Problem launching shortcuts after update

[DQ76]

Hi all,

I am having a problem and I'm hoping someone could give me a hand...

I just updated GameEx after not having updated in about 6 months (had the auto-updates turned off). After doing so, I noticed that my PC games file, containing the shortcuts, no longer is working for me. When I click on one of the games, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and GameEx comes back up.

I have the configuration mirroring what has been posted on here (See below). Also, I checked the folder with the individual links to make sure there wasn't a problem there; clicking on the links in the folder does bring up the game, just not when I try to do it through GameEx.

I appreciate any help anyone can give, Thanks!

[Emulator_6]

Enabled=True

STARTPAGENAME=PC (Windows)

TITLETEXT=PC (Windows)

StartPageLogo=xp

ROMFilter=*.lnk

RomPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts

SnapPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Snaps

TitlePath=

BoxPath=

CartPath=

ManualPath=

ControlPanelPath=

InstructionsPath=

WorkingPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=False

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=False

RemoveBrackets=True

ShowDesktop=True

Debug=False

MAPFile=

AlsoLaunch=

Command=""[ROMPath]\[ROMFile]""

OLDatZip=

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=

configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)

ExcludedFiles=

CustomBackground=

PlayMusic=

DontShowInfo=

PlaySelectionMusic=

SelectionMusicFolder=

PCGame=

DATABASE=PC Games

GamesIn7Zips=

PlayInScreenSaver=True

ShowMostPlayed=False

RandomMostPlayed=False

CDCheck=

CDCheckFile=

[GENERAL]

DumbyValue=

[Tom Speirs]

Hi all,

I am having a problem and I'm hoping someone could give me a hand...

I just updated GameEx after not having updated in about 6 months (had the auto-updates turned off). After doing so, I noticed that my PC games file, containing the shortcuts, no longer is working for me. When I click on one of the games, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and GameEx comes back up.

I have the configuration mirroring what has been posted on here (See below). Also, I checked the folder with the individual links to make sure there wasn't a problem there; clicking on the links in the folder does bring up the game, just not when I try to do it through GameEx.

I appreciate any help anyone can give, Thanks!

[Emulator_6]

Enabled=True

STARTPAGENAME=PC (Windows)

TITLETEXT=PC (Windows)

StartPageLogo=xp

ROMFilter=*.lnk

RomPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts

SnapPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Snaps

TitlePath=

BoxPath=

CartPath=

ManualPath=

ControlPanelPath=

InstructionsPath=

WorkingPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=False

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=False

RemoveBrackets=True

ShowDesktop=True

Debug=False

MAPFile=

AlsoLaunch=

Command=""[ROMPath]\[ROMFile]""

OLDatZip=

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=

configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)

ExcludedFiles=

CustomBackground=

PlayMusic=

DontShowInfo=

PlaySelectionMusic=

SelectionMusicFolder=

PCGame=

DATABASE=PC Games

GamesIn7Zips=

PlayInScreenSaver=True

ShowMostPlayed=False

RandomMostPlayed=False

CDCheck=

CDCheckFile=

[GENERAL]

DumbyValue=

This is fixed in 9.26 now available.

[Wombat]

Did this get broken again in the latest version? I just tried launching some PC titles last night through GameEx and noticed that they fired up but then GameEx almost immediately came back to the fore. Quitting GameEx I see my PC game minimised to the taskbar and I can click on it and play it.

If it helps, for the most part I have *.lnk as my rom filter and links to the actual executables... I'm yet to mess around with links to bats in case I need to fire up additional xpadder or IPAC remaps.

[Tom Speirs]

Did this get broken again in the latest version? I just tried launching some PC titles last night through GameEx and noticed that they fired up but then GameEx almost immediately came back to the fore. Quitting GameEx I see my PC game minimised to the taskbar and I can click on it and play it.

If it helps, for the most part I have *.lnk as my rom filter and links to the actual executables... I'm yet to mess around with links to bats in case I need to fire up additional xpadder or IPAC remaps.

No it didnt, it has to be some kind of other issue.

[Wombat]

Rechecked this last night. As far as I can see my problem has to do with the Advanced Config I had previously set up for PC Games (since for them I wish the ESC key, normally used to exit emulators, to actually not exit the PC programs... most PC programs use the ESC key in-game and I can always shut these down properly using my trackbull/mouse button)

Anyhoo.... I cloned an Advanced Config and attempt to manually set some items and tested it okay. I then compared it to the one I had previously used (Exit Pc Games with gamepad.ini) The differences seem to be that the original had MapBack=True and MapGamePadExit=True as well as mine now having some extra sections down the bottom. Now that I have joystick buttons I suspect that somehow the MapGamePadExit is coming into play even though, at first glance, I didn't appear to be using the combination that that specified.

So... my PC Games are now accessible through GameEx again.

Whilst I'm here though I noticed, since I am a registered user, the existence of MOUSEMAPPING, KEYBOARDREMAP and JOYMAPPING sections.

JOYMAPPING intrigues me... every seems to go on about Joy2Key and Xpadder. Is JOYMAPPING relatively new... does it do some of the things I'd be after now I've gone to using joystick buttons?... i.e. in certain games/emulators could I remap joystick button one to send the letter "A" for example. I've searched the forums and the documentation but I haven't as yet identified how this is to be used.

[Brian Hoffman]

I looked at your config. If you have MapKeys=True

then ESC will close the proceess that is launched via the command. eg ( exit your game)

Turn that off for pc games then you can use ESC all you want.

As far as the joy mapping goes... Yes that is exactly how it works.. Not all emus support gamepads.. So if you are a registered user you can use that section to remap your joypad buttons to keystrokes... The Mapkeys and advanced config havenothing to do with each other... Meaning you dont have to have either enable for the other to function.

hope that helps

Brian Hoffman

EDIT: Upon further inspection it appers you didnt post your config.. That belonged to the topic starter. Id check the above mentioned setting.