Yet Another Jukebox Program

[davidb]

I am using SKJukeboxInstall

[SalmonKing]

I am using SKJukeboxInstall

I give up then.  It's certainly not seeing a .ini file there, otherwise it would not give that error.  Running the installer should register all required DLL's.  No reason for either error, if you've run the installer (and the shortcut you're using is pointing to the right place!!!).

[davidb]

I can not find an ini in the SK Jukebox directory.

[SalmonKing]

I can not find an ini in the SK Jukebox directory.

Here's what I want you to do.  Delete the existing SKJB directory & run the installer again (the 2.7.0 installer from the site).

[davidb]

OK, I have re-installed using SKJukeboxInstall.exe and watched the progress.... it is skipping SKJukebox.ini

[SalmonKing]

OK, I have re-installed using SKJukeboxInstall.exe and watched the progress.... it is skipping SKJukebox.ini

That's after deleting the existing directory??

[davidb]

I have deleted the existing diectory now (our previous messages crossed paths  ) and am downloading 2.7.0 (again!) straight onto the machine in question. Am about to install, hold tight!

[davidb]

OK... I now have a new SK Jukebox directory and it has SKJukebox.ini....... program still won't run, same run-time error

[SalmonKing]

OK... I now have a new SK Jukebox directory and it has SKJukebox.ini....... program still won't run, same run-time error

Which 'same error' tho?  You had a couple before.....

[davidb]

All errors as before. When I try to run the software it gives me a splash screen followed by the error message "Run-time error '-2147417848(80010108): Automation error. The object invoked has disconnected from its clients."

When I run the debug I get exact same results as before

[SalmonKing]

All errors as before. When I try to run the software it gives me a splash screen followed by the error message "Run-time error '-2147417848(80010108): Automation error. The object invoked has disconnected from its clients."

When I run the debug I get exact same results as before

jeez, hate to say it, but I am TOTALLY out of ideas.  There has to be a reason that the DLL isn't registering, but I have no idea what.

Sorry!   

[davidb]

May be a problem in XP? I have 2 hardrives in the machine and have tried reformatting the C drive and reloading XP 3 times and as a last resort have now swapped the hard drives around so am running XP on a different drive! It is a pre SP1 & SP2 version of XP so I even did a full update after one reformat exercise!

[davidb]

I have just put a copy of Imagr6.dll into \windows\system 32 and tried to register it. Error message "Imagr6.dll was loaded, but the dllRegisterServer entry point was not found. The file can not be registered."
That is well beyond my knowledge.

[SalmonKing]

I am logged in as administrator. Imagr6.dll is located in c:\program files\sk jukebox. I have tried regsvr32 c:\program files\sk jukebox\Imagr6.dll but I get an error message "loadLibrary failed("c:\program")failed The specified module could not be found" I also tried just regsvr32 Imagr6.dll but that gave a similar error message.

You will need to surround the file name with quotes :

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\SK Jukebox\Imagr6.dll"


Scratch that part then...lol.

Now, the only other thing I can think of.....Can you please look in your Windows\System or Windows\System32 directory & see if you have the following files :

oleaut32.dll
stdole2.tlb

If you are missing either, please let me know, as it's the only referrence I can see that the dll in question would require.

[davidb]

Both files are in system32.

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\SK Jukebox\Imagr6.dll" give error message
"Imagr6.dll was loaded, but the dllRegisterServer entry point was not found. The file can not be registered."

[SalmonKing]

Both files are in system32.

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\SK Jukebox\Imagr6.dll" give error message
"Imagr6.dll was loaded, but the dllRegisterServer entry point was not found. The file can not be registered."

Well, only thing I can suggest is install XP again then install SP2.  Or, if it's a barebones install, try installing something like Media Player 10 or Excel or something.....SOMETHING that might kick the system into gear.

* SalmonKing throws hands up in the air in frustration.....bloody computers 

[davidb]

Will do, SalmonKing.......... I updated to media player 10 a couple of hours ago but I think your comment about installing excel or something like that is valid, that usually finds the cracks and mends them 

Thanks for all your help.

By the way, I am attempting to use an 8" touch screen with the program and have tested it on my main computer. A reformat of the page layout would be nice because in 600X480 there is very little room left for text, it all seems to end up being margins and sundry displays. But I will cope for the time being.

Thanks again.

[SalmonKing]

Will do, SalmonKing.......... I updated to media player 10 a couple of hours ago but I think your comment about installing excel or something like that is valid, that usually finds the cracks and mends them 

Thanks for all your help.

By the way, I am attempting to use an 8" touch screen with the program and have tested it on my main computer. A reformat of the page layout would be nice because in 600X480 there is very little room left for text, it all seems to end up being margins and sundry displays. But I will cope for the time being.

