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rsdp
21-10-2004, 02:04 PM
Hello - im new to these boards ... and they have already helped me alot - but now i have encountered a problem i need help with.

I have made two simple constant force effects with the FEdit from the Microsoft directx9 SDK (only one effect in each file). I have installed the newest (JEDI) headers.

I wrap my effects in a wrapperclass :


TEffectWrapper = class
FFilename : String;
pEffect : IDIRECTINPUTEFFECT;
pFileEffect : PDIFileEffect;
public
constructor Create(fname : String);
destructor Destroy; override;
end;

constructor TEffectWrapper.Create(fname : string);
begin
inherited Create;
FFilename := fname;
end;

destructor TEffectWrapper.Destroy;
begin
SAFE_RELEASE(pEffect);
inherited Destroy;
end;


The Callback function is here (joyforce is the instance of the joystick)

function EnumEffectsInFileCallback(pDIFileEffect : DIFILEEFFECT; pContext : pointer) : LongBool; stdcall;
var
hr : HRESULT;
EffectInstance : TEffectWrapper;
begin
EffectInstance := TEffectWrapper.Create(FileName);
EffectInstance.pFileEffect := @pDIFileEffect;

hr := JoyForce.g_pDevice.CreateEffect(EffectInstance.pFi leEffect.GuidEffect, EffectInstance.pFileEffect.lpDiEffect, EffectInstance.pEffect, nil);
if FAILED(hr) then
JoyForce.ErrorCheck(hr);

JoyForce.EffectList.AddObject(ForceName, EffectInstance);
result := DIENUM_CONTINUE;
end;


But when i DEBUG in delphi EffectInstance.pFileEffect.lpDiEffect is nil.... ?? but the variable EffectInstance.pFileEffect.szFriendlyName contains alot of information ?

And my local procedure for reading effects are here ....


procedure TJoyForce.LoadEffects;
var
hr : HRESULT;
begin

// first force im trying to read ....
FileName := 'C:\WidexSrc\DivaCompetion\terrain\LWC.ffe';
hr := g_pDevice.EnumEffectsInFile(PAnsiChar(FileName), @EnumEffectsInFileCallback, nil, DIFEF_DEFAULT);

if FAILED(hr) then
ErrorCheck(hr);

// second force im trying to read ....

FileName := 'C:\WidexSrc\DivaCompetion\terrain\RWC.ffe';
hr := g_pDevice.EnumEffectsInFile(PAnsiChar(FileName), @EnumEffectsInFileCallback, nil, DIFEF_MODIFYIFNEEDED);
if FAILED(hr) then
ErrorCheck(hr);
end;

and here is the situation: i read the files and enter the the callback function.

At run time i have binded the joystick buttons the the different forces i have loaded, but when they are activated i get this error (not suprisingly since the effect isn't created probably):
DIERR_INCOMPLETEEFFECT : The effect could not be downloaded because essential information is missing. For example, no axes have been associated with the effect, or no type-specific information has been supplied

Anyone can help me ?

And i creating the effect wrong with the device.createeffect ?

Thx.

Attapong
31-10-2004, 10:31 PM
http://berry.cpe.mut.ac.th/~comclub/FF.exe
download this file it contain my source and exe file for force feedback support
sorry for my bad english