[WIP] Radio Station Manager - Page 2

ReallyDedPoet · 08-06-07, 01:16 PM

Dam there is some nice work being done here, keep it up

RDP

Bill Nichols · 08-06-07, 02:45 PM

This will be a must-have for me. I'm getting tired of hearing about the free Mexican Jumping Beans that are available at my nearest Shelly gas station...

JScones · 08-06-07, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

OK, here's my redone layout with JScones suggestions implemented (as I understand them anyway

)

Note: I didn't add the "Edit Event" button since the data grid will be editable.

I'm going to go ahead and start coding on it, but any further suggestions would still be welcomed.

IMHO much better! Good use of available "real estate". I like.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

I've got to start paying more attention to the state of the software world

. While travelling around the country in my second career, I totally lost track of what programming languages were in use with Windoze. I just "ass-u-me-d" that COBOL was dead. Now I see that there are several "free" COBOL compilers (or should I say translators since what I saw ports the code over to C). You may just be right about it still being around when the "9999" bug hits.

Our mainframe system has been in use since the mid-1970's. We're still using COBOL.

Misfit138 · 08-08-07, 06:13 AM

Any progress?

I apologize my lack of patience but this is the tool I need before I start patrolling in the pacific

Digital_Trucker · 08-08-07, 07:53 AM

No problem on the lack of patience, Misfit138. I'm hoping to have the function that prepares the stations for a save game reload in mid patrol (that sure is a long function name:rotfl: ) ready today. I was planning on going ahead and putting it up with just the one function working until I get the rest of it coded since that discussion was what got me started on the project anyway.

Hope that's the part you're looking for 'cause the rest of it may take a little bit.

Edit:Thanks for asking the question since this post caused my rating to change. I was getting tired of lookin' at Popeye

Misfit138 · 08-08-07, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Hope that's the part you're looking for 'cause the rest of it may take a little bit.

Yup, that's the one I want at the moment

But also eagerly waiting you to finish the rest of your tool, Been thinking of making some sort of Ultimate Radio Pack. Now that I have a faster connection on my use I can even upload it to somewhere!

Just have to wait and see, like many times before

Digital_Trucker · 08-09-07, 06:03 PM

Well, here's the first release of the RadioStationManager (such as it is). The ONLY function available with this version is the button that prepares your radio stations for your patrol to start (or resume). It's JSGME ready and comes with a very short README (for the moment. Will do better documentation as it progresses). Please read the readme before you use this app.

You can download it at http://files.filefront.com/RSM05Beta.../fileinfo.html

I would highly recommend backing up your radio.ini and events.ini files before the first time you use this tool. It is set up to make a backup of the files it changes, but if you don't realize something is wrong until you've used it a couple times and the latest backup is hosed, then you're out of luck.

You will need to have .NET 2 installed for this app to work on your computer. I realize this is a problem for some folks, but at the moment I don't have the tools to do the job without it (nor the inclination to spend a bunch of time learning something new). I have no clue whether it works on W2K or not because I don't have a running machine with W2K installed at the moment. Anyone who wants to try it out on a W2K machine, please let me know if it works.

What you'll see when you run it looks something like this

That screenshot was taken right after the "Prepare Stations" function was completed. Note that you can see all the information that's in the files and you change it to your heart's content, but it won't change the data in the files (except for the "Prepare Stations" function) at the moment. I'll be finishing up the rest of the app just as soon as I possibly can. Most of the hard work is done, so it really shouldn't take too long to finish the rest of it.

As always, with me, this is a freeware application. You can distribute it however you like, but you better not charge anything for it or include it in any package that you charge for. If you do, may the fleas of a 1,000 camels infest your most sensitive hairy regions.

All I ask is that you include the original documentation and don't try to take credit for writing it (common sense, I know, but I like to keep my large posterior out of sight). The only other thing that I ask is that you don't blame me if you didn't make backups of your files and they somehow get FUBAR while your using this proggy.

As usual, all constructive (and even facetious and sarcastic) criticism is welcomed.

Enjoy, me heartys

Misfit138 · 08-09-07, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

If you do, may the fleas of a 1,000 camels infest your most sensitive hairy regions.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Anyways, seems to be working on Windows XP x64 but I get an error when I try to prepare the stations for game load. "Error while writing events.ini new file". This is actually pretty good thing. Gonna need to hit the sack but I'll start digging out tomorrow what's causing this. If I can that is...I have pretty good idea what's causing this but I wanna confirm it first

Thanks!

