Monami

Yesterday I tried to make an application from one of my patch. I think I included all the shader needed, but when I open the app Max givi me this error in the Max window. A search on the forum didn't show anything. anybody what this error is about?

error-when-creating-a-application-db-addvirtual

I was setting up my environnment to start developping max external, I just open the xcode projet compile it. I then open the simplemax.maxhelp patch. And surprise surprise, with the simplemax help patch opening, the other patch that I tried to make an application from open, in the menu bar I don't see simplemax or maxruntime it is the name of the application I tried to make...

and the same error appear severale time in the max window:

This is really bugging me. Anybody with any insight on what this error means?

I was setting up my environnment to start developping max external, I just open the xcode projet compile it. I then open the simplemax.maxhelp patch. And surprise surprise, with the simplemax help patch opening, the other patch that I tried to make an application from open, in the menu bar I don't see simplemax or maxruntime it is the name of the application I tried to make... 

and the same error appear severale time in the max window:
max: doesn't understand "db.addvirtual"

I also have discover an other error in the max window.

when I start the jit.gl.render I have several error of this type:

Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters

When I startthe render, the other gl object are mostly disable, I only used slabs and I know that they were saved with utf8 in textedit...

Anybody as any clue? it doesn't seam I can make any app with shaders/gl object...

jit.gl.shader: can't find file 
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Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters

So far I manage to resolve the problem with db.addvirtual and the problem with some maxhelp file.... For some weird reson the file extention .maxhelp was associated with my app so everytime i opened a max .helpfile it open my buggy app instead. How did I manage to do this, well I remember that I had use Onyx to do some maintenance one of the maintenance is to deassociate the file extention, I guess that after that I opened my app and ossicated with it... tricky problem....

Now please help me for this one I made a app script.. I included all shader that I know I use and all shader dependencies of pre made shader! I also include in the script the jit.openexr.mxo (which I don't use but it says it need it weird!!)

When I open my app and I start the render.. this is what I get!:

So I went in the package... and also manually copied the shader in the support folder.. and still the exact same thing!

you can dl the app here... since it is too big for the forum!

http://emmanuelthivierge.com/dropbox/OpticalFlowMain.zip

Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file ϖ
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file U
jit.gl.shader: can't find file N
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file ϖ
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file ϖ
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file U
jit.gl.shader: can't find file N
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
Attempting to convert non UTF-8 characters
jit.gl.shader: can't find file ϖ

I know nobody answer, but I managed to find a solution...

In the previous app the one that was on my website... I had included some shader file through the script... and like I said in the previous post I had problem it seam it couldn't find some file even after I realized it wasn't in the support folder.

Now how I managed to fix this, is to include no shader file through the script. the only file I included through the script was the jit.openexr.mxo. I then copied the shader file in the support folder.

I hope that the people responsible for this at cycling74 will see this post and maybe fix the app creation?

In the mean time I hope it will help some people.

I will take down the link on the previous post since it is resolved.

Appendix D:Building Standalone Applications with Jitter?

Although I don't think it is updated for Max5 as a 'Framework' approach is now taken but I think it details the steps you had to take re the shaders etc. Will have a look at your app . . .

Hi
Have you checked the -
 Appendix D:Building Standalone Applications with Jitter?
Although I don't think it is updated for Max5 as a 'Framework' approach is now taken but I think it details the steps you had to take re the shaders etc. Will have a look at your app . . .

About Appendix D, I forgot about this :S I used to make Standalone before in Max 4.5, so I though I know how.. I went to take a look and it is not updated.

As for the standalone I was trying to make, I manage to do it...

what I learn in this process, is that even if you include file/shader with the script file. I won't work...

I think the best way is to leave the script file empty and include what you need in the support folder.

thanks a million for posting this; it saved me a lot of frustration !

To summarize and make it a bit more precise:

- if you want to make an application that contains a shader, including it via a building script does not seem to work

- what works is to build your app without the shaders and add them manually in the 'support' folder (control-click on your new app, and choose 'show package contents')

- you have to manually add your shaders to what you see in that folder and you should also include the 'shared' folder that is at Applications/Max4/Cycling '74/jitter-shaders

To summarize and make it a bit more precise:
- if you want to make an application that contains a shader, including it via a building script does not seem to work
- what works is to build your app without the shaders and add them manually in the 'support' folder (control-click on your new app, and choose 'show package contents')
- you have to manually add your shaders to what you see in that folder and you should also include the 'shared' folder that is at Applications/Max4/Cycling '74/jitter-shaders

Ok, tried your suggestion but no love... I need help getting my Max patch to compile as a standalone. I'm getting the same error messages! I have to install this work on 9/19/2010!!

Error when creating a application: "db.addvirtual"