[RESOLVED] xpadder issues

[mesk]

ok i have tried quite a few different CL's for launching it with a game

first I tried

E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\Xpadder.exe Mafia /M without quotes and this one launches xpadder,but doesnt launch the game or close xpadder

when adding quotes

"E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\Xpadder.exe" Mafia /M

it launches the game but not xpadder

whats the issue?

[Adultery]

I use bat files to get around this. I basically send the rom name as a variable, in the "also launch" box like so:

Wingames.bat "[ROM]"

This is for 2 controllers to load a profile named the same as the the rom or link is. Then in my bat file I call em like this:

Xpadder.exe "%1"1 "%1"2 /M

Provided your profile matches the name of the rom you're good.

I use the lnk method for pc games, so if my link in named "Bionic Commando" so is my xpadder profile... Bionic Commando1.xpadderprofile Bionic Commando2.xpadderprofile (one profile per controller).

Plus that way you get custom controls for every pc game you play... Mouse emulation if needed, etc.

Did that make sense? Lol!

[mesk]

the ink method is just using a game.exe shortcut as the rom name for gameEX right?

My xpadder profile is the same name as the game mafia.and the exe shortcut is mafia

its weird it launches xpadder but the game will not launch until i kill xpadder,the the game launches!

[Adultery]

I make a shortcut to the exe and name it whatever I want, keep all the shortcuts in one folder, and make an emu for GameEx that launches the links. Then I gather artwork that matches the lnk method, make the profiles match the name, eventually throw a db together for the same name, etc.

[Adultery]

I should mention also that in launch after I have another bat file that kills xpadder for me. I have better luck running bat files than using actual command lines in "launch before" "launch after" and "also launch" for some reason.

[mesk]

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[mesk]

ok so my .bat file is

xpadder.exe mafia \m--do i have to put the complete path to xpadder?

[fRequEnCy]

Should contain something like this:

taskkill /f /im xpadder.exe

Complete path is unnecessary!

[Adultery]

/M not \M

Yes you'll have to do a CD to get to the exe

Like CD "C:\path\xpadder.folder"

[mesk]

Should contain something like this:

taskkill /f /im xpadder.exe

Complete path is unnecessary!

ok that takes care of that.

Now that .bat file for launching the xpadder mafia profile should be..

EDIT: ok I think i got everyone now...lol we will see

[fRequEnCy]

/M not \M

Yes you'll have to do a CD to get to the exe

Like CD "C:\path\xpadder.folder"

It's actually "/im"! Also the path is not required as it just kills the open task.

[mesk]

could the 3 of us meet in chat really quick? please?

[Adultery]

I use xpadder command line to kill it gracefully...

Xpadder.exe /C

Xpadder.exe /M runs it minimized.

Tskill works too I just have a thing about killing it gracefully.

[fRequEnCy]

ok that takes care of that.

Now that .bat file for launching the xpadder mafia profile should be..

EDIT: ok I think i got everyone now...lol we will see

Something along the these lines:

CD /d "E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder"
Xpadder.exe Mafia /M

Hard to say exactly since I can't test this and don't have it in front of me. Some variations may need to be made to the command-line depending how GameEx interacts with it.

Or try:

CD /d "E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder"
Start "" Xpadder.exe Mafia /M

[fRequEnCy]

I use xpadder command line to kill it gracefully...

Xpadder.exe /C

Or even better!

[mesk]

going to try these now

[Adultery]

Chat mesk? I'll help ya.

[mesk]

ok i cannot get xpadder to launch when using a .bat file

when i set a command line to launch before & launch after xpadder launches,but the game doesnt until I kill xpadder

[Adultery]

Lemmie see your bat file.

[mesk]

ok here it is

Mafia.zip

[Adultery]

This isn't going to work:

E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\Xpadder.exe Mafia /M

You need to do something like this:

@echo off

CD "E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\"
Xpadder.exe Mafia /M

Edit: hold on mesk. Ill make you one.

[mesk]

k let me switch that

also what would the also launch bat be?

[Adultery]

Let me make you one quick. Theres more to it than that.

[mesk]

ok,thanks

[Adultery]

Okay, try this:

In the Also Launch field, use this:

::Launch Xpadder (Mafia Profile)
:BEGIN
@echo off
::Browse to the directory
E:
cd "E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\"
::Begin Xpadder and Minimize the Window
start "" xpadder.exe "Mafia" /M
:END
::EoF

And in the launch after here's your close Xpadder bat:

::Close Xpadder
:BEGIN
@echo off
::Browse to the directory
E:
cd "E:\Emulation\tools\Xpadder\"
::Close Xpadder
start "" xpadder.exe /C
:END
::EoF

Create a TXT file exactly like this one and save it (best to write it out this way instead of copy/pasting it). Change the file extension to .bat