## Hrmm cant seem to save as .dev only .mdl any ideas?

Scope and XITE Development

Original topic on PlanetZ: https://forums.scopeusers.com/viewtopic.php?t=15478

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:50 am
by Basic Pitch
As the title states,
Im certainly following the instructions but no matter what area I try and save from I only have the module option, I must be over looking something..
Any ideas?

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:21 am
by wolf
Just rename them to *.dev. There is no difference regarding the file format, just the extension is different.
kind regards
Wolfgang

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:25 am
by Basic Pitch
I'll have to try that thanks, but anything you can think of as to why none of the options allows me the correct manner to save new devices as .dev? even the surace selection only save save new module.
Strange..

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:57 am
by Shayne White
Yeah, you have to simply rename the file as .dev. However, there is ONE difference: if you place any insert slots in your device, saving your device as .mdl will NOT remember any of the insert effect's parameters. Saving the parent device as .dev will remember the insert effect's parameters. I had to find that out the hard way!

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:41 pm
by Basic Pitch
Wait now you have me confused lol,
So if I create a device with insert slots and I save it as a .mdl which seems to be the only option available to me for some reason then it will not remember any effect paramaters, if I change that .mdl to a .dev will it then work?
Or will I need to save as a .dev directly from within SDK, because this seems to be my main issue, no matter where I try and save from I am unable to have the option to save as .dev from any point within the SDK.
/confused

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:38 pm
by damiano
If you use "Empty Synth" in "Device Design" the SDK save it with .dev extension.

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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:19 pm
by astroman

> On 2005-03-14 13:41, Basic Pitch wrote:
> Wait now you have me confused lol,
> ...
> Or will I need to save as a .dev directly from within SDK, because this seems to be my main issue, no matter where I try and save from I am unable to have the option to save as .dev from any point within the SDK.

relax
rethink Wolf's answer: There is no difference regarding the file format, just the extension is different.
the effect Shyne mentions refers to the runtime environment. You always generate one single version of a device, whatever extension is used.
When the thing finally runs, another part of the system decides how to deal with inserts and uses the extension to distinguish.
There are better ways (you obviously anticipated something more smart...), but the quick and dirty approach is not uncommon at all
cheers, Tom

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:24 am
by Basic Pitch
At 1st I couldnt rename the file and then realized since I have reaktor on this PC it causes the .mdl files to show as reaktor files and does not allow extension changes, I just rebooted into my internet boot and all was fine I could ghetto change the extension.
Cheers!

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:50 am
by hubird
good find

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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:22 pm
by Rob van Berkel

> On 2005-03-16 02:24, Basic Pitch wrote:
> At 1st I couldnt rename the file

No need to reboot: in the explorer, under folder options,view, disable the "hide extensions for know file types". This will allow changing the extensions of registered filetypes.
Cheers,
Rob