Mamewah / SK Jukebox

[Kilroy01]

I'm trying to get my software setup for the cab I'm in the process of rebuilding.  I'm using Mamewah for my frontend and also running SK Jukebox on the same machine.  I've got it set so that when you exit Mamewah, it automatically runs SK.  I've got SK set so that when it closes, it will run Mamewah.  Thought this would be a simple setup.  Mamewah opens SK fine and SK opens Mamewah fine... as long as Mamewah hasn't already been open once.  If Mamewah is what opened SK in the first place, then SK can't open Mamewah.  It just dumps me to the desktop. 

Anyone else running these two progs together or have any idea what could be causing this? 

[govee]

I have the same problem. Not figured out why.

[Kilroy01]

Glad to see someone else has had the same problem.  Was starting to think it was just my usual  bad luck.  Have you found any work arounds or are you just putting up with it?

[Space Fractal]

You should not set SK Jukebox to rerun mamewah agaín. This may have tried to run a another intance of mamewah, but Mamewah may not like it. Leave that exit line empty in SK Jukebox config.

Mamewah should automatick detect when SK Jukebox is closed, and return to Mamewah.

Sometimes it better to create a bat file and let it run SK Jukebox, if you gotha some problems.

[Kilroy01]

I have tried leaving SK with no exit command as you suggest.  Never can get it to work. 

Which Mamewah exit command should I be using?

### External Application Settings ###
startup_app_commandlines                 
exit_app_commandlines                     
exit_and_run_app_commandlines 

I have tried putting my SK command line on each of the above.
The first one runs SK first and then Mamewah when I exit SK.
The second one runs Mamewah then SK, but dumps to desktop when exiting SK.
The third line goes straight to desktop when exiting Mamewah.  SK never runs.

What am I doing wrong?  Is there another setting somewhere that I should be using?

[Space Fractal]

None of them. SK Jukebox is not intended to cycle with Mamewah on that way. You whould even have trouble to exit Windows on the correct way.

Here is the correct way to do:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45464.0

Even it was with Arcade Music Box (my own Jukebox app), it pretty same method with SK-Jukebox.

If you still need to cycle between app (wich is not recommered), you can try to loo use a bat file instead and use code something like this:

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@echo off
:LOOP
c:
cd c:\mamewah
mamewah.exe
c:
cd c:\skjukebox
skjukebox.exe
goto loop

This bat file would just loop and loop over again, when a app exit and is never end. path and exe file lines may been need change. But you should got the idea.

You may have trouble to exit to desktop for mainstream things.

[Havok]

Why can't you just call SK from Mamewah, just like an emulator? It should hide while SK is running, and then return when you exit SK?

[Kilroy01]

I thought about that, but I was hoping to be able to just switch programs by hitting the "esc" button.  Was trying to make it simple for users so that they wouldn't have to go into a menu to switch programs.

[Space Fractal]

No I not guess it simple for the users, because it not a normal way to do that? When you exit Mamewah, it should shutdown or exit to destop, not to starting other apps. It unnormal method and is not recommered.

There are 2 methods to been starting op in Mamewah: As a "emulator" (running pc games) or as a external App (since Sk Jukebox is not a game). It taste of mind, wich one you use.