PostgreSQL\8.3\data -s Put these all together and you get Run, "D:\Games\Golden Tee Live 2006\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\pg_ctl.exe" start -D PostgreSQL\8.3\data -s The last line in the code is what is stopping (closing) the database

These should be !{F8 down} vs. {!F8 down}

If you go to the LaunchBox for Windows section, it covers both LaunchBox and Big Box. Grabbing one at random... Additional Apps, at the bottom of the article it has the section Accessing Additional Apps in Big Box. Note, on the Strategy Guides' main page, the Search for articles field actually does fairly well. I believe it's AI driven, pulling from misc. LaunchBox resources.

You can thank me IF it actually works.

Editing a game then navigating left/right saves changes without issue. When navigating in Edit, e.g. 3 games "to the right" and clicking "X" to close the window, the initial game in the Main panel is [still] selected. But the last game that was in "Edit" is what's shown in the Game Details panel Same scenario but clicking OK instead of "X" selects/shows the 'last game' in both panels.

The LaunchBox Strategy Guide The main YouTube page can be difficult to navigate though. To me, the Tutorials page is a little easier to at least be able to scroll through. When looking for something specific (here on the Forums), I find the Search (top of the page) results are hit or miss. Weighing heavy on the miss side. So if what I'm after is not in the Strategy Guide or is a unique asking, Googling "LaunchBox I need info about xyz" usually works pretty well.

Give this a try. In the same folder your batch file is in, create a new text file. name it whatever you want. e.g. MyGTLscript.txt Copy and paste the code below into the file Save and close Change the file extension to .ahk e.g. MyGTLscript.ahk Make sure it doesn't save it as MyGTLscript.ahk.txt In LaunchBox, add an additional app to the game For the Application Path: Browse to your \LaunchBox\ThirdParty\AutoHotkey folder and select AutoHotkey.exe i.e. D:\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe For the Application Command-Line Parameters: type, "inside quotes", the full path to your saved .ahk file [from above] i.e. "D:\Games\Golden Tee Live 2006\MyGTLscript.ahk" Check the box Automatically Run Before Main Application Click OK to save and close Remove the Additional App you had using the batch file Cross your fingers and play the game SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% #SingleInstance Force appPath = PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\pg_ctl.exe startCmd = start -D PostgreSQL\8.3\data -s stopCmd = stop -D PostgreSQL\8.3\data -m smart gameWindowTitle = TeknoBudgie ;start database Run, "%A_ScriptDir%\%appPath%" %startCmd% ;wait until gameWindowTitle exists WinWait, %gameWindowTitle% ;waits until gameWindowTitle does NOT exist anymore while winExist(gameWindowTitle) sleep 700 ;stop the database Run, "%A_ScriptDir%\%appPath%" %stopCmd%

That said... it should be resolved in the latest beta release.

This is a known issue. https://feedback.launchbox.gg/p/launchbox-error-when-attempting-to-download-video-media-from-steam

Using the command line parameters -b -e should take care of it. For mine I also add confirm exit=false and fullscreen=true (I know I could just set those via the UI) -b -C Dolphin.Interface.ConfirmStop=False -C Dolphin.Display.Fullscreen=True -e I also have the startup screen delay set to 5 seconds. If you need something more aggressive (which really, you shouldn't with the startup screens), you can try checking the box for Aggressive Startup Window Hiding. and//or Hide Windows that are Not Exclusive Fullscreen.

The [paraphrased] error "Could not find a part of the path ..\Core\Themes\....\fileName.ext", This was in my notes, quoted from one of the developers. From where (either here or on Discord) or when I got it, I don't recall. But I read it somewhere, so it must be true. So to answer your question, most likely yes (based on the quote above).

I assume you have this batch file set as an Additional App for Golden Tee and checked to Run Before Main Application. With just a little bit of work/investigation/discovery, you could make this work automatically. Steps (generically written) Find out what the games window actually is Typically, it's linked to an exe. But you indicated this game doesn't have one. In that case, you need to find what the windows Title is. Convert what your batch file does into an AutoHotkey script This [new] script will Start the online database Wait around for the games window to exist (a.k.a. The actual game is running) Wait around for the games window to not exist anymore (a.k.a. The actual game has exited) Disconnect/close the database (whatever sending F12 does) Set this script as an Additional App for Golden Tee and checked to Run Before Main Application Remove the batch file as an Additional App Alternately, it looks like you can just add the database to the game directly in TP by adding the Postgres info (as seen in this pdf file). I personally don't run TP, so don't know how all that works.

