Help!! loading .ini at startup PPJOYKEY?

[bestrongman]

I'm stuck and fed up. I've tried to load the ini on startup of PPJoyKey so I don't have to load it everytime, but the steps below from the developers doesn't work. Has anyone got this to work or know how to get it to work somehow differently.

Loading and saving the configuration

PPJoyKey allows you to load and save the configuration to .INI files. You can also load an .ini file on startup by specifying it on the command-line when starting PPJoyKey. For example PPJoyKey.exe C:\Config\PPJoyKey.ini will automatically attempt to load C:\Config\PPJoyKey.ini on startup. If the config file is in the current directory you need to add ".\" in front of it. For example PPJoyKey.ini becomes .\PPJoyKey.ini.

Please Help!

[bkenobi]

Have you tried loading the PPJoy ini file manually from the command line? Open a command prompt and type in your command (e.g., "PPJoyKey.exe C:\Config\PPJoyKey.ini"). If it works, you just need to put it in the correct location. If it doesn't work, then we'll have to figure out why. Running it from the command line might help figure out if there's an error though.

[bestrongman]

Hey Bkenobi,

Sorry it took so long to respond. I've tried "PPJoyKey.exe C:\Config\PPJoyKey.ini" in the command line with no luck. I believe I had all my folders set up properly and the command line path entered correctly. Have you tried to get ppjoykey to launch your ini from startup?

[bkenobi]

I have a script that loads PPJoy. I see you are using PPJoyKey. I'm not sure if that works exactly the same as PPJoy does from the command line. Perhaps that's the issue? I only have PPJoy installed on my driving cab which also needs GlovePIE (hence the need for the script). I'm not sure how to set up PPJoyKey if it works differently than the main exe.

[chriss]

when you go to start in windows and go to run (or just type in the search box) cmd

and then use the command do you have your ini file named exactly like bkenobi wrote?

you need to have a folder on c:\ named Config and a file in there named PPJoyKey.ini

This file is been created by ppjoykey. open the program, set your keys, press save ini and save it under the filename in the folder. then it should automatically load the ini!

it works fine on my setup, i use ppjoykey for pro evolution soccer to bind the gamepad input to my x-arcade...

[Brian Hoffman]

I recently ran into this issue on a buddys pc. It was very weird.. A path bug even though the called path was correct.

I did fix it though. Here is what I did.

I saved the ini file to the same folder ppjoykey was in. I named the file joy1.ini .

Then from a command prompt I navigated to the folder I had ppjoykey in and I ran.

Ppjoykey.exe .\joy1.ini

It worked fine after that.

Try that

[bkenobi]

I think that's what I did in my script. I don't believe calling the ini with the path works (even though the documentation claims it does). Well, again, that's for PPJoy.exe and not PPJoyKey.exe.

[chriss]

that's my batch script for ppjoykey:

@echo off
start d:\games\pc\ppjoykey.exe d:\games\pc\xarcade1.ini
start d:\games\pc\ppjoykey.exe d:\games\pc\xarcade2.ini
pes6
start taskkill /f /IM PPJoyKey.exe
exit

Maybe it's the version I'm using but this script works fine!

[headkaze]

I think that's what I did in my script. I don't believe calling the ini with the path works (even though the documentation claims it does). Well, again, that's for PPJoy.exe and not PPJoyKey.exe.

The doc's do say that PPJoyKey.exe accepts a full path for an ini file. But I remember having problems with it myself when trying to get it working for Virtua Tennis. I ended up placing the ini files in the same folder as the Virtua Tennis exe and used batch files to launch everything. This allowed me to use ".\*" for current folder. For the actual batch files you can take a look at them here

[bestrongman]

No such luck. I wonder is if because my drive letter is E:/ I keep getting the error stating that the path can't be located.

[bestrongman]

Hey Brian,

You've helped me with an issue before where you logged into my pc and got me up and running. Is there anyway you can do the same and get me up and running on this. I'll be starting to build on my cab soon and I would love to have street fighter 4 up and running with no issues. Thanks.

Adrian

[Brian Hoffman]

Hey Brian,

You've helped me with an issue before where you logged into my pc and got me up and running. Is there anyway you can do the same and get me up and running on this. I'll be starting to build on my cab soon and I would love to have street fighter 4 up and running with no issues. Thanks.

Adrian

sure,

Whats your schedule?

[bestrongman]

Anytime after 6pm would be good for me. What time is good for you?

[Rochabian]

Hi i use the same trick to load ppjoykey on the Gameex launch

You have to do a batch file

Inside there is:

@echo off

start /MIN c:\config\PPJoykey.exe C:\config\your_ini.ini

That's all

/MIN is used to reduce the PPjoy window in the taskbar (usefull to keep the Gameex focus)

From my experience, you have to place the PPJoy.exe file and the .ini in a folder without space

The path for files shouldn't have a space in it to work

Hope it helps