PinballX 5.28 don't launch Pinball Arcade

[jejegameex]

Hi,
I have a portable version of  Pinball Arcade (1.71.21) that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, depends on PinballX version. It worked on version 5.22, but not in version 5.28.
Now with the version 5.28, PinballX is not able to launch the program (I see the wheel image and just after it comes back to the menu).
Remark : Pinball FX3 works. But I guess who if a program can't be started, others too.

My settings are simple :

[System_3]
Name=Pinball Arcade Full
Enabled=True
SystemType=0
WorkingPath=C:\Games\ThePinballArcade
Executable=PinballArcade11.exe

[Draco1962]

Please attach (no copy and paste) copies of your pinballx.ini and log.txt files for review. 

[Mike_da_Spike]

Can you also define portable version ?  Didn't play for a long time tpa, but Normally I just update via Steam to latest version and updat freecammod as well.

Not sure if I have ti.e this weekend, but will take a look if it is still working on my cab

[jejegameex]

My 'portable' version is a 'hacked' version for my cabinet in the garage which does not have internet.
I understand that I can't be demanding with a free version, but sometimes it's works with PinballX, sometimes no. I suppose there is something different in the launching code.
It depends on versions of PinballX, so I keep old versions of PinballX to come back to a version that works well.

This is my log file just after a test to launch the program.

log.txt PinballX.ini

[Mike_da_Spike]

It looks like it doesnt launch anything, but crashes on something, that it cannot  find an object

14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:  La référence d'objet n'est pas définie à une instance d'un objet.
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.o(String A_0)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, String A_3, Boolean A_4)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, String A_3)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.y()
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.ab()
14:40:05.10  18/12/2021:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window

Did you instal the pinballx, or copied it to the directory?

If you copy it, try to install it instead, otherwise need to ask Tom what this crash means

[jejegameex]

39 minutes ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

It looks like it doesnt launch anything, but crashes on something, that it cannot  find an object

14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:  La référence d'objet n'est pas définie à une instance d'un objet.
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.o(String A_0)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, String A_3, Boolean A_4)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, String A_3)
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.y()
14:40:05.03  18/12/2021:     à PinballX.FrmMain.ab()
14:40:05.10  18/12/2021:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window

Did you instal the pinballx, or copied it to the directory?

If you copy it, try to install it instead, otherwise need to ask Tom what this crash means

Thank You for your answer. I installed it normally, over the old version.

[Mike_da_Spike]

@Tom Speirs, do you k own what the error crash is caused by ?

[Mike_da_Spike]

3 hours ago, jejegameex said:

Thank You for your answer. I installed it normally, over the old version.

I noticed this in your log 

14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  Please try deleting flash.ocx in the installation folder and then reininstall PinballX.
14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  You may need to change security properties on the file.
14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  If PinballX does not initialize you should address this issue.

Can you try that and try again

[Tom Speirs]

Please try disabling pinmame under display settings and let me know if that resolves it.

[Tom Speirs]

Otherwise, Ive got nothing else to go on right now, and am obviously going to be unable to reproduce your issue. Sorry.

[jejegameex]

  No, I change the two parameters display for hide pinmame and the effect is the same. It's strange because when I have this problem, I just come back to the previous version of PinballX and it's works : I checked just now with the version 5.22 and the program is launched well. Here is the new LOG file for this test : no error after the line 'Disposing display'.

Remark : this error with 5.28 is in french in the LOG file, this is the english translate : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

log.txt

[jejegameex]

2 hours ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

I noticed this in your log 

14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  Please try deleting flash.ocx in the installation folder and then reininstall PinballX.
14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  You may need to change security properties on the file.
14:39:28.85  18/12/2021:  If PinballX does not initialize you should address this issue.

Can you try that and try again

If I delete the file, it appears again after the new install of PinballX, and the message in the LOG stay the same.

But I have a problem with Windows 10 because Flash is no longer supported. I try to reinstall an old version of Flash, but it's impossible. I suppose it's another problem... I'm not sure if it's related, but in my cabinet the menu 'Instructions' for display instructions cards don't appear (PinballX has not displayed this menu for a long time).

[Tom Speirs]

Please try setting the table path to something valid.

[jejegameex]

18 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said:

Please try setting the table path to something valid.

YES ! It's christmas !
It works when I define Table Path for the system :

[System_3]
Name=Pinball Arcade Full
Enabled=True
SystemType=0
WorkingPath=C:\Jeux\ThePinballArcade
Executable=PinballArcade11.exe
TablePath=C:\Jeux\ThePinballArcade

 

Thank You both for your time !

[Tom Speirs]

The issue with no table path should also be fixed in 5.31, now available.