Help setting up bB on my new computer

[+atari2600land]

OK, I did everything mentioned here pertaining to Crimson Editor, as proved by this screenshot:

but it still says "bB environment variable not set". My bB program is in the right file and everything. What's up?

[jwierer]

OK, I did everything mentioned here pertaining to Crimson Editor, as proved by this screenshot:

but it still says "bB environment variable not set". My bB program is in the right file and everything. What's up?

From the bB readme.

 

"This version of bB requires that an environment variable and path are set so that you can compile your source files no matter where they are located. So before you run bB, you need to set the "bB" environment variable and path to your bB folder. There are several ways to do this. The easiest way is to just type in the commands below. This will be active for the duration of your session, but only in the window where you define it. e.g.:

 

set bB=c:\Atari2600\bB

path=%path%;c:\Atari2600\bB

 

If you want this set permanently every time you start DOS or the Windows command prompt, you may add the two above lines to the autoexec.nt (Windows NT/2k/XP) or autoexec.bat (DOS/Windows 95/98/Me) file. autoexec.nt is typically located either in C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 or C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, and autoexec.bat is in the root directory. If the files don't exist, create them"

 

You can also

 

1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon (Computer in Vista)

2. Choose "Properties" from the context menu

3. Click the "Advanced" tab ("Advanced system settings" link in Vista)

4. Click the "Environment Variables" button

5. Under the "User variables" section, click new

6. Enter the hotstring in the "Variable name" field and the path in the "Variable value" field

7. Click OK

 

Of course VisualbB does this for you.

 

-Jeff