Compatibility List Manager

[sk8bloke22]

this app basically allow u to view 3 compat. lists (one for icepir8's tr64 plugin, one for rice's unofficial daedalus d3d, and one for the official daedalus d3d by strmn nrmn). over 170 roms were tested extensively (although there may be mistakes). also some small info on the plugins is included.

ok this is real simple, my first ever Visual Basic application, i thought it would be nice and easy to make a sorta compat. list viewer thing for my lists just to see how l33t i am at VB (joke...i am definitely not l33t at VB) .

tell me wat u think, and be nice :) , as i said this is the first proper app ive eva created apart from small learning exercises from tutorials. so if anything this has just helped me get a little more familiar with VB language.

EDIT, minor update, changed the name to Compatibility List Viewer as, well cos it doesnt really manage much ;) . also i included the richtx32.ocx file cos i got one person (Doom) saying he was missing this file. if u get a msg saying u r missing this file, then simply place it in ur system32 directory, if theres no prob in the first place, u can just delete the file when u unzip it.

[sk8bloke22]

a small update mentioned above, i saw a few ppl downloaded it, any comments at all, i know it doesnt do much. hopefully ill learn how to add a few more stuff to it.

[IceLord]

pretty good sk8bloke22,

1 suggesion,
when you select "Unofficial Daedalus D3d 0.08"- Compatability List, and Plugin Infomation, the display text but is a bit bigger compared to the other ones.

Great Work :)

[skull1]

you might want to add a search for a specific game function and complete the rom database. that wuold be going all the way.

[VoodooX]

nice!

[sk8bloke22]

Originally posted by skull1
you might want to add a search for a specific game function and complete the rom database. that wuold be going all the way.

im gonna try that next actually. although ill probably forget everything i learn cos im going away for 2 weeks tommorow. anyway thanks for the feedback...

[trippplet1]

good work ol' chap

[DeadRabbit]

Well done sk8, I like it.

And extra points for releasing your first "app" for everyone to see.

Good work :)

[Leb99]

Hi,

I'd like to see this app in action but unfortunately keep getting this error message.

Any ideas?

TIA



Sorry,

Windows XP Pro with all updates including .NET Framework
GeForce2 Ti
Athlon XP
Asus A7V-133C
512 MB SDRAM
etc...

[milen]

Suggestion:
You can make one list with all plugins in it so we can see how specific game works with all of them without finding it in all lists.
So we can easily find which is the best plugin for the game.
You can also add more plugins, I remember there where full list of roms and emulators before an year or so(in html format, very useful).

[sk8bloke22]

Originally posted by Leb99
Hi,

I'd like to see this app in action but unfortunately keep getting this error message.

Any ideas?

TIA



Sorry,

Windows XP Pro with all updates including .NET Framework
GeForce2 Ti
Athlon XP
Asus A7V-133C
512 MB SDRAM
etc...

hav u tried putting that file i attached with the compat. list utility in ur system32 folder ? otherwise im not too sure...ill look into it tho.

ive added a VERY basic search feature which needs a lot more work. give me a bit of time and should hopefully learn how to improve it.

milen: i might write an all-inclusive list as u suggested, but it will take a while, and i wanna first get the search feature done and do some more testing and updating as theres been a few new releases of the plugins.

[milen]

Writing such a list is very easy. You don't have to write all again simply use database like SQL and the only difference will be the query.

[sk8bloke22]

hmm, ill hav a look. thanks a lot. im still way too tired from my holiday which i got back from yesterday to do any work on it at the moment. ill definitely hav a look tho.

[sk8bloke22]

does mysql work in vb, or am i missing something. i managed to get a basic database following a tutorial, but when i load the form in visualbasic6 i get some error. maybe i need another program ?

[mesman00]

hey sk8bloke, i gotta question for ya, how do u change the default icon in VB to one of your own, i have always wanted to do this, yet never even bothered to learn it. now that ive seen that u have done, how?

[tooie]

go to the properties of the form, double click icon, select the icon .. don

[Doomulation]

Originally posted by mesman00
hey sk8bloke, i gotta question for ya, how do u change the default icon in VB to one of your own, i have always wanted to do this, yet never even bothered to learn it. now that ive seen that u have done, how?
To change the actual icon of which the exe will have, select it from "options" in the make exe dialog. You must choose the icon from one of your forms.

