Config.ini issue with 15.68

[mace]

Just updated to Gameex 15.68 and after running I noticed my Pinball FX3 games would not run.

Checking I found that part of the Command Line entry in the Emulator setup tab had changed from "Pinball Fx3.exe" to "PinballFx3.exe". Changed it back, closed and checked the config.ini and all was well however after running Gameex once again my Pinball FX3 games would not run. Checked the config.ini again and it had dropped the space and reverted from "Pinball Fx3.exe" to "PinballFx3.exe" again.

@Tom Speirs I noticed that you mentioned that there have been some changes (performance improvements) to ini file processing so I am guessing that the space stripping may be something to do with that. 

[Draco1962]

Can you attach copies (NO copy & paste please) of your gameex.ini and log txt files from immediately after the reported issue occurs for review? Thanks.

[Tom Speirs]

Please post before and after please

[mace]

Here are the files:

The original pre update file (Gameex(before).ini) shows that the emulator settings have a space in the program name in the command line ("Pinball FX2.exe" & "Pinball FX3.exe")

After the 15.68 update to Gameex, those emulators do not run, the reason appears to be that the spaces have been stripped from the GameEx.ini file (Gameex(after).ini)

No errors apparent in Log.txt (also attached)

Running the setup wizard shows the spaces have gone (FX2aftergameexrun.PNG & FX3aftergameexrun.PNG)

I corrected the commands in the wizard by adding back spaces (CorrectedsetupFX2.PNG & CorrectedsetupFX3.PNG) and checked verify performed correctly (verify.png). HOWEVER checking the GameEx.ini file still shows spaces are missing. Reopening setup wizard at this stage still has the correct command line with spaces still shown? This is repeatable.

Finally manually editing the Gameex.ini to add the spaces back does not work as they are stripped our again once Gameex is run.

So as far as I can tell the setup wizard does not appear to be correctly updating the .ini and Gameex v15.68 seems to be stripping out spaces from the emulator command lines when run.

Sorry for the information overload but I wanted to cover the bases.

GameEx(before).ini GamEx(after).ini log.txt

[Tom Speirs]

Very strange. I can duplicate it everytime. Only seems to be an issue with the word pinball!

Im looking

[Tom Speirs]

It appears to be a Microsoft bug with string.trim.

 

[mace]

That's an odd one :-)

I've renamed the .exe to remove the space for now. 

Always knew Microsoft hated pinball after the horrible free 'Space Cadet' game!

[Tom Speirs]

Actually it was me. Will be fixed in next release.

[Draco1962]

6 hours ago, mace said:

Always knew Microsoft hated pinball after the horrible free 'Space Cadet' game!

I loved that game! Of course, there is no accounting for taste. 

[mace]

1 hour ago, Draco1962 said:

I loved that game! Of course, there is no accounting for taste. 

It's only fault was that it was *tiny* on the screen, teeny, miniscule :-)