Loading vba saves from windows on vba for mac problem

Palytoxin · May 30th, 2012, 09:21

Hi, I've searched and searched for an answer for this and couldn't find anything, I apologize if this is a simple problem to solve.

I'm using the mac boy advance version of vba on my mac to play pokemon (The other mac versions are powerpc so won't run), then I transfer the .sav files to my windows computer, use vba link (version 1.8) to trade pokemon, which saves as .sa1,.sa2...
I then want to transfer these saves back to my mac, so I have just tried renaming the files .sav instead of .sa1 (Pokemon Emerald.sav), but they are not recognized when I open the rom of the same name (Pokemon Emerald.GBA). There is no import battery file option available on this version of the vba, so I don't know how I can load these .sav files. It would be great if someone could help me out with this?

Smilley · May 30th, 2012, 10:27

There's a possibility that VBALink's a higher version. As a rule of thumb, higher versions (almost) always can read saves mde by lesser ones, but it doesn't work nearly that well in the other direction, especially if it's a jump by 0.1.
You could either try VBALink 1.7.2 or find a newer version of MBA.

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Palytoxin · May 30th, 2012, 11:01

Thanks a million! I made another .sav from the vbalink 1.8 , loaded it in the 1.7.2 version, transferred it to the mac and then loaded it in the macboy advance (version 1.7.6), worked perfectly, thanks again!

May 30th, 2012, 09:21	#1
Palytoxin Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	Loading vba saves from windows on vba for mac problem Hi, I've searched and searched for an answer for this and couldn't find anything, I apologize if this is a simple problem to solve. I'm using the mac boy advance version of vba on my mac to play pokemon (The other mac versions are powerpc so won't run), then I transfer the .sav files to my windows computer, use vba link (version 1.8) to trade pokemon, which saves as .sa1,.sa2... I then want to transfer these saves back to my mac, so I have just tried renaming the files .sav instead of .sa1 (Pokemon Emerald.sav), but they are not recognized when I open the rom of the same name (Pokemon Emerald.GBA). There is no import battery file option available on this version of the vba, so I don't know how I can load these .sav files. It would be great if someone could help me out with this?

May 30th, 2012, 10:27	#2
Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,024	There's a possibility that VBALink's a higher version. As a rule of thumb, higher versions (almost) always can read saves mde by lesser ones, but it doesn't work nearly that well in the other direction, especially if it's a jump by 0.1. You could either try VBALink 1.7.2 or find a newer version of MBA. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

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May 30th, 2012, 11:01	#3
Palytoxin Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	Thanks a million! I made another .sav from the vbalink 1.8 , loaded it in the 1.7.2 version, transferred it to the mac and then loaded it in the macboy advance (version 1.7.6), worked perfectly, thanks again!