As for you, lebb:
That message is a windows error, not an app one.
You'd get that if you have lots of apps open or too little memory so windows fails to load it. Try to restart your computer, shut down some programs to see if it works.

[milen]

I don't know VB very much but I'm sure it must have some kind of database, at least 'access' . I personaly use CBuilder which comes with Interbase. And PHP + MySQL the best and fast solution but only on web page maybe you can host somewhere on free server online list. Maybe if I have more time I can write such a program that makes it all but haven't time to write compitability list.

[mesman00]

yah vb utilizes access

[sk8bloke22]

ok, does access come with vb, and how do i utilize it. cheers.

[mesman00]

well, no access doesn't come w/ vb, but vb has its own database creator that is associated with acess. the last time i used it was like last december for a school project, i don't really remember exactly how, but there should be some tutorials on it on the net somewhere, or u could ask doom, he seems to know alot about vb.

[Doomulation]

Originally posted by mesman00
well, no access doesn't come w/ vb, but vb has its own database creator that is associated with acess. the last time i used it was like last december for a school project, i don't really remember exactly how, but there should be some tutorials on it on the net somewhere, or u could ask doom, he seems to know alot about vb.
I am rather good in vb, but one thing i suck at is databases.
I don't know anything about them, and i've never used them.
You'd better find a tutorial for that.

[Malcolm]

I've used databases in VB, using SQL quries to Acess databases. If i can find my code I'll post a copy here (very simple).

[milen]

If you make your lists in database i'll make web based version in PHP, it will take 2-3 hours maximum. Only some free host is needed.

[sytaylor]

Originally posted by sk8bloke22


im gonna try that next actually. although ill probably forget everything i learn cos im going away for 2 weeks tommorow. anyway thanks for the feedback...

thats the bastard way m8... :-/

[sytaylor]

Originally posted by Malcolm
I've used databases in VB, using SQL quries to Acess databases. If i can find my code I'll post a copy here (very simple).

yeah im similar i work with them a lot... there are plenty of good tutorials out there too... its pretty easy once you know the syntax :) but whapping up a database in access is teh way to go... and SQL is easy as pie... then just run that SQL from yer code depending on what someone searches for :)

[sk8bloke22]

i sorta just got to make a very simple database with tons of errors, but thats something for me :) . ill try and learn the sql syntax, ive got a few tutorials but they're just boring as fuck to read. yah malcolm i would like to hav a look at the code, if thats ok.

ive started (in some cases almost finished) testing glNintendo() 2.1, tr64 ogl 0.61, daedalus d3d pre4 and unofficial daedalus d3d rel2. but its taken ages and im gonna be working at my dad's place from tommorow.

actually, if anyone has a decent simple tutorial that explains the how to use basic sql syntax, that would be great, thanks.

[sk8bloke22]

im updating my lists to Access, then redesigning the viewer through VB. i worked out how to make a search function with the previous version of the list viewer, but it was very buggy. hopefully ill work how to fully implement the ability to search the database (it seems like it will be easier as a database uses ID Numbers, so some how ill figure it out). if anyone has any clue, ill would love to know :)

heres a few shots, i plan to do a variety of lists, and make them all accessible from one main utility which would also contain lots of info for newbies. its nothing much but its helping me learn vb quicker than following the dull examples in tutorials (interest rate calculator being one example...??? )

[sk8bloke22]

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[Doomulation]

It's getting pretty good.
Keep up the good work! :)

[Hottoast]

Nice work, and I really like the idea.

However just a minor quibble, the emulator that you seem to favour for most of the games is 1964 0.8.3c which i believe was withdrawn by the authors.

My point is the list is only useful to those who were lucky enough to get 0.8.3 when it was available and also able to get it working.

No flaming please it’s just an observation
:cool:

[sk8bloke22]

no prob at all. actually im testing with 1964.0.8.4 :D . but many games require pj64. the only reason i use 1964 at the moment is becos its much speedier (and loads games quicker), and so is better for users with slower pcs, although mine aint that slow. as i said this is real work in progress. im testing stuff at the moment, getting a load of general results (i.e for rice's plugin theres loadz of settings that need to be noted for individual roms). the thing is any game that works on 1964 WILL work on pj64 1.5, and pj64 1.5 has more. so i will probably add a few more emus to the databases like daedalus, apollo and tr64. im not really working on it much until i get my new pc. but thats gonna take time. the thing is, once the lists are done, its very easy to update. if i eva finish testing :) it should hopefully be a useful guide for newbies.