DrEvil Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I have recently added Pinball Arcade Table(s) to my collection via Steam. For PinballX I can edit table data in the Game Manager. I can also edit the xml db directly, of course. However, none of the tables I have added to "Pinball Arcade.xml" are present in my wheel. I have tried other naming schemes like PinballArcade (without a space), etc. I have tried both the native Pinball Arcade setup and a Custom setup in the PinballX Settings interface. All other databases work as usual. Any help would be appreciated.PinballX.inilog.txtPinball Arcade.xml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Here are the settings from my pinballx.ini file: PinballX Support File Data [PinballArcade]Enabled=TrueWorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamExecutable=steam.exeParameters=-applaunch 238260 skipwhatsnewWaitFor=15Process=PinballArcade.exe I noticed that your .xml file is not correct as it is lacking the grid position tags in some of the entries and those with grid position tags all show as 1. You will have to make note of what tables are where in your list and number them from top to bottom. I have also attached my Pinball Arcade.xml which has all the tables in order for Seasons 1-4:Pinball Arcade.xmlMake the changes noted above to your pinballx.ini and try the .xml and see if that makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 I tried your XML file. While it is read by the Game Manager, no Pinball Arcade entries are displayed when I run PinballX. I have > 300 tables displaying on my wheel otherwise. I only have one PA game actually installed via steam, (since I am waiting on buying others until I can get the first one configured to be seen and to be run by Pinballx)Regarding your ini, there is no way for me to check that since PinX has no access to any PA tables via the wheel.Thus my first issue to solve is simply PinballX being able to read an XML file named "Pinball Arcade.xml". As you can see. the log shows that Pinball Arcade is never actually loaded20:16:35.9 1/13/2016: PinballX - Version 2.0120:16:36.0 1/13/2016: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (15.9GB)20:16:36.0 1/13/2016: Loading Settings20:16:36.0 1/13/2016: Initialize Component20:16:36.0 1/13/2016: Initialize Display20:16:37.2 1/13/2016: Loading PlugIns20:16:37.3 1/13/2016: Created DirectX BackGlass Window20:16:37.6 1/13/2016: Created DirectX DMD Window20:16:37.7 1/13/2016: Hiding Cursor20:16:37.7 1/13/2016: Hiding Taskbar20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: CPU: Intel® Core i5-3350P CPU @ 3.10GHz20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 98020:16:37.8 1/13/2016: GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Displays: 320:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Load Game List20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Database: Pinball FX220:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Database: Future Pinball20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Database: Visual Pinball20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Database: VP PhysMod20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Database: VPX20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Custom Database: Pinball FX2 Only20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Custom Database: Future Pinball Only20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Custom Database: Visual Pinball Only20:16:37.8 1/13/2016: Loading Custom Database: VPX Only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 A new discovery: When I run 2.11 it does read the PA xml. It is the 2.01 version that does not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Maybe it was something hinked-up in your 2.01 install that was remedied by installing 2.11. So is this resolved and working as expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Now, using 2.11 I can see the PA xml file. Next issue. Using your INI when I select the table to play, PinballX displays a blank rotated desktop without actually starting the Pinball Arcade game:20:45:45.5 1/13/2016: Started20:45:49.2 1/13/2016: Launch System20:45:49.2 1/13/2016: Waiting for threads20:45:49.2 1/13/2016: Disposing display20:45:50.3 1/13/2016: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe -applaunch 238260 skipwhatsnew20:47:26.2 1/13/2016: Exit System Control Pressed20:47:28.8 1/13/2016: Created DirectX BackGlass Window20:47:29.0 1/13/2016: Created DirectX DMD Window20:47:38.2 1/13/2016: Launch System20:47:38.2 1/13/2016: Waiting for threads20:47:38.2 1/13/2016: Disposing display20:47:40.5 1/13/2016: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe -applaunch 226980 "Marvel - Deadpool"20:47:52.9 1/13/2016: Found Pinball FX 2 Process20:48:32.5 1/13/2016: Exit System Control Pressed I feel like I missing some setting like "run as administrator". I have checked that for the PA executable I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Keep in mind that the xml I provided has the grid positions set for the tables I actually have. If you do not have all the same tables, you will need to disable the tables you do not have and note the order they appear on the Pinball Arcade My Tables section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 OK, figured out that you have to rename 3 files to get matching names in your XML. So, now PA starts and loads to the start menu of TPA. I have set my one table to gridposition 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Glad you got it sorted. Now comes the fun with new tables! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrobx Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I am having a similar problem, but with a new system I added for PhysMod 5. PinballX simply doesn't try to load the database: 17:17:39.5 8/7/2016: Displays: 1 17:17:39.5 8/7/2016: Load Game List 17:17:39.5 8/7/2016: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 17:17:39.5 8/7/2016: Loading Database: Visual Pinball X 17:17:39.5 8/7/2016: Finding and matching artwork and videos 17:17:39.9 8/7/2016: Loading Game Statistics and Scores 17:17:40.3 8/7/2016: Error in the application. It's configured identically to the Visual Pinball X one which does work: ... WindowLocation=272,170 [System_3] Enabled=True WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables Executable=VPinballx.exe NAME=Visual Pinball X SystemType=1 Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" [System_4] Name=Visual Pinball PhysMod 5 Enabled=True SystemType=1 WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables Executable=VPinball99_PhysMod5.exe Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" [System_7] Name= .... The XML database itself is fine, it was created with the game manager (currently only has one table) <menu> <game name="WorldCupSoccer"> <description>WorldCupSoccer</description> <rom></rom> <manufacturer>GamePlan</manufacturer> <year>1994</year> <type>SS</type> <hidedmd>True</hidedmd> <hidebackglass>True</hidebackglass> <enabled>True</enabled> <rating>-1</rating> </game> </menu> I've double and triple checked that the name of the folder and XML matches the system name (just as Visual Pinball X does). Can't figure it out. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carny_Priest Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The file name for the xml database has to match the system name in the ini exactly. Watch for leading or lagging spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrobx Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 They did match exactly. I even copied and pasted from the INI to the folder/file names to be sure. I finally renamed everything to "Visual Pinball PM5" instead of "Visual Pinball PhysMod 5" then it started to work. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carny_Priest Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Well, at least it's working. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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