Thanks again.

Well, if you ever get it working....I've got something on my list which is :

'Have an option to remove the song lists in 4 album view'

This would mean you'd scroll through the albums, and all you'd see is the album number, album art, then the artist/album title.  It would take up the entire 'quadrant' as best it can.

When you go to the full view, the song list would be displayed.  I got a little ways with this option, but it got very fiddly, but I'll have another crack at it over the weekend.

[davidb]

Well, if you ever get it working....I've got something on my list which is :

'Have an option to remove the song lists in 4 album view'

This would mean you'd scroll through the albums, and all you'd see is the album number, album art, then the artist/album title.

[Barry Barcrest]

The problems may be caused by a version conflict on the DLLS.. Have you got the latest visual basic runtimes installed? If you right click on a DLL you can see the properties which include the version number.

[davidb]

Barcrest, which dll file and where should I check?

[Barry Barcrest]

Ok, there are 2 things you can try...

1st: Move all the DLL's out of the program files\SK Jukebox directory and put then in windows\system32.... Make sure you move them so you don't have 2 copies.

This gave me the same error as you are getting

[digitaldj]

SK,

Just a few Questions.

1. Is there the option to turn off the Artist and Album title below the Album Cover?

2. Can you move the song list closer to the album covers so you can see more of the song titles?

3. Is there a option to eliminate the program having to load the music library each time on start?

4. Is there a way you can speed up the search feature so it doesn't have to scan the library with each letter entry, like it reading from a saved file?

5. Somebody mentioned a EQ, can someone tell me where i can get one to work with this program!

There's alot of great things going on with this program, it's great and has alot of user options. I like alot of things with the program and the screen saver is great for showing the album covers with what is playing.

As i've said before if it only had a little more flash with a border etc. that was skinnable, but i know your not going to do it!

Is this program open source or can i look at it in VB?


This is great Keep up the good work!

[SalmonKing]

SK,

Just a few Questions.

1. Is there the option to turn off the Artist and Album title below the Album Cover?

2. Can you move the song list closer to the album covers so you can see more of the song titles?

3. Is there a option to eliminate the program having to load the music library each time on start?

4. Is there a way you can speed up the search feature so it doesn't have to scan the library with each letter entry, like it reading from a saved file?

5. Somebody mentioned a EQ, can someone tell me where i can get one to work with this program!

There's alot of great things going on with this program, it's great and has alot of user options. I like alot of things with the program and the screen saver is great for showing the album covers with what is playing.

As i've said before if it only had a little more flash with a border etc. that was skinnable, but i know your not going to do it!

Is this program open source or can i look at it in VB?


This is great Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the feedback.

1) Not currently, but if you really need it, I'll add it to that ever-growing list.   

2) hmmm...what resolution are you running at?  Are you running it at full screen or windowed?  It's pretty close on my setup.

3) Of course, it's the 'Static Database' option you can see on the first section in the Options screen.  This will store the album/song information in a couple of files so it only has to load them up when the program starts.  It still needs to load the info from somewhere, but it's alot quicker than it going through the directories!

4) The Search feature is being read from the quickest possible place... memory!  Even if you're using the Static Database or not, at the point you're doing the Search, the information is being stored in RAM, so there's no 'loading' involved there.  The bottle-neck here is the control that the information is being loaded into.  I did ALOT of playing around with the ListView control, but I guess it can't handle the amount of information and the speed it is required.  What you could do is turn on the 'Require Enter Keypress Before Searching'.  This will not initiate the search until you're ready to do so.

5) I don't know about EQ's.  As I mentioned earlier, I have no use for one, and it'll cost me a fair bit of money to achieve it with the software (but hang tight, I may have some news on this in the near future!!!).  The other alternative is to look at what's available with your sound card.  I know with my SB Live it came with software that I can adjust the levels, and that's applied system-wide, not just in my program.

Again the skinnable topic....I know you know that I'm not going to do that, but please realise the amount of work that would be required to make that happen.  It took MANY months to get the interface right as it is now, but to make it skinnable it will require me to strip the program back to scratch & start again.  Can you see why I might not want to put in that amount of work just for this feature?  It's not a matter of just not wanting to do it, it's a matter of feasibility from my point of view.  MAYBE, if it was just displaying an image on the background (i.e. a border), I MAY look into it, but I know then it'd open a can of worms. 

As for open source, no, it's closed source.  That's just the way I want to do it.  No other reason than that....not that I don't want to share the program.  If that were the case, I wouldn't have put the program out there in the first place, I just want to keep the source to myself.  Some others are happy to release their source, I'm not one of those people. 

SK.

[davidb]

Salmon King, regarding my problems not being able to run SK Jukebox.... turns out the on-board sound card is kaput!!!! Put in a new sound card and it works like a dream. 

