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Pages: 1 GatKong Tetris Mason Reged: 04/20/07 Posts: 5907 Loc: Sector 9 Send PM Newbie Q #196224 - 07/16/09 07:26 AM Reply I've been playing around with .lay files to create new effects. Remember, I'm just getting started to understand MAME, so my question may seem retarded to you. I can manipulate .lay files within their normal limits pretty well, so I think I understand how they work with MAME reasonably so. I'm also reasonable (although self-taught) with c code. My challenge arises because I'm trying to do more with a .lay file than it was probably originally intended to do. I assumed .lay files were executed by MAME.exe, so I was trying to add c code scripting into a .lay file. Since my c code scripts put within .lay files don't work at all, I gather either: 1. They are not executed the way I thought they were, they merely define parameters. 2. They are executed, but straight c code script isn't recognized from a .lay file outside of what MAME is looking for (I can't define new functions from there). 3. I've had a stroke, and a small nudge will provide new clarity. Thanks Stiletto They're always after me Lucky ROMS! Reged: 03/07/04 Posts: 6472 Send PM Re: Newbie Q [Re: GatKong] #196228 - 07/16/09 07:41 AM Reply if this is the kind of thing you're doing, you should look at something like the Doctor Who fruit machine layout to get an idea of what's possible through abusing the system. http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=artwork&Number=193933 - Stiletto Vas Crabb BOFH Reged: 12/13/05 Posts: 4462 Loc: Melbourne, Australia Send PM Any relation to Suzie Q? [Re: GatKong] #196246 - 07/16/09 02:18 PM Reply > I've been playing around with .lay files to create new effects. Remember, I'm just > getting started to understand MAME, so my question may seem retarded to you. > > I can manipulate .lay files within their normal limits pretty well, so I think I > understand how they work with MAME reasonably so. I'm also reasonable (although > self-taught) with c code. > > My challenge arises because I'm trying to do more with a .lay file than it was > probably originally intended to do. > > I assumed .lay files were executed by MAME.exe, so I was trying to add c code > scripting into a .lay file. Since my c code scripts put within .lay files don't work > at all, I gather either: > 1. They are not executed the way I thought they were, they merely define parameters. > 2. They are executed, but straight c code script isn't recognized from a .lay file > outside of what MAME is looking for (I can't define new functions from there). > 3. I've had a stroke, and a small nudge will provide new clarity. > > Thanks R. Belmont Cuckoo for IGAvania Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 9716 Loc: ECV-197 The Orville Send PM Re: Newbie Q [Re: GatKong] #196295 - 07/16/09 08:51 PM Reply > I assumed .lay files were executed by MAME.exe, so I was trying to add c code > scripting into a .lay file. .lay files are a custom form of XML defined by Aaron, full stop. You can't put other languages in them. It's not executable Edited by R. Belmont (07/16/09 08:52 PM) GatKong Tetris Mason Reged: 04/20/07 Posts: 5907 Loc: Sector 9 Send PM Re: Newbie Q [Re: R. Belmont] #196321 - 07/17/09 12:55 AM Reply Thanks RB! Pages: 1

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