AHK issue

[Paddy1888]

Good Morning all,

I posted this here as the troubleshooting section states Launchbox and this is not a Launchbox issue.

I have a script which should launch a game (which it does) and Demulshooter (which it doesn't) and I can't figure for the life of me why it's not working

I don't suppose any of the experts can provide me a pointer as to why it doesn't start

 

; AutoHotkey Script for Sega Chihiro (Ghostquad) with DemulShooter

; executable paths
demulshooterPath := "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe"
cxbxPath := "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\Sega Chihiro\cxbx.exe"
xbeFile := "D:\All-in-One\LaunchBox\Games\Sega Chihiro\GS\vsg.xbe"

; Launch DemulShooter
Run, %demulshooterPath% DemulShooter.exe -target=chihiro -rom=vgs, , Hide

; Wait for DemulShooter to initialize
Sleep, 2000

; Launch CXBX-Reloaded with the game
Run, %cxbxPath% "%xbeFile%", , Hide

Esc:: 
    Process, Close, DemulShooter.exe
    Process, Close, cxbx.exe
    ExitApp
return
 

 

 

[JoeViking245]

3 hours ago, Paddy1888 said:

provide me a pointer as to why it doesn't start

You're doubling up the exe.  The Run line essentially says:

Run, "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe" DemulShooter.exe -target=chihiro -rom=vgs, , Hide

[Paddy1888]

I seen what you meant and changed it, but it hasn't made a difference 

; AutoHotkey Script for Sega Chihiro (Ghostquad) with DemulShooter

; Executable path
demulshooterPath := "D:\DemulShooter\"
cxbxPath := "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\Sega Chihiro\cxbx.exe"
xbeFile := "D:\All-in-One\LaunchBox\Games\Sega Chihiro\GS\vsg.xbe"

; Launch DemulShooter
Run, %demulshooterPath%DemulShooter.exe -target=chihiro -rom=vgs, 

; Wait for DemulShooter to initialize
Sleep, 2000

; Launch CXBX-Reloaded with the game
Run, %cxbxPath% "%xbeFile%", , Hide

Esc:: 
    Process, Close, DemulShooter.exe
    Process, Close, cxbx.exe
    ExitApp
return
 

 

[JoeViking245]

33 minutes ago, Paddy1888 said:

I seen what you meant and changed it, but it hasn't made a difference 

Check your full DemulShooter path.  First post it was in "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\".   The 2nd post shows just in the root D drive. Then go ahead and put the executable filename in with the variable (a little cleaner to see and work with).  (see below)

Oh.... and check your -rom= argument.  "vgs" vs. the games .xbe rom, "vsg".

demulshooterPath := "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe"
cxbxPath := "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\Sega Chihiro\cxbx.exe"
xbeFile := "D:\All-in-One\LaunchBox\Games\Sega Chihiro\GS\vsg.xbe"

Run, %demulshooterPath% -target=chihiro -rom=vgs,,Hide
Sleep, 2000

Run, "%cxbxPath%" "%xbeFile%",,Hide

$Esc::
    Process, Close, DemulShooter.exe
    WinClose, ahk_exe cxbx.exe
    ExitApp
return

(I don't run either of these, so forgive my ignorance), you said the game launches, but you have the ,,Hide parameter on that particular Run line.  Seems odd, but if it works, it works.  

I added quotes around the %cxbxPath% variable because of the space between "Sega Chihiro".  I'm kind of surprised it launched that way.

For the Escape sequence, if you ever have issues with it, add a $ in front of it (as shown above).  Which is not a bad thing to do anyway.

 

Lastly, Process, Close is a pretty drastic way to close down an app.  It's sort of like unplugging the computer to "shut it down".  NOT recommended.

DemulShooter may require this more forceful approach.  But [at least] for cxbx, I suggest using WinClose, ahk_exe cxbx.exe instead. (reflected above)

 

[Paddy1888]

Sorry, i should have mentioned. I changed the path, just in case this was the issue and amended the script to follow the new path. Weirdly, again the script doesn't launch demulshooter. I ran the following via the run command in windows D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe and again this didn't launch. so I'm at a complete loss, strangely I have a pre-built build that launches demelshooter and that works fine 
 

 

[Paddy1888]

I should have said , that I made the changes above but still nothing, but thanks ever so much for giving me pointers

 

Edited Friday at 10:27 PM by Paddy1888

[JoeViking245]

3 minutes ago, Paddy1888 said:

I ran the following via the run command in windows D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe and again this didn't launch

As in, you pressed Win+R and then entered D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe and it did NOT launch?  If so, good. Then it's not the script.  

Assuming that's absolutely the correct path, if it doesn't work from there, it won't work anywhere.

 

What happens when you run D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe from the Window command prompt?

Or better yet, the whole command you're trying to get working.

Doing this (or these) will at least (or 'should') output something in the window. Good, bad or indifferent. 

[Paddy1888]

I fixed it, 

Rather than try to pass paths across the script, i used absolute paths, I also updated my version of demulshooter and changed the rom name (as per the demulshooter wiki) 

run, D:\All-in-One\Emulators\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe -target=chihiro -rom=gsquad
Sleep, 2000

run, "D:\All-in-One\Emulators\Sega Chihiro\cxbx.exe" "D:\All-in-One\LaunchBox\Games\Sega Chihiro\GS\vsg.xbe", , Hide.  

Thanks for your help Joe

Edited Saturday at 07:26 AM by Paddy1888