a2CreateFont command in Advanced 2d plugin

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 03:36 Edited at: 23rd Feb 2021 03:45

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I have run the following example program from the help files of Advanced 2d plugin to get an idea how to use the "a2CreateFont" command and I get an error. I attached an image of the output of the error below. How can I fix this?

[EDIT] actually the error is line 3 not line 2. I messed up the lines lol

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rem Set up the font
myFont = a2CreateFont("ariel", 20, a2Size_Char(), a2Style_Normal() ,1)

rem Draw a bounding box, so we can see how the command works
a2Box 10, 10, 200, 200, 0x88FFFFFF

rem Set up some variables
a$ = "Now is the time for all quick foxes to jump over their lazy dogs."
valign = 0
halign = 0
wordWrap = 1
color = 0xFFFFFF00

rem Draw the text
a2BoxText myFont, 10, 10, 200, 200, a$, halign, valign, wordWrap, color

WAIT KEY

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 05:02

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a2Size_Char() and a2Style_Normal() are Arrays., so they MUST be passed a2Size_Char(0) and a2Style_Normal(0) when you want to Reference them.
DBP is just letting you know that it KNOW you're trying to access an Array but you're not telling it what Element (Subscript)

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 20:43

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Thank you Raven for pointing that out. When I saw the 2 commands there, I was taking them as just functions because of the empty parentheses

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 21:25

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I just tried to do what you said and I'm still getting the same error as above

Here is the same code as above except I added the 0's for the arrays

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rem Set up the font
myFont = a2CreateFont("ariel", 20, a2Size_Char(0), a2Style_Normal(0) ,1)

rem Draw a bounding box, so we can see how the command works
a2Box 10, 10, 200, 200, 0x88FFFFFF

rem Set up some variables
a$ = "Now is the time for all quick foxes to jump over their lazy dogs."
valign = 0
halign = 0
wordWrap = 1
color = 0xFFFFFF00

rem Draw the text
a2BoxText myFont, 10, 10, 200, 200, a$, halign, valign, wordWrap, color

WAIT KEY

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 23:19

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Is the plug-in Compatible with the version of DBP you're using?
Some are only compatible with certain versions.

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Posted: 23rd Feb 2021 23:59 Edited at: 24th Feb 2021 00:02

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Those are not arrays - put anything in and you will get a parameter mismatch error, without the zero your code works perfectly fine here, using version 1.077(U7.7RC7) Specs in sig. a2Size_Char is the mode and a2Style_Normal is the style, you can replace either with similar commands listed in keywords file.

Not sure about any specific version required, but you should make sure those commands are highlighted in the editor, if not chances are you haven't installed it correctly if at all - ofc could be you just didn't install keywords file as it would compile fine without so long as the dll is correctly placed. Only sure way of knowing - get other advanced 2d plugin commands working.

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Posted: 24th Feb 2021 02:22

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I've installed the latest 7.7R7 update and the 9Ex version after that. I have all the commands highlighted in blue in the Synergy IDE. I have figured it out. I didn't have the right version dll installed. I had an older version instead. I thought I put the new one in, but didn't. I had the right keywords in, but wrong dll.

Thanks for the help

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Glad it worked out for you

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