help with bsnes/higan

[guru8bit]

The only problem I'm noticing is that I can't quickload games from a .bat file that then I need to convert to an exe, which is the only thing that Steam can add to shortcuts. Also, it seems like when I try to load something, the emulator just isn't seeing my .sfc files. Maybe the first problem is connected to this one, but I really don't know.

Is there something special I need to do to make it see my roms?

[ulaoulao]

Do you need the bat, the emulator is command ready. bsnes c:/myfolder/smetroid.scm.

"Is there something special I need to do to make it see my roms? " Oh... yeah,, crap its been a long time. Let me find the answer for you.

[guru8bit]

Well, it needs to be in an exe, if that command works for that too I guess it would be okay too.
Do I need a BIOS maybe?

[ulaoulao]

First you may need to register to see my posts.

go here to get registered.
http://board.byuu.org

and you need a tun of bios files to even run anything, this post will help know where to put them.
http://board.byuu.org/viewtopic.php?...p=95284#p95284

I'm trying to remember what I had to do to see all the roms. It may come back to me.

[guru8bit]

I'm not sure I understand this. Do I need to use Higan or bsnes? Because Higan runs fine without any other files, but I can't figure out a launch command to make it open with a game already loaded in it.

Nevermind, just found out that Higan is bsnes' final name. Though still nothing on the quickload side.

[ulaoulao]

I'm not following you, sorry. I have never used steam, I do everything from a front end so maybe this is why I cant follow you. Can you re explain the problem another way perhaps?

" a game already loaded in it"<- dont follow that at all?

[guru8bit]

Sorry, I'm not english and from time to time I just mess up entire sentences.
Basically, when I was using snes9x, I used a file that when executed, started snes9x and the game I wanted to play. And this is the only way I can launch the emulator with a game from steam, since Steam only reads exe files (i used a program to convert my bat file to an exe).

Higan runs fine, but I can't do the thing I described above anymore, the only way I have to launch a file from the emulator is to select it from a list that pops up everytime I open the program. What I need is a way to either use a line of code that executes Higan and then directly loads a game in it without me choosing one or a way to start the emulator with the game I selected when I clicked an .sfc file.

Right now I've tried setting Higan as the default program to open my SNES roms, but when I click on an .sfc file, only the emulator opens up and I need to load a game in it myself.

This is what the bat file (or exe) looked like when I used snes9x:

@echo off
start "C:/snes/snes9x.exe" "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/snes/Super Mario World (USA).sfc"

And it worked. But with Higan, nothing happens.

[ulaoulao]

This is what I'm saying. Higan will run from a command. I dont know if you can specify a string or not? If you can here is the string

"C:/higan/higan-accuracy.exe C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/snes/Super Mario World (USA).sfc"

if you need a bat just do the same thing

@echo off
start "C:/higan/higan-accuracy.exe C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/snes/Super Mario World (USA).sfc"

I know it works I'm doing it right now.

BTW: why are your slashes the wrong way? / vs \ ?, and why double ""s ?
"c:\folder\emulator.exe c:\folder\game.sfc"

TIP: maybe its the long files name. some emulators will not work with long files names and need the short 8:3 naming. Let me know if you need help here.

[guru8bit]

I'm trying it now and for me it's not working.
If I put everything under only one "" nothing happens, if I put the two files in two different "" at least the emulator starts.

I believe the slashes work either way you put them.


I think there's something wrong with the .bat code, but I just can't figure it out...


EDIT: Can't make it work from CMD. But that's probably because I have no idea what I'm doing with that.

[guru8bit]

I can only get a response from the emulator with this syntax:
@echo off
start "C:/higan/higan.exe" "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/snes/smw.sfc"

the problems is the same as before, emulator starts, but with no game.

And the shorter names are not helping.