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Run Band-in-a-Box (-9) Error #834137 12/15/24 10:50 PM Band-in-a-Box VST and Pro Tools/AAX DAW Plugin (Windows)
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity OP Veteran
OP musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	This is a Biab SGU opened, it has 252 bars and all track slots, it starts bbw4 in the back ground, when Generate gets error:

Re: Run Band-in-a-Box (-9) Error musocity #834302 12/16/24 03:44 PM Band-in-a-Box VST and Pro Tools/AAX DAW Plugin (Windows)
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity OP Veteran
OP musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	It won't work at all now, just gets that same error:

Debug Log File: Run Band-in-a-Box (-9) Error

musocity #834986 12/20/24 07:36 AM

Band-in-a-Box VST and Pro Tools/AAX DAW Plugin (Windows)

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There is no folder or txt for:
+ Reading BBOutput file from "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-25-50\BBOutput.txt" for "Selecting a Style"
+ BBApp returned an error message <-9>

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Band-in-a-Box DAW Standalone Plugin 2025 v7.0.4                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Initializing Plugin State ---------------------------------------------------
	+ Resetting plugin state
	+ Resetting value tree
	+ Resetting track table
	+ Song 'saved' state has changed <0>
	+ Resetting chord sheet
- Initializing Connection To BBApp --------------------------------------------
- Initializing Communication With BBApp ---------------------------------------
- Initializing Plugin Processor -----------------------------------------------
- Initializing Transports -----------------------------------------------------
	+ 
	+ Setting plugin state from xml
	+ Push part markers <252>
	+ Shift part markers <252>
- Initializing Preferences Dialog ---------------------------------------------
	+ Retrieving saved preference settings from "C:\Users\Public\Ticket\Band-in-a-Box DAW Plugin Saved Settings.txt"
	+ 
	+ Retrieving saved folder paths from "C:\bb\, E:\bb\RealTracks\, E:\bb\Drums\"
- Initializing Track Table ----------------------------------------------------
- Initializing Chord Sheet ----------------------------------------------------
- Initializing Chord Settings Dialog ------------------------------------------
- Initializing Plugin Editor --------------------------------------------------
	+ Setting look and feel of plugin
	+ Setting language for the plugin <USA English>
	+ Resetting status message
	+ Resetting working directory "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-15-55\"
	+ Song 'saved' state has changed <1>
	+ Setting window size of plugin
		+ Adding top menu components
		+ Adding button components
		+ Adding playback menu components
		+ Adding title settings components
		+ Adding song view components
		+ Adding song settings components
		+ Adding more settings components
		+ Adding extra gui components
		+ Adding status components
		+ Adding dialog components
	+ Running communication with BBApp for "Band-in-a-Box DAW Standalone Plugin 2025 v7.0.4"
	+ Setting window handle
+ Setting directory for BBApp communications to "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-25-50\"
	+ Writing BBInput file to "C:\bb\BBInput.txt"
+ Writing BBInput file for ""
+ Checking if BBApp is open...
	+ No running instances of BBApp
+ Opening BBApp...
	+ BBApp opened successfully
+ BBApp connection state changed <2>
- Initializing call to BBApp for "Selecting a Style" --------------------------
	+ BBApp connection state changed <2>
	+ Receiving message from BBApp <1424>
	+ BBApp connection state changed <1>
	+ Reading BBOutput file from "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-25-50\BBOutput.txt" for "Selecting a Style"
	+ BBApp returned an error message <-9>
	+ Stopping track generation
	+ Resetting working directory "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-25-50\"
	+ Setting look and feel of plugin
	+ Setting language for the plugin <USA English>
	+ Resetting status message
	+ Resetting working directory "C:\bb\BBPlugin\SavedTracks\2024-12-21, 00-25-50\"
	+ Setting window size of plugin
		+ Adding top menu components
		+ Adding button components
		+ Adding playback menu components
		+ Adding title settings components
		+ Adding song view components
		+ Adding song settings components
	+ Transposing chord sheet <0>
		+ Adding more settings components
		+ Adding extra gui components
		+ Adding status components
		+ Adding dialog components
- Initializing Confirmation Dialog --------------------------------------------
	+ Showing confirmation dialog <1> --Run Band-in-a-Box (-9)-- "There was a problem running Band-in-a-Box. Please restart the plugin and try again."
+ Closing confirmation dialog
+ Saving plugin state to xml

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