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Ogre - Cannot find requested emitter type. in ParticleSystemManager::_createEmitter

I'm trying to run TinyOgre from this tutorial but I still get the following message:

OGRE EXCEPTION(2:InvalidParameterException): Cannot find requested emitter type. in ParticleSystemManager::_createEmitter at C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/OgreMain/src/OgreParticleSystemManager.cpp (line 270)

Here is my code:

TinyOgre.cpp

/*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:    TinyOgre.cpp
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

This source file is part of the
   ___                 __    __ _ _    _ 
  /___\__ _ _ __ ___  / / /\ \ (_) | _(_)
 //  // _` | '__/ _ \ \ \/  \/ / | |/ / |
/ \_// (_| | | |  __/  \  /\  /| |   <| |
\___/ \__, |_|  \___|   \/  \/ |_|_|\_\_|
      |___/                              
      Tutorial Framework
      http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#include "TinyOgre.h"

#include <OgreLogManager.h>
#include <OgreViewport.h>
#include <OgreConfigFile.h>
#include <OgreEntity.h>
#include <OgreWindowEventUtilities.h>

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TinyOgre::TinyOgre(void)
    : mRoot(0),
    mCamera(0),
    mSceneMgr(0),
    mWindow(0),
    mResourcesCfg(Ogre::StringUtil::BLANK),
    mPluginsCfg(Ogre::StringUtil::BLANK)
{
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TinyOgre::~TinyOgre(void)
{
    delete mRoot;
}

bool TinyOgre::go(void)
{
#ifdef _DEBUG
    mResourcesCfg = "resources_d.cfg";
    mPluginsCfg = "plugins_d.cfg";
#else
    mResourcesCfg = "resources.cfg";
    mPluginsCfg = "plugins.cfg";
#endif

    // construct Ogre::Root
    mRoot = new Ogre::Root(mPluginsCfg);

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // setup resources
    // Load resource paths from config file
    Ogre::ConfigFile cf;
    cf.load(mResourcesCfg);

    // Go through all sections & settings in the file
    Ogre::ConfigFile::SectionIterator seci = cf.getSectionIterator();

    Ogre::String secName, typeName, archName;
    while (seci.hasMoreElements())
    {
        secName = seci.peekNextKey();
        Ogre::ConfigFile::SettingsMultiMap *settings = seci.getNext();
        Ogre::ConfigFile::SettingsMultiMap::iterator i;
        for (i = settings->begin(); i != settings->end(); ++i)
        {
            typeName = i->first;
            archName = i->second;
            Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation(
                archName, typeName, secName);
        }
    }
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // configure
    // Show the configuration dialog and initialise the system
    // You can skip this and use root.restoreConfig() to load configuration
    // settings if you were sure there are valid ones saved in ogre.cfg
    if(mRoot->restoreConfig() || mRoot->showConfigDialog())
    {
        // If returned true, user clicked OK so initialise
        // Here we choose to let the system create a default rendering window by passing 'true'
        mWindow = mRoot->initialise(true, "TinyOgre Render Window");
    }
    else
    {
        return false;
    }
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // choose scenemanager
    // Get the SceneManager, in this case a generic one
    mSceneMgr = mRoot->createSceneManager(Ogre::ST_GENERIC);
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // create camera
    // Create the camera
    mCamera = mSceneMgr->createCamera("PlayerCam");

    // Position it at 500 in Z direction
    mCamera->setPosition(Ogre::Vector3(0,0,80));
    // Look back along -Z
    mCamera->lookAt(Ogre::Vector3(0,0,-300));
    mCamera->setNearClipDistance(5);

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // create viewports
    // Create one viewport, entire window
    Ogre::Viewport* vp = mWindow->addViewport(mCamera);
    vp->setBackgroundColour(Ogre::ColourValue(0,0,0));

    // Alter the camera aspect ratio to match the viewport
    mCamera->setAspectRatio(
        Ogre::Real(vp->getActualWidth()) / Ogre::Real(vp->getActualHeight()));
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Set default mipmap level (NB some APIs ignore this)
    Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton().setDefaultNumMipmaps(5);
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Create any resource listeners (for loading screens)
    //createResourceListener();
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // load resources
    Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().initialiseAllResourceGroups();
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Create the scene
    Ogre::Entity* ogreHead = mSceneMgr->createEntity("Head", "ogrehead.mesh");

    Ogre::SceneNode* headNode = mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
    headNode->attachObject(ogreHead);

    // Set ambient light
    mSceneMgr->setAmbientLight(Ogre::ColourValue(0.5, 0.5, 0.5));

    // Create a light
    Ogre::Light* l = mSceneMgr->createLight("MainLight");
    l->setPosition(20,80,50);
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    while(true)
    {
        // Pump window messages for nice behaviour
        Ogre::WindowEventUtilities::messagePump();

        if(mWindow->isClosed())
        {
            return false;
        }

        // Render a frame
        if(!mRoot->renderOneFrame()) return false;
    }

    // We should never be able to reach this corner
    // but return true to calm down our compiler
    return true;
}


