Uploading an addon to the workshop

[Praesdynamite]

I am trying to upload my very first addon to the workshop. I have scavenged the internet for some sort of clear tutorial on how to do so. I have made an addon.json file in my addon folder and I have my code under lua/weapons/schitthrower (Don't ask). Is there anything else I need besides that? At this point I cannot figure out how to convert the addon folder to a gma file. I have seen this: [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1242185[/url] When it says [QUOTE]To create a new .gma file (folder should contain an addon.json - see below)

gmad.exe create -folder "C:\path\to\addon\folder\" -out "C:\where\to\save\file\out.gma"

[/QUOTE] I have no idea where I am suppose to input that command line in order to create the gmad file.

Perhaps my Command Prompt? If so how? I have also tried going straight to the gmad.exe file in my gmod tools folder and when I click on it, it opens for a split second then closes again.

[Lolcats]

You need to create a batch file and put that code with the proper variables in it, and then run the batch file.

Copy gmad.exe to a folder on your desktop, create the batch file in there, and run the batch file.

[Praesdynamite]

I did exactly that and a small screen open up and then closes immediately. This is what I have in a start.bat file

gmad.exe create -folder "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\shitthrower" -out "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop"

And it is in the same file as gmad.exe

[Lolcats]

put PAUSE after that, and what does it say. Also, -out needs to be the name of the file with a .gma ending.

[Praesdynamite]

I tried putting pause and PAUSE at the end of the command line. Neither worked for me.

EDIT: Still closes upon opening. But I do see a glimpse of an error in the program but it fades out too quick to read it.

[Lolcats]

Are you sure you're saving it as a .bat file.
Are you running the .bat file and not gmad.exe.

I still think it was silly to make uploading things to the workshop require the use of batch files and stuff. I guess it keeps a little bit of quality control.

[c👌de_g🎷]

What did it say though? Make sure you put pause on a new line in all lowercase.

[Praesdynamite]

It says a lot. And I can't copy and paste it. Might take me a bit

[c👌de_g🎷]

[url]http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-copy-and-paste-windows-command-prompt.htm[/url]

[Praesdynamite]

C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\gmad extractor>gmad.exe create -folder "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\shitthrower" -out "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop"
Garry's Addon Creator 1.0
Looking in folder "C:/Users/MyLastName/Desktop/shitthrower/"
        lua/weapons/schitthrower/shared.lua
File index: lua/weapons/schitthrower/shared.lua [CRC:1753061358] [Size:3.0 KB]
Adding lua/weapons/schitthrower/shared.lua
Successfully saved to "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop.gma" [3.2 KB]

C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\gmad extractor>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

[editline]21st August 2014[/editline]

I figured out how to. But, thx.

[c👌de_g🎷]

Okay. So it worked. Now, you have to use GMPublish to upload it.

[Praesdynamite]

Thx for the help ;)

[editline]21st August 2014[/editline]

A new problem arises. When I setup the GMPublish command line I get this error:

C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\GMPUblish>gmpublish create -addon "C:\Users\MyLastName\D
esktop\shitthrower.gma" -icon "C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\shitthrower\poop.jpeg"

Garry's Workshop Publisher 1.0
[Compiled Jun  8 2014 - 17:16:08]
Error:

Couldn't initialize Steam! (Is it running?)


C:\Users\MyLastName\Desktop\GMPUblish>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

I rebooted the start.bat file with steam opened as well. At first it said steam_api.ddl was not on my computer so I downloaded a "fix." Probably not the best idea but after that I am getting this error. Any ideas?

[editline]21st August 2014[/editline]

I'll try to verify integrity of game cache if something is broken with my files. IDK What to do otherwise. Perhaps re-install Gmod.

[Exho]

Why dont people use Workshopper? Its old but insanely easy to use because it has an interface. This seems like more work than its worth

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=Exho;45771535]Why dont people use Workshopper? Its old but insanely easy to use because it has an interface. This seems like more work than its worth[/QUOTE]

Because it's not hard to write a GMPublish script, and most people don't have Workshopper since it's not shipped with GMod anymore.