Cannot get ubmplay to work

[Arch0wl]

So I've been using iBMSC, but there's the problem of uBMPlay -- the preview option. It doesn't work. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.

This entry suggests the following:

Download and paste that inside the system23folder then register the following :

- MSCOMCTL.OCX
- dx7vb.dll
- dx8vb.dll
- COMDLG32.OCX

Search "cmd" on the Start Menu then right click it then choose Run as Administrator.

Type: regsvr32 FILENAME

But when I do this, I get errors like

make sure the binary is stored at the specified path or debug it to check for problems with the binary or dependent .DLL files

The specified module could not be found"

for comdlg32.ocx and dx8vb.dll.

This blog proposes a fix by doing the following:

Download ubmplay fix here.

Extract the whole folder.

Run ubmplay_fix.bat.

Follow the instruction.

Your ubmplay.exe should display the correct image by now.

However, when I cmd in my Start Menu --> Run as Admin --> ubmplay_fix.bat, I am told to choose Windows 7 32-bit or Windows 7 64-bit, with option 1 for 32-bit and option 2 for 64-bit. I don't know how to choose either in the command prompt.

uBMPlay is the only BMS previewer compatible with iBMSC -- by far the best BMS editor in English -- so it's frustrating that I can't get it to work. Can anyone help?

[NeoMasterPie]

I don't know how to choose either in the command prompt.

post a pic of the command prompt

[Arch0wl]

[NeoMasterPie]

dam. seems like there's a code error in the bat. maybe u can figure it out if you open that shit in notepad and stare at it a while.

[macgravel]

Hey bud, try opening the ubmplay_fix.bat in notepad, and replacing the contents with this,

@echo off
ECHO.
ECHO ...............................................
ECHO Pick your OS type to fix UbmPlay
ECHO ...............................................
ECHO.
ECHO 1 - Windows 7 32-Bit
ECHO 2 - Windows 7 64-Bit
ECHO.
SET /P M=Pick one:
IF %M%==1 GOTO 32bit
IF %M%==2 GOTO 64bit

:32bit
copy comdlg32.ocx c:\windows\system32\ /y
copy dx7vb.dll c:\windows\system32\  /y
copy dx8vb.dll c:\windows\system32\  /y
copy MSCOMCTL.ocx c:\windows\system32\  /y

regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.ocx /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\dx7vb.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\dx8vb.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\MSCOMCTL.ocx /s

:64bit
copy comdlg32.ocx c:\windows\syswow64\ /y
copy dx7vb.dll c:\windows\syswow64\  /y
copy dx8vb.dll c:\windows\syswow64\  /y
copy MSCOMCTL.ocx c:\windows\syswow64\  /y

regsvr32 c:\windows\syswow64\comdlg32.ocx /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\syswow64\dx7vb.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\syswow64\dx8vb.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\syswow64\MSCOMCTL.ocx /s

This should allow you to choose between 1 or 2. In your case, you would just press 2 and hit enter. It will successfully copy the files, etc. Whether it will work or not, I have no idea. I've just now tried using iBMSC to test it, but I couldn't figure it out.

Let me know if it works.

[Arch0wl]

Finally got it to work. I had to register them right after running vbrun60.exe. dx8vb.dll and comdlg32.ocx didn't register, but, for some reason it still works.

[Akihiro]

Originally Posted by Arch0wl

uBMPlay is the only BMS previewer compatible with iBMSC -- by far the best BMS editor in English

How is it better than BMSe ? I never used iBMSC

[Arch0wl]

The obvious thing is that it can import from .sm to BMS, which allows for full BMS<-->SM portability. Currently this only works for 4K, but I've contacted the author and he seems to be willing to get up to 10k .sm imports working -- all he needs are ".sm format specifications."

A feature I like is that it's great with visual customization. Here's what my 10-key editing setup looks like:



From there, I can easily shift columns for 7-key, 6-key/solo, and 4-key if necessary.