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DarkBasic Pro Guy
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I need some help with CattleRustlers and Exeats plugin. Could anyone help?

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That's too general. Try again.


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please stop answering with that.

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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 10:31 Edited at: 13th Dec 2004 10:40
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Please ask a question that can be answered.

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When starting a thread to ask help about something, it is generally a good idea to post about the parts you need help with. Being as specific as possible from the start, allows possible respondants the opportunity to sooner help with your current problem.
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gen_OpenFileDialog(ByVal InitialDir As String, _
ByVal FilterStr As String) As String

I don't understand what goes inbetween the "(" and the ")". That is my problem. Can anyone help me with it?

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Quote: "gen_OpenFileDialog(ByVal InitialDir As String, _
ByVal FilterStr As String) As String
Displays a standard Windows Open-File Dialog window. Specify the directory in which to start, and the file types filter by passing values into InitialDir and FilterStr respectively. If no values are passed in (by using “” for either), the Dialog will default to InitialDir=”C:”, and FilterStr=”*.*|*.*”. gen_FileDialog() returns the complete path of the selected file. If nothing is selected or Cancel is pressed then an empty string is returned (“”). "


What this amounts to is:
InitialDir - the folder where the dialog opens.
FilterStr - the file types that you wish to allow to be showed in the dialog. (Though, I imagine since there is a wildcard on both sides of the period [*] that you can filter it for specific filenames, but any file extension as well)


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ok so like

gen_OpenFileDialog(C:\New Folder\, _
Bitmap (*.bmp) As String

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Thanks JeBus, an example would be:

Return = gen_OpenFileDialog("C:\", "*.gif")

This would open the dialog in the root directory for C Drive, and would only display Gif graphic files. The 'Return' value will hold the path to the file the user selected in the dialog.


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That should return the filepath to the selected bitmap file from C:\New Folder\

I've not used this command myself, and can't test at the moment, so try it and see.


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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 11:19 Edited at: 13th Dec 2004 11:43
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ok cool I think I got it but stick around incase I need more help I actually need all Images like .JPG and .BMP mostly.

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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 11:46 Edited at: 13th Dec 2004 11:49
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and that does not seem to work also.
It says:
"Both operands are required for non-uniary operations at line 1."
the code at line one is



What should I do now?

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Replace "Return" with a non-command name. By itself, "Return" is already taken by the compiler. Use a variable name like "file$".


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ok

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this doesn't seem to work actually.



it gives me an error everytime I try it

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Could you kindly tell us the error?


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sure it gave the location of the DBP compiler and said it was unexpectedly terminated

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the piping symbol needs to be supplied like "*.bmp|*.bmp"


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Posted: 13th Dec 2004 23:35 Edited at: 13th Dec 2004 23:45
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I will upload a screen-shot of my error and edit this post in one minute. here's all the code I have gotten



And I use the editor that came with DarkBasic.
Here's the screenshot I said above:


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that means that the compiler can't find or open the dba file specified in the dbpro file

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Posted: 14th Dec 2004 02:49 Edited at: 14th Dec 2004 02:59
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That was not the error I got before though and I fixed that so I use DarkBasic Editor the one that came with DarkBasic and then the code is:



And here's a screen-shot of the error I got before:


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Posted: 14th Dec 2004 03:03 Edited at: 14th Dec 2004 03:03
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I just ran this code:

a$ as string
a$=gen_OpenFileDialog("C:","*.bmp|*.bmp")
print a$
wait key

and it works pefrectly fine. Are you sure you have the dbp_netlib.dll in your your working exe dir, and the dbp_netlib_cpp.dll in your plugins-user directory under dbpro installation?

Try this code above and see if it works.


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tried that got the same error as before.

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i think this was sorted in irc just now.



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Posted: 14th Dec 2004 06:12 Edited at: 14th Dec 2004 08:28
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ok I still get an error when running my program. Here's a screen-shot of the error:



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ok


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Do you have the .NET framework installed?


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Yes I do have .NET Framework installed. I also clicked on "What data does this error report contain?" and came up with this:



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OK, this is a request for help in verifying something. Two separate people using DBP 5.7 and dbp_netlib are reporting oddities and/or crashes.

Could someone please test 5.7 and some of the various functions in dbp_netlib and let us know what you find? Pretty please?

I am not running 5.7 yet as I am in the middle of DarkTOPIA coding and I'd prefer not to break that atm

Thanks in advance to anyone that can test this!


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If 5.7 is the latest upgrade then I am not having any problems with your plugin.


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thanks, yes also Apexnow was nice enough to run a few tests and no problems there either.

Thanks again.


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must just be my computer. Hey everyone that did tests for CattleRustler could yokuk post your Operating System including service packs and everything and the editor you use. Thanks in Advance

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get this I had .NET framework 2.0 BETA installed. Hows that I uninstalled it and now I just need something to test.

I tried


and came up with


while using .NET framework 1.1 before I had been using .NET framework 2.0 BETA

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anyone?

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no one has been able to recreate the problem

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Weren't you the user with a 10 year old computer? May just be that your computer is too old.


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uhh yes I am that guy that has a really old pc but that pc was actually manufactured in 1998 so about 7 years old. I got a new pc. PC specs here:

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Uninstall all .net products. Reboot and re-install 1.1?

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or just reinstall 1.1 framework over old install, and run all ms updates from IE

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ok I am going to try that tonight then hopefully it will work.

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ok forgot to post results. Nothing that required .NET worked before I re-installed but I re-installed .NEt framework 1.1 and still get the last error there

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did you have the required DBP_Netlib file in the executables directory?


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err yeah I think seems like I always forget. lemme check... sure did but my problem I can't exactly re-install windows though because this is my moms computer I would have to ask her permission

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well if .NET is installed and is ok, and dbp_netlib_cpp.dll is in your plugins-user directory, and dbp_netlib.dll is in your current working directory then it should all work - and I cant imagine why it doesnt.

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Not that cattlerustlers + exeats plugin isn't okay, but my plugin also uses the .NET framework and doesn't require a dll to be with the executable. If you try my plugin you might be able to tell if the problem is with the .NET framework or if something is conflicting with the computer.

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link please 1tg46?

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Quote: "I just ran this code:

a$ as string
a$=gen_OpenFileDialog("C:","*.bmp|*.bmp")
print a$
wait key

and it works pefrectly fine."


It worked here also. Perfect, not one problem. I'm going to tinker with it and see if I can recreate the problem.

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I get an instant crash, the window doesn't even show up when the dll is not in the working directory.

P.S. this was with the above code.


Edit: I tried placing the dll's the the opposite folders, the same dll in both folders, and so on, bla bla... I just keep getting crashes, but no error reports or anything.

I tried...

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I have been doingn everything I can with .NET framework and I still can't figure it out. I am wondering if it is because there is something on my computer no one else has?

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