[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by Strange

Yep, first time through I ran the MCRInstaller.exe and that seemed to work fine, no errors on installation. It created a number of files as it ran, and when i installed it the second time (after an uninstall) I ran the MCRInstaller.msi file, again with no errors.

I unzipped the breakdown.zip file to a new folder and ran the breakdown4.exe from there.

What path settings should I check for?

Hmmm... I'm not sure what your problem is.
If you run the MCRInstaller.exe, it should automatically add the path needed for the runtime. In my case, this is in the ...\v70\runtime\win32 directory, which has a bunch of .dll files, including mclxlmain70.dll

Then, you need to run the breakdown4.exe file, making sure your path (or the current directory or starting folder) also included the other files from that .zip (including, for example, the game_variety.fig file).

Did it work the first time you installed it (before you did the uninstall)?
If so, you might try to uninstall again, then run the MCRInstaller.exe program

[CaptLego]

After much research, it's currently looking to me like programming this thing in a combination of HTML and JavsScript is the way to go.

So now, I'm looking for a nice IDE for that combination.... just a good wysiwyg editor and a JavaScript editor/debuger. I found a lead to Netscape's Visual JavaScript program, which looks pretty good but the download links seem broken...

Anyhow, I've found some example calculators (for other stuff) programmed in JavaScript, and they don't look too bad... so hopefully I'll be able to find the tools I need and come up to speed on them.

[enough]

CaptLego -

I haven't read every post in this thread, so forgive me if it's already been brought up, but have you considered writing this in Java as a desktop app?

It's not the prettiest thing to work with when laying out interfaces, but visual IDEs exist that work well even if they tend to bloat the app.

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by enough

CaptLego -

I haven't read every post in this thread, so forgive me if it's already been brought up, but have you considered writing this in Java as a desktop app?

It's not the prettiest thing to work with when laying out interfaces, but visual IDEs exist that work well even if they tend to bloat the app.

I've looked into Java a little bit.... it seems like a pain to program...
If I were making a desktop app, I'd probably just go with Visual Basic. But I would like to make this as a web app. That means that it probably needs to use php (server-side scripting) or JavaScript (client-side). So far, editing and debugging php looks like a problem, and I'm not too thrilled with what I've learned about php so far.... so I'm leaning towards JavaScript...

I just haven't found a decent development environment for JavaScript yet...
I just downloaded Microsoft's Script Debugger.... but haven't found the documentation I need to tell me how to install/enable it in IE yet...
Also, I still need a wysiwyg GUI editor that integrates with the script editor/debugger....
Why is this so damn hard? I'm really not trying to do anything very complicated...
I just want to create a GUI webpage with some scripts behind it... I need to edit this on my PC, then upload it to a website.

Then, any user with any web browser should be able to run it without downloading anything.

[TenPercenter]

How about this:


http://www.fckeditor.net/

[TenPercenter]

This looks interesting, but it may also not be what you're looking for:


http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/

[shadesofgrey]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

I've looked into Java a little bit.... it seems like a pain to program...
If I were making a desktop app, I'd probably just go with Visual Basic. But I would like to make this as a web app. That means that it probably needs to use php (server-side scripting) or JavaScript (client-side). So far, editing and debugging php looks like a problem, and I'm not too thrilled with what I've learned about php so far.... so I'm leaning towards JavaScript...

I just haven't found a decent development environment for JavaScript yet...
I just downloaded Microsoft's Script Debugger.... but haven't found the documentation I need to tell me how to install/enable it in IE yet...
Also, I still need a wysiwyg GUI editor that integrates with the script editor/debugger....
Why is this so damn hard? I'm really not trying to do anything very complicated...
I just want to create a GUI webpage with some scripts behind it... I need to edit this on my PC, then upload it to a website.

Then, any user with any web browser should be able to run it without downloading anything.

Capt - you need to enable script debugging in order to use the MS debugger. In IE go to tools->Internet options->Advanced...then deselect 'disable script debugging'...

personally i detest JS, but sometimes it cant be avoided. For development I use ultraedit, then just view the work in IE, debug with visual studio.

The pointer Ten put up to Moxie's tool is a good one too. I just havent gotten into a "rhythem" of using it.

There's also JPad, and JSLint. JSLint helps find the nasty bugs. I am sure there is a JS plugin for eclipse. I can do some digging if you'd like.

If you need help with this let me know.

[k_woods]

<Nerd speak warning>

I am in the Java camp (also Perl, but that is a different show .. err thread), not java script (two very different animals.. There is no Java in Java Script.. figure that one out). Although both perl and java can be both application and server applications (all hosting systems support perl, most will support java)

Java can have a ..err.. steep learning curve. Just depends where you have come from in the development world. So in a world, where if you have a hammer everything looks like a nail, the method of development is determined by how you learned to program.

Ken

Someone who knows that the wheel is only a fad..

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by TenPercenter

How about this:


http://www.fckeditor.net/

Thanks for the pointer, Ten. I've downloaded fckeditor and am trying it out now.

I had found fckeditor and several more like it, and tried their demos...
Mostly, these seem aimed at being editors embedded in web pages, as opposed to being editors for creating active web pages. But maybe it will do the trick.

It looks like fckeditor might be able to create the GUI form I need. Then I still have the issue of adding the JavaScript stuff to process the form and get that all debugged/working on my PC. I'm a little concernec about being able to keep the form and the scripts integrated/sychronized as it evolves through various revisions... but that may just be a configuration/programming style thing I have to sort out.

[21player]

I also got an error running this.

Undefined command/function 'set_param'.
Error in ==> matlabrc at 81

Re-installation didn't help.
I have Windows XP SP2



-21player