Re: open_dll prob
- Posted by Mark Brown <mabrown at SENET.COM.AU> Aug 05, 2000
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------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01BFFF31.E8262E80 charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Skoda wrote... >i just downloaded Light API Sample from one site to see how it looks.=20 i haven't downloaded the whole 10Mb morfit package. i am using latest euphoria version for win/dos. i don't have 3d graphics card, is it needed? I just downloaded the Light API example again and it ran fine here. I ran both the exe and from MEdit, both OK. Did you try running the exe as well as from your editor? (Which editor? = I have had some trouble using DOS based editors). The example does require 3d card. I think this is only to make the = lighting work though. You can turn 3d card on and off (CTRL-ALT-V) and it still runs, = just makes it look really bad. I seem to remember that DirectX 6 or better is required for Morfit.=20 (BTW, Does anyone know what version of DX Win 2k uses. I thought it was = still=20 DX 3 or something but the Morfit Light example just ran fine on Win 2k = here and I am very surprised) Also, Hawke wrote... >i have seen dll's that had compression applied to them with various utilities that claim there is no 'apparent' difference to the dll as far as functionality, but yet the dll is 10% or more smaller after using these exotic compression programs... *cough* they dont work right *cough* Interesting. What "unzip" software are you using? It was zipped with=20 Power Archiver (I think....it may have been winzip, I have both) Could the unzip software be messing up the dll? You can mail me direct if you prefer. mabrown at senet.com.au All the best Mark ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01BFFF31.E8262E80 charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-2" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2920.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Skoda wrote...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>><FONT color=3D#808000 = face=3D"Arial CE"=20 size=3D2>i just downloaded Light API Sample from one site to see how it = looks.=20 </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2><FONT color=3D#808000 = face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>i=20 haven't downloaded the whole 10Mb morfit package.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#808000 face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>i am using latest = euphoria=20 version for win/dos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#808000 face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>i don't have 3d = graphics card,=20 is it needed?</FONT></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just downloaded the Light API example = again and=20 it ran fine here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I ran both the exe and from MEdit, both = OK.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>Did you try running the exe as = well as from=20 your editor? (Which editor? I have</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>had some trouble using DOS based=20 editors).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The example does require 3d card. I = think this is=20 only to make the lighting work</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>though. You can turn 3d card on = and off=20 (CTRL-ALT-V) and it still runs, just</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>makes it look really = bad.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>I seem to remember that DirectX 6 = or better is=20 required for Morfit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>(BTW, Does anyone </FONT><FONT = face=3D"Arial CE"=20 size=3D2>know what version of DX Win 2k uses. I thought it was still = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>DX 3 or something </FONT><FONT = face=3D"Arial CE"=20 size=3D2>but the Morfit Light example just ran fine on Win 2k = here</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>and I am very = surprised)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, Hawke wrote...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i = have seen dll's=20 that had compression applied to them</FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>with various utilities that claim there = is no=20 'apparent' difference</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to the dll as far as functionality, but = yet the dll=20 is 10% or more</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>smaller after using these exotic = compression=20 programs...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>*cough* they dont work right = *cough*</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Interesting. What "unzip" software are you = using? It was=20 zipped with </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Power Archiver (I think....it may have been winzip, I have = both)</DIV> <DIV>Could the unzip software be messing up the dll?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You can mail me direct if you prefer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A = <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>All the best</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01BFFF31.E8262E80--