Exception thrown when invoking Animations.GetAnimation

[Khaz]

Exception thrown when invoking Animations.GetAnimation

I'm new to using the Ultima SDK and have been working on getting the first frame of a mobile animation loaded into a PictureBox control on a Windows Form.
When invoking Animations.GetAnimation, a TypeInitializerException is thrown. The trace describes the final method as BodyConverter.Contains, and the exception's inner message is "Input string was not in a correct form."
The code I am using is below. Can anyone identify if this is a configuration, coding or SDK issue?

Ultima.Frame[] frames = Ultima.Animations.GetAnimation( 400, 1, 1, 0, true );
pictureBox.Image = frames[0].Bitmap;

 

[arul]

Post entire exception trace please. Besides, did you modify your bodyconv.def ?

 

[Khaz]

Hi,
I have not changed any of UO files. They are originals from patch 6.0.1.10. Below is the exception.

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Ultima.BodyConverter' threw an exception. ---> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
   at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
   at System.Convert.ToInt32(String value)
   at Ultima.BodyConverter..cctor()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Ultima.BodyConverter.Contains(Int32 body)
   at Ultima.Animations.LoadTable()
   at Ultima.Animations.Translate(Int32& body)
   at Ultima.Animations.GetAnimation(Int32 body, Int32 action, Int32 direction, Int32 hue, Boolean preserveHue)
   at Tykari.MainForm.helpMenuAbout_Click(Object sender, EventArgs args)

 

[arul]

Seems like one of the values from bodyconv.def doesn't want to be parsed. I'm updating to the latest client to see what's wrong with the file.

 

[Khaz]

I can post the file if you want to see it, instead of updating. Let me know...

 

[Jeff]

no, thats happening cause the static initializer for Animation is having a problem, what version of the SDK are you using? As far as i know the version in the SVN on codeplex works best.

 

[Khaz]

I'm using the DLL available from the codeplex, last updated 9/15 by you, Jeff. Does the source have this issue fixed?

 

[Jeff]

I'm using the DLL available from the codeplex, last updated 9/15 by you, Jeff. Does the source have this issue fixed?

ya i think so, sorry i forgot to update the release.

 

[Khaz]

It was actually a combination of issues, but the main problem was that the second line of Bodyconv.def file had a quote in the beginning, instead of starting with the comment marker (#). Not sure if this is my fault or Ultima's, but I think the SDK should not care either way. It should only look at lines that start with a digit.

Thanks for the help, arul & Jeff.