noobie question with module .ahk file etc

[craiganderson]

Ok..so I am very excited (LOL)

I am trying to add a system to my wheel which is not currently supported.

But the emulator (BLUEMSX) is used for other systems

So I used a module for another system and was able to get it to work for the new system

probably not a big deal to others , but my first venture into playing with the .ahk files

i got it working for cartridges and cassette tapes

but when loading cassette tapes it gets to the screen where i have to manually type in

CLOAD

RUN

how do i automate that in the .ahk file? where can i learn about this

sorry if stupid questin or worded incorrectly

thanks

craig

[ghutch92]

Your code should go somewhere between the winwaitactive line and the process waitclose line

Read the ahk documentation on the send command and the setkeydelay option.

[craiganderson]

awesome

i was kinda going down that path already...

but still very confusing to me.....

than ks

craig

[brolly]

I will be posting an updated BlueMSX module on the next HL update that will support all that.

If you're talking about Spectravideo I didn't add support for it, but I guess it shouldn't be too hard to add it as well since it's basically an MSX machine.

[craiganderson]

I will be posting an updated BlueMSX module on the next HL update that will support all that.

If you're talking about Spectravideo I didn't add support for it, but I guess it shouldn't be too hard to add it as well since it's basically an MSX machine.

yep....spectravideo

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Question: When I use BlueMSX to play Spectravideo, the only setting under OPTIONS --> EMULATION --> MSX Machine ... that will allow the cassette based games to play is:

"SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 80 Column"

The plain old "SVI-318" would give a "out of memory" error on cassette games.

This would happen on MESS and BlueMSX ................FYI (if that is important).

So can the .ahk file "tell" the emulator to switch to "SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 80 Column" ???.......because if it stays on the MSX sorta default option none of the games work.

The way I got around this was to make its own emulator folder (BlueMSX Spectravideo) and just leave that setting on "SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 80 Column"

but im sure there is a better way to do it....but i dont know how YET

oh yeah....and the .ahk needs to tell the emulator "CLOAD" and "RUN" for the cassette games.....im still learning how to do this....but im sure that will be easy-peasy for you....thanks

thanks

craig

[brolly]

Yeah I know what it's needed to run tape games, actually it varies it's not always CLOAD+RUN it depends on the game, but this is just like an MSX machine so have it all already working and configurable.

Changing the model is simple already have it working for MSX anyway so adding support for SVI should be pretty easy.

[craiganderson]

Yeah I know what it's needed to run tape games, actually it varies it's not always CLOAD+RUN it depends on the game, but this is just like an MSX machine so have it all already working and configurable.

Changing the model is simple already have it working for MSX anyway so adding support for SVI should be pretty easy.

for my own learning, is the .ahk file able to tell the emulator to change the settings under OPTIONS --> EMULATION --> MSX Machine ...

from MSX2 (for example)

to: "SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 80 Column"?????

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thanks

[craiganderson]

Yeah I know what it's needed to run tape games, actually it varies it's not always CLOAD+RUN it depends on the game, but this is just like an MSX machine so have it all already working and configurable.

Changing the model is simple already have it working for MSX anyway so adding support for SVI should be pretty easy.

for whatever it is worth, when i added "spectravision" to the current module it did not just work automatically (as i was hoping LOL)

[brolly]

Yeah it does, it's all done through CLI. You need to read the emulator documentation, this stuff doesn't magically start working you need to code it which can be easier or harder depending on the system and emulator