The issue with TeknoParrot is it's a launcher for its games. What happens is, you have LaunchBox start TP with the necessary parameters to start a game. TP launches, then starts "the game", then closes itself (while the game continues to play). LaunchBox sees TP closing as "the game exiting". So it (LaunchBox), can't tell when the actual "game" has exited. If you're referring to "when LaunchBox exits", that a different scenario.

Sure there is. Edit the game. In the Startup/Pause section, check Override Default Screen Settings, then click Customize. Check the box to Enable Game Startup Screen and un-check the box to Enable Game Shutdown Screen. Click OK to save and close. Sure it does. Select the games and press Ctrl+E to start the Bulk Edit Wizard. For the Field, select Startup Screen - Enabled, and for the Value, check the box to enable it. Click Next, Next. Click Yes, I would like to make more changes. This time for the Field, select Startup Screen - Shutdown Enabled, and for the Value, un-check the box to disable it. Click Next, Next. Click No.... to close the wizard. I'm pretty sure this logic hasn't changed in quite a long while.

Or... they have 66 pages of script tips and tidbits that they read through and find what their after, fulfilling their every need.

As an option, you can detect the controller combo without the need for joytokey. 1Joy7:: { If GetKeyState("Joy8") { WinActivate, ahk_exe Launchbox.exe MouseMove, 586, 657, 0 Click } } Here, you need to press and hold Joy8 1st, then press Joy7 to have it run. Change the buttons accordingly. Regarding the SystemCursor method, is your script calling that from somewhere else? Because what you provided doesn't even use it. It's updated pretty much every time someone posts a question.

Go to: Tools < Download < Force Update Games Database Metadata... When that's done, try it again. I tried [close to] the same thing... Pressed Ctrl+N to add a new game Manually typed in the platform Microsoft Xbox 360 Typed in the Title Ride Pressed Enter to have it search.. LB said the local database needed an update, so clicked Yes to downloaded it Got the same results as you did (everything except Ride) Closed that and ran the Force Update Add... Platform... Title... Ride was the only game that showed up Success!

With Steam not running in the background, do you experience the same thing? e.g. with MAME If so, disable Steam Input. It's known to cause "controller confusion" (for lack of better words).

The 2nd and 3rd line in the error message tells you what's wrong. It can't find that file. Are you running Big Box as admin? Is your D drive formatted as NTFS? Those are the 2 primary reasons that, if the file does actually exist, it can't be read from the symlink folder under /Core/, Another possibility is that the path to the image is hard coded in the theme and you put the theme in a folder other than /LaunchBox/Themes/Neon Deluxe Arcade/. e.g. /Neon Deluxe Arcade - Custom/

In the Default theme, PlatformHybrid4View.xml should be disabled in ThemeSettings.xml. Though the View file does physically exist, there's nothing in it. Well, except a TextBlock that that says "HybridView4" (as you can see). It's meant as a placeholder**. That said, in the Themes Demo, that may be a bug... showing a view that's set not to show [per the ThemeSettings.xml]. Or it's by design to show "everything" existing. So, as far as that specific View is concerned, as they say.... "Move along. Nothing to see here." **Feel free to edit and customize to your specific needs. You can find more information about doing that here: Hybrid Views - LaunchBox

The "problem" is, Configure shouldn't appear there. That is (I'm pretty sure) just for MS-DOS/DOSBox games. Edit the SNES game and look in the Launching section. Is there something listed next to Configuration Application Path:? Is whatever's in there, part of the game? My shoot-from-the-hip guess is, No. Remove it and click OK to save and close.

What version of LaunchBox/Big Box are you using? VLC was depreciated in version 13.21. Note that setting the video playback engine (WMP or ffmpeg [v13.23 or newer]) is separated between the 2 UI's. LaunchBox - Tools < Options < General < Video Playback Big Box - System Menu < Options < Videos < Video Playback Engine In Big Box, try going in there and selecting "the other" playback engine. (Since LaunchBox is working, DON'T TOUCH IT in its options! )