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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: MikeyMike78 on November 16, 2014, 02:21:19 pm

Title: Mala "failed to execute" error for PCGames
Post by: MikeyMike78 on November 16, 2014, 02:21:19 pm

Hi everyone,
I have Mala 1.74 installed and it works great for everything but PC games. I keep getting a "Failed to execute program "Solitaire". Error Code 2" message.

You can replace "Solitaire" with any other game I try.  I setup by making a folder called PCGames, there I put windows created shortcuts. 
Rom path in Mala leads to the shortcut folder.  extension set to lnk.  with %ROM% to run per instructions on Mala page and other forum posts.

Right now I have Solitaire, WarCraft 3 and Notepad.  Notepad is the only item that will launch through Mala.  All items will launch through the folder/windows explorer.  Any help is much appreciated!


I have been trying to get this to work for weeks now.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Mala "failed to execute" error for PCGames
Post by: empardopo on November 19, 2014, 01:36:37 am

You could test using bat files.
To remap keys and close the games, you can test my program AllInOneFYC.

Greetings.

Title: Re: Mala "failed to execute" error for PCGames
Post by: MikeyMike78 on November 19, 2014, 03:40:13 pm

Could you give a sample bat file to try with?  I am really getting frustrated right now...  :-\

Title: Re: Mala "failed to execute" error for PCGames
Post by: empardopo on November 20, 2014, 02:05:30 am

Perhaps, this link  (http://arcadespain.info/Foro/index.php?topic=1160.0)can help you.(I'm sorry but my forum is in spanish).
Greetings!

Title: Re: Mala "failed to execute" error for PCGames
Post by: hotdogs_stuff on December 15, 2014, 11:04:27 am

they should launch fine if you set the rom path right to the exe file. not the short cut subfolder. I tried that too. but if you put the exe file in the rom path it works, but i haven't yet figured out how to add more than 1 game per emulator yet.