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    Looking for help with 2 AHK scripts

    in Noobs

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    Thanks @JoeViking245 I appreciate your help. I tried it but it didnt work unfortunately. 

    i found mention in searching across the web that if i use gpuDX11 instead of "old gpuDX11" video plugin that the mouse cursor would hide automatically in fullscreen.  It hides the cursor a few seconds after the game loads so I deleted nomousy.

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    Looking for help with 2 AHK scripts

    in Noobs

    Posted

    I have 2 scripts that i'm trying to use for demul hikaru. the 1st 1 works fine to go full screen but the 2nd 1 should hide the mouse curser and i cant get it to work. Using NoMousy.exe. 

    I  want to hide the curser when i start a game and and have it reappear when the game is closed. 

    Thanks for looking

      

    Sleep, 9500
 SetKeyDelay, -1, 110
 Send !{Enter}
 Return


Run, E:\Testing\LaunchBoxTester (Current Version)\Emulators\Hikaru Demul w Roms\nomousy.exe  /hide

$Esc::

{

        Run, E:\Testing\LaunchBoxTester (Current Version)\Emulators\Hikaru Demul w Roms\nomousy.exe

        Process, Close, demul.exe

}

     

    Trouble with Database scraping

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    I'm currently using Launchbox 12.7 with an expired regular license, meaning no more updates.  I do use the premium features of LB/BB such as Pause Themes and Bigbox etc.  
    The issue I experienced began when I imported Laika: Aged Through Blood to the windows platform successfully but was unable to scrape media for it. It is listed on the LB Database but LB would crash repeatedly when searching for Metadata even using copy/paste the game name from the database listing saying, "Object reference not set to an instance." 
    I searched the forum and found similar issues and the common solution that always worked was to Force Update Games Metadata Database, which i did, sometimes it wouldn't crash, sometimes it would just say game couldn't be found. Since i knew the game was in the Database and on the platform i persisted. i deleted the game, closed launchbox. Restored data backup reinstalled game .. made no difference. so i went to updates folder and reinstalled my 12.7 version think maybe it was corrupt and Imported game again but still got same error and when it didnt error it showed game not found.
    I then download free version 13.11 and imported the game and it immediately scraped and found the ID#. 
    So i removed my premium license from my 12.7 folder and installed free 13.11 overtop of 12.7. Imported the game and it scraped perfectly. So I reinstalled my 12.7 from Update folder and put my license back in the folder to get my premium features back.


    I solved my problem but i wonder if maybe the Launchbox Team should know about this because i don't know if its an issue on version 12.7 or if its an issue with the database.

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    Update a lot of file paths at once?

    in Noobs

    Posted

    when you delete  the games from launchbox it will ask if you want to keep the additional files ..you can say yes or no> yes it will delete them and you can download them again after importing the cue files or no and it will keep them and assign them to the new imports.

    Update a lot of file paths at once?

    in Noobs

    Posted

    The easy way is to select a psx game in launchbox, hit ctrl+a to select all then right click and choose delete. Then import the cue files to launchbox as the bin fles are for the emulators use. Should take no more than a few minutes at the most.

    Emu Requirements

    in Emulation

    Posted

    I have no idea what a 1510 super gpu is (mistyped perhaps?) but with a 5600xt and ryzen 3600 you can emulate all the consoles that are currently emulated. As far as hdd size that all depends on exactly which consoles you choose to emulate and if you want to have every game for each console including japanese and european and other regions.  i have a 4TB hdd which is larger than i need but others have way larger hdds and many more of them.

    Start setting it up you can always add more storage later if you need it.

    How do i resize the window in LaunchBox Tools>Options?

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    I could use a solution to an issue regarding resizing the Tools>Options window.  I have windows 10 custom scaling set so that im able to see and read the screen from my recliner but i am unable to drag to resize the window that Tools>Options brings up.  The OK and Cancel buttons are just out of reach at the bottom of the screen.  The resize arrows show when i go to the corners of that window but they are not functional.  Current solution is to go to windows settings>System>Display>Scale and layout>Advance Scaling> lower to 100%>Apply>Sign out>Sign in to make necessary changes.  Then do it all again to enlarge scaling to continue normal use.

    Thanks

    Download>Platform/Playlist/Category Theme Videos Error

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    When i go to Tools> Download>Platform/Playlist/Category Theme Videos I get an Error and LaunchBox is forced Closed.
    I have reinstalled Version 12.3 over top of existing 12.3 but it didnt help. I clicked report error but when i got into bitbucket, I decided to come to the forum instead.

    This is on Windows10 64bit if it matters.

    This is the Error Message:


    Value cannot be null. (Parameter 's')

    App:     LaunchBox
    Version: 12.3
    Type:    System.ArgumentNullException
    Site:    Byte[] FromBase64String(System.String)
    Source:  System.Private.CoreLib

       at System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s)
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Rijndael.QueryTransformerTests(Object )
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Rijndael.Decrypt(String value, String key, String seed)
       at StrategyCode.InitTransformerCustomer(String value, String key, String seed, StrategyCode )
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Rijndael.Decrypt(String value, Guid key, Guid seed)
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Forms.DownloadPlatformVideosForm.DeleteSupportedListener(Object , Guid , Guid )
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Forms.DownloadPlatformVideosForm.PrintAwareFilter()
       at ProcAdapter.RunScopePublisher(Object , ProcAdapter )
       at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Forms.DownloadPlatformVideosForm.ViewAwareFilter()
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
    --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

    Recent Log:

       5:51:38 PM Exception

    Updating Launchbox Issue

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    I saw that Launchbox version 12.0 was released yesterday at launchbox-app.com/about/changelog but i am not able to update to it via the hamburger menu>Help>Check for Updates method.  Is there another method to try that will make this update happen ?

    On 11.17 Launchbox hiding a game takes me back to the top of the platform.

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by Mainiack
    added info

    In Version 11.17 I imported Mame Arcade Fullset 0.235 today and decided to hide games that i didnt want to see instead of deleting them as i have done in the past so that next time i import a fullset they won't appear again.  When i clicked OK after ticking the Hide box in Edit, poof, right back to the top of the platform.  This had been an issue in a previous version last year-2020 and the fix was to disable Dynamic Box Sizing. 

    I checked the Dynamic Box Sizing to make sure it was off and it was so i right clicked to edit another game but instead clicked cancel and the screen didnt go back to the top of the platform. Then i Right clicked to edit again and then hit OK without changing anything, again the screen stayed in the correct place and didnt scroll back to top of platform.

    Right clicked to edit same game again but this time i ticked the Hide Box and OK, poof, right back to the top of the platform.

    I tried with Dynamic Box Sizing in both conditions and got same result.

    I also tried it with Enable Box Shadows On/Off since that setting is in the same place but i got the same result.

    Is there another fix that my searches havent uncovered ?

     

    ***edit -- i also rebooted and refreshed all images

     

    I cannot get certain unreleased prototype games imported into LaunchBox no matter how hard I try.

    in Noobs

    Posted

    Just for informational purposes:  I'm using Mame 0.233 and after following Retro808''s suggestion pubball.zip  imported, i then changed the game name to Power-Up Baseball, then changed the emulator to Mame, then downloaded images from Edit tab and got 9 images, i probably did not have all boxes checked, seldom do.  Game launches fine on mine in Mame and in Launchbox.

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