Ground2k4 problem. Can not load map!

[Guest Olve]

I am pulling my hair here. None of the development tools I download will work. First TerraBuilder which is throwing out targafiles, then SBuilder which wont work at all and now Ground2k4.I start a project and pick a map (24-bit Bitmap), but as soon as I am going to type in NW/SE-coordinates it crashes:Before the program terminates I get a message in French; roughly translated:"Erreur 480 Impossible to create an image in AutoRedraw mode"Ok; what am I doing wrong here?Please help before I am going mad.....

[catflyer 0]

In what format do you got the coordinates?For me it works with "61,5478941125"&"16,25468746" (just an exampel)/Bqt

[Guest Olve]

Well, the problem is that I don't even get a chance to type in the coordinates.It crashes as I click the NW/SE-coordinates button after giving the location of my map.

[catflyer 0]

Has it worked before?If not, might be the "VB6FR.DLL" that's missing./Bqt

[Guest Olve]

No, I've got VB6FR.DLL....Perhaps I should try installing the whole thing again from scratch. There are so many files out there now; perhaps I did something wrong with all the patches and stuff.Which files exactly are the ones I need to install the latest version?(And do I just copy the files from an eventually patch over the "old" ones? The installation-readme-files are really lacking.)Help appreciated.

[Holger 0]

Howdy,before you re-install: how big is your source image? G2K4 doesn't like very large images and that error message is a typical indicator for that. You can change your image color depth to 16 bit or even 8 bit to reduce file size (plenty for background images). Alternatively, try setting your desktop color depth to 16-bit while working with G2K4.Good luck!Cheers, Holger

[scott967 62]

>Which files exactly are the ones I need to install the latest>version?>(And do I just copy the files from an eventually patch over>the "old" ones? The installation-readme-files are really>lacking.)I asked this myself recently, but didn't get a response. But this is what I did on a new machine reinstall (machine in WinXP Pro SP2):First off, I didn't have any problem with support files, but since these are typically shared and already installed for other software, I don't know if any are required.msi installer 4.0.net framework 1.1I think I have all the VB runtimes.msxml 4.0Anyway, I installed the ground2k4 V5.1 full package:ground2k4_v51.zipNote that the path to your ground2k4 install cannot have spaces in the folder names. (i.e., don't use C:Program Files)then, ground2k4 V5.4ground2k4_v549.zipsimply extract ground2k4.exe and overwrite the original one.then, install the current TDFmacros:TDFMacros.zip dated 8/31/2004.extract the two include files TDFHeaders.incTDFMacros.incand overwrite the original ones.then install SCASM:sca296.zipall you need is scasm.exe. Note: it may be that older versions of scasm, in particular ver 2.88 may work, or even be required. I have not gotten an answer to this.I didn't do anything with the resample.exe programs, or bglc.exe program delivered in the ground2k4 package.scott s..

[Guest Olve]

Thanks for the replies.I'll put this program on hold a bit. I think I've found other tools that can do the job. And works.Holger; the map I loaded was less than 500 pixels wide and high.I thought that could've been the problem; that it was TOO small, so I tried one a bit bigger. Same thing happened.I'll reinstall it one of the next days and see what happens. And then I'll come back to nag you all. ;)

[saabpilot 0]

Same problem - almost.I try to load a LWM file (project file) from version 5.4, but version 6 says the bitmap cannot be loaded!In the older version it loads OK.