Newbee to Prop needs help

Crazyrabbit

I just fired up my prop board and am having problems with many downloads from the object exchange. Just tried loading a few simple ones. Some work and some don't. Get error saying cannot find in library but is on the screen. I am using a computer in the basement that never goes online for my robotics work. Programs are downloaded from memory sticks from a laptop. I have a fear of virus so that is my main storage. Getting confused. I know the board and some codes are OK.

Dr_Acula

We should be able to get this working. More likely a file in the wrong place, or a misspelt name than a virus.

Get error saying cannot find in library but is on the screen.

Generally you have a "main" program, and you load objects from this. You might load a keyboard, and then a mouse.

In the main program will be an OBJ section. This contains the short name of a file eg
sio : "pcFullDuplexSerial2FC"

means that in the code it will be something like "sio.tx" and this refers to a file called "pcFullDuplexSerial2FC.spin"

It saves writing out that full name every time in the code.

There can be all sorts of slightly different names. Someones code might use "serial" instead of "sio". Or they might have renamed "pcFullDuplexSerial2FC.spin" to "My_pcFullDuplexSerial2FC.spin"

Any chance you could start by posting your program?

Toby Seckshund

Anther thing to watch for is that the other files are still Zipped. Windoze opens the one you selected but leaves the others alone. The whole lot have to be exploded and then the top one should find them.

ajward

Hi Crazyrabbit...

One thing that caused me some headaches in the beginning was making sure all the related files were in the same folder. Way simple, but it can be missed... especially by me! ;-)

Amanda