I feel a bit embarrassed, though

[SalmonKing]

Salmon King, regarding my problems not being able to run SK Jukebox.... turns out the on-board sound card is kaput!!!! Put in a new sound card and it works like a dream. 

I feel a bit embarrassed, though

OUCH!      That's insane that it'd cause those problems, but I'm glad you've got it sorted out! 

[Barry Barcrest]

Salmon King, regarding my problems not being able to run SK Jukebox.... turns out the on-board sound card is kaput!!!! Put in a new sound card and it works like a dream.

[Dub]

Also, I have added '.jpeg' to the list of supported pictures.

[digitaldj]

SK,

Just a few Questions.

1. Is there the option to turn off the Artist and Album title below the Album Cover?

2. Can you move the song list closer to the album covers so you can see more of the song titles?

3. Is there a option to eliminate the program having to load the music library each time on start?

4. Is there a way you can speed up the search feature so it doesn't have to scan the library with each letter entry, like it reading from a saved file?

5. Somebody mentioned a EQ, can someone tell me where i can get one to work with this program!

There's alot of great things going on with this program, it's great and has alot of user options. I like alot of things with the program and the screen saver is great for showing the album covers with what is playing.

As i've said before if it only had a little more flash with a border etc. that was skinnable, but i know your not going to do it!

Is this program open source or can i look at it in VB?


This is great Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the feedback.

1) Not currently, but if you really need it, I'll add it to that ever-growing list.

[SalmonKing]

5) I don't know about EQ's.  As I mentioned earlier, I have no use for one, and it'll cost me a fair bit of money to achieve it with the software (but hang tight, I may have some news on this in the near future!!!).  The other alternative is to look at what's available with your sound card.  I know with my SB Live it came with software that I can adjust the levels, and that's applied system-wide, not just in my program.
Ok! That what i remember seeing on the forum!

Just a little WIP   



Thanks to a very generous donation, I've upgraded the MP3 control & have incorporated an Equalizer.  There's a couple of other nice little things I've done, but will keep them under my hat for now.....   

[digitaldj]

SK,

GREAT, THANKS!

Is the new version posted yet?

Jukeman

[SalmonKing]

SK,

GREAT, THANKS!

Is the new version posted yet?

Jukeman

No, still WIP until I get a little furthur with the other feature(s) I am working on.   

[digitaldj]

SK,

I guess i should have explained the reason for wanting the EQ a long time ago. I am using 15" woofers in my cab and at low volume they don't move much air, so by using the EQ i can up the bass for the lower volume. At higher volume it's fine but nobody can watch tv in the house. Once again thanks for getting the EQ and thanks to person or persons for the donation.

What screen resolution is best for your program?

Jukeman

[SalmonKing]

SK,

I guess i should have explained the reason for wanting the EQ a long time ago. I am using 15" woofers in my cab and at low volume they don't move much air, so by using the EQ i can up the bass for the lower volume. At higher volume it's fine but nobody can watch tv in the house. Once again thanks for getting the EQ and thanks to person or persons for the donation.

What screen resolution is best for your program?

Jukeman

I run it at 1024 * 768 on one PC and 1280 * 1024 on another, and it looks great, IMO.   

[JLR2000]

SK,

GREAT, THANKS!

Is the new version posted yet?

Jukeman

No, still WIP until I get a little furthur with the other feature(s) I am working on.   

The SILENCE is Killing me!      

[BobA]

SK

Great program!!

Just started using it to replace VMJ which has a really bothersome bug on my computer that has not been sorted out.

Like the clean look and smooth response.

BobA

[JLR2000]

SK

Great program!!

Just started using it to replace VMJ which has a really bothersome bug on my computer that has not been sorted out.

Like the clean look and smooth response.

BobA

I did the same about a month ago....after much frustration.  Quite honestly SK Jukebox is far more configurable and it runs great on my hardware - I should have switched long ago.  The last few added features (Screensaver functions) were just the "cherry on top" for me.

[Freeplay]

Here - Here

I switched a couple of months ago as well.............
and I aint going back.

lol... this sounds like a commercial for toothpaste or something......

3 cheers for SalmonKing  hip hip......

[PileDriver]

It's the same here. I used VMJ "bought and paid for" but they never fixed the bugs I was having and I got no responce from them at all!
I'm using a touchscreen and I love Sk's program. Clean and fast! Keep up the great work!!
 

[billf]

This is probably starting to sound like a broken record (bad juke related pun intended!), but it was the same with me.  Although I switched quite a while ago.  VMJ was way to buggy.  SK's jukebox software has been rock solid since the first time I installed it.  And its nice to be able to communicate directly with the author of the software, unlike, VMJ.