#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_WIN32
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include "windows.h"
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_WIN32
    INT WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE, LPSTR strCmdLine, INT )
#else
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
#endif
    {
        // Create application object
        TinyOgre app;

        try {
            app.go();
        } catch( Ogre::Exception& e ) {
#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_WIN32
            MessageBox( NULL, e.getFullDescription().c_str(), "An exception has occured!", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR | MB_TASKMODAL);
#else
            std::cerr << "An exception has occured: " <<
                e.getFullDescription().c_str() << std::endl;
#endif
        }

        return 0;
    }

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

TinyOgre.h

/*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:    TinyOgre.h
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

This source file is part of the
   ___                 __    __ _ _    _ 
  /___\__ _ _ __ ___  / / /\ \ (_) | _(_)
 //  // _` | '__/ _ \ \ \/  \/ / | |/ / |
/ \_// (_| | | |  __/  \  /\  /| |   <| |
\___/ \__, |_|  \___|   \/  \/ |_|_|\_\_|
      |___/                              
      Tutorial Framework
      http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#ifndef __TinyOgre_h_
#define __TinyOgre_h_

#include <OgreRoot.h>
#include <OgreCamera.h>
#include <OgreSceneManager.h>
#include <OgreRenderWindow.h>

class TinyOgre
{
public:
    TinyOgre(void);
    virtual ~TinyOgre(void);
    bool go(void);
protected:
    Ogre::Root *mRoot;
    Ogre::Camera* mCamera;
    Ogre::SceneManager* mSceneMgr;
    Ogre::RenderWindow* mWindow;
    Ogre::String mResourcesCfg;
    Ogre::String mPluginsCfg;
};

#endif // #ifndef __TinyOgre_h_

My resources.cfg is following (I've composed it from some other tutorials on web):

# Resources required by the sample browser and most samples.
[Essential]
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/SdkTrays.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/profiler.zip
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/thumbnails

# Common sample resources needed by many of the samples.
# Rarely used resources should be separately loaded by the
# samples which require them.
[Popular]
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/fonts
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/Cg
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL150
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL400
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSLES
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/HLSL
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/scripts
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/textures
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/textures/nvidia
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/scripts/SSAO
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/textures/SSAO
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib/Cg
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib/GLSL
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/models
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/particle
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/DeferredShadingMedia
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/PCZAppMedia
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib/materials
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/PCZAppMedia
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/volumeTerrain
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/cubemap.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/cubemapsJS.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/dragon.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/fresneldemo.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/ogretestmap.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/ogredance.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/Sinbad.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/packs/skybox.zip
Zip=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/volumeTerrain/volumeTerrainBig.zip

FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/ParticleFX

[General]
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media

# Materials for visual tests
[Tests]
FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Tests/Media

I have noticed that when I comment following lines:

#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL150
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL400
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSLES
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/HLSL
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib/Cg
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/RTShaderLib/GLSL

then I get different error message:

OGRE EXCEPTION(6:FileNotFoundException): Cannot locate resource DualQuaternion_Common.glsl in resource group Popular or any other group. in ResourceGroupManager::openResource at C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/OgreMain/src/OgreResourceGroupManager.cpp (line 756)

If I comment following lines:

#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL150
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSL400
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/GLSLES
#FileSystem=C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/Samples/Media/materials/programs/HLSL

then I get this error message:

OGRE EXCEPTION(6:FileNotFoundException): Cannot locate resource shadows.glsl in resource group Popular or any other group. in ResourceGroupManager::openResource at C:/Intel/INDE/OgreSDK_1-9-0/Ogre/OgreMain/src/OgreResourceGroupManager.cpp (line 756)

Let me further clarify my situation; we are using ogre in our current project for some visualization and math that it provides (personally I do not do ogre but other project parts). Nowadays I wanted to compile "hello world" ogre project and start to playing with. I'm using VisualStudio 2013 and Ogre 1.9. I suspect that the problem might be that I have ogre installed not according to wiki but instead it is copied from another PC. But I'm 100% sure that this is working installation because I have several team members which are using same installation (same paths, same environment variables etc) and for our project it is working fine, so I would not to like mess with current installation. For example following code which is also using ogre is working fine for me (but this example is not using resources.cfg). Thanks

PS: firstly I wanted to post this to ogre forums but seems that registration is broken (no mail arrived after registering) so if anybody can re post it I will be glad.

Solution

  • It sounds as if you did not load the "Plugin_ParticleFX" in your application. Make sure that it is listed in your "plugins.cfg". This plugin will then provide the emitter types listed on the dedicated Ogre3D wiki page.

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