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Title: Launching iTunes from Mamewah
Post by: Yander on September 18, 2008, 11:05:32 am

I'm having trouble launching iTunes from Mamewah. I made a folder with a link to itunes in it. I created an .ini file that has the folder with the iTunes link in it as the rom path, the extension type as "LNK", and the emulator executable as "PC". iTunes shows up in the list, but when I try to launch it it briefly shows the  "loading iTunes" box in mamewah and then does nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Below  is my configuration file.


emulator_title                            Music

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  c:\software
rom_extension                             LNK
dat_file                                  auto
nms_file                                  auto
catver_ini_file                           auto
list_generation_method                    rom_folder

### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines             
emulator_commandline                      PC
post_emulator_app_commandlines           
general_app_commandlines                 

### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths                       auto
movie_preview_path                        auto
movie_artwork_no                          1
enable_fuzzy_search                       0
history_dat_file                          auto
history_dat_artwork_no                    2

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               1
select_random_game                        0
saver_type                                gamelist_slideshow
movie_path                               
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                0
saver_commandline                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     
description_display                       [description]{scroll}

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list                              0

Title: Re: Launching iTunes from Mamewah
Post by: protokatie on September 23, 2008, 07:31:04 pm

Dont know much about MAMEWAH, but just as a quick suggestion, try changing it to point to the actual .EXE file, instead of the link. I could easily imagine that MAMEWAH is trying to load the link file as an EXE, which depending on how it is done will do nothing. (IE the OS may see the link file and go "This isnt an EXE, so error-out").

Title: Re: Launching iTunes from Mamewah
Post by: bloodyviking77 on September 25, 2008, 06:25:08 am

also, are you sure iTunes is the best app for what you want?
If this is for a cab there are probably alternatives (like some of the jukebox apps) which might be a better "fit".

Title: Re: Launching iTunes from Mamewah
Post by: Space Fractal on September 25, 2008, 04:24:27 pm

I'm pretty sure Itunes need full path which does not allways checked when launched from a fronted. Mamewah create a log file, so you can check what it does and do.

You should use a bat file and let the shortcut point to that, and do  something like this (path and exe might been wrong):

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C:\
cd c:\program files\itunes
itunes.exe

Itunes is for my options not very arcade cabinet and not for use with mamewah. I for some decades go created Arcade Music Box (discounted, but still works well) as a jukebox software designed with mamewah in mind, but there is of course others arcade cabinet friendly software out too.