I really, really need help here.

[Pikablu Lv.X]

On VBA, I tried playing Pokemon Ruby, saved (Not through the save states, the normal game save), turned VBA off, and when I played it again, it hadn't saved! I tried this several times, and thought that it might be just a problem with the ROM. But I tried several ROMs and it didn't work! Also VBA doesn't create a .sav file!
What do I do?

[Andrew McKenzie]

1) Load Rom into VBA.
2) Go to the Options Menu > Save Type > Flash 128K.
3) Start Game.
4) Save.
5) Close and then re-open and reload rom into VBA.
6) Should be working now.

:D

EDIT: Besides, save stating is so much easier. It allows you to continue on from where you left off, especially if you need to go off somewhere in the middle of a battle.
Hold Shift and press F1 to save state.
Press F1 to load the save state that you saved.

[Neo-Wolf]

Andrew says it all. Hope you get it playing!
Major woot! 500th post!

[VinceLevi]

Actually saving normally is essential with most pokemon games.
Save stating is useful, til you get to an event where you are forced to save (ex. Elite 4)
So dont just ignore it..
Because I know that some hacks require clear save states to change to 128 flash..
So make sure you can save before continuing.