Ps. If you're in need of a mirror for this and coming versions please, let me know

Digital_Trucker · 08-09-07, 06:51 PM

Misfit, just let me know if you can't get it to work right. May have to take a look at your files to find out what's causing the problem. Let me know if it created a partial file. It would be named events.ini.new and it might let us figure out where to look for the cause of the problem.

Misfit138 · 08-09-07, 07:01 PM

Naah, sleeping is a waste of time

In my case, there seems to be some kind of problem with mid patrol save. If I take from that save games list an autosave, everything works ok. And if I take a save which I've saved before exiting the game, I get this error

Digital_Trucker · 08-09-07, 07:32 PM

I don't see anything obvious there and it works fine for me. Did it create a partial file in the events folder? It would be named events.ini.new. If it did that will give us a clue where to start looking for the problem. It's evidently something hinky in your files (or some possibility that I didn't forsee). I'll PM you an email address and if you'll zip up the events.ini files that you have in your radio stations and any of the .new files that were created, I'll see if I can find the problem.

Misfit138 · 08-09-07, 07:45 PM

Oops, forgot to mention that in my previous post but yeah, it did create an extra file in events folders. But tested this with radio Washington only and it was a go, no errors

But I'm starting to dig out those events.ini files for you and send them asap

Misfit138 · 08-09-07, 07:56 PM

Looks like a false alarm. Managed to figure out to start digging the radio London folder based on the figure of progress bar and I found a faulty events.ini file. Removed it and and ran your tool. Everything ok!

I apologize this mess

Damn, now I'm both, happy and embarassed hippie!

Edit: Seems like there's some sort of problem with BBC station from Multi Station V2 events.ini file and with this tool. Confirmation would be great

Digital_Trucker · 08-09-07, 09:50 PM

No apologies necessary, dude. I figured there would be problems with some of the files. In fact, your problems have prompted me to add some more features to the thing. When I code the import station function, it's going to have some code in it to identify and possibly correct any problems it finds. Once that's done, if you have a problem with a station that's already in your radio.ini file, you can delete the station with the app (it will only delete the radio.ini entry for the station, not actually delete the folders) and then import it and have the prog get all the files up to snuff (events in correct order and no links to missing media files) and correct any perceived syntax errors. After that, everything should be copacetic.

Just send me any files that you can't figure out what the problem is with, and I'll try to duplicate the problems and conjure up a solution. I don't need the media files, just the events.ini files.

Digital_Trucker · 08-10-07, 09:48 AM

For anyone else using the first beta of this app, I've uploaded a slightly improved version. It has more descriptive error messages so that determining the cause of any problems is greatly simplified. It is available at http://files.filefront.com/RSM05Beta.../fileinfo.html

08-06-07, 01:16 PM	#16
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,890 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Dam there is some nice work being done here, keep it up RDP __________________ Back in the Day

08-06-07, 02:45 PM	#17
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08-09-07, 06:03 PM	#22
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	A day late (and definitely a dollar short) Well, here's the first release of the RadioStationManager (such as it is). The ONLY function available with this version is the button that prepares your radio stations for your patrol to start (or resume). It's JSGME ready and comes with a very short README (for the moment. Will do better documentation as it progresses). Please read the readme before you use this app. You can download it at http://files.filefront.com/RSM05Beta.../fileinfo.html I would highly recommend backing up your radio.ini and events.ini files before the first time you use this tool. It is set up to make a backup of the files it changes, but if you don't realize something is wrong until you've used it a couple times and the latest backup is hosed, then you're out of luck. You will need to have .NET 2 installed for this app to work on your computer. I realize this is a problem for some folks, but at the moment I don't have the tools to do the job without it (nor the inclination to spend a bunch of time learning something new). I have no clue whether it works on W2K or not because I don't have a running machine with W2K installed at the moment. Anyone who wants to try it out on a W2K machine, please let me know if it works. What you'll see when you run it looks something like this That screenshot was taken right after the "Prepare Stations" function was completed. Note that you can see all the information that's in the files and you change it to your heart's content, but it won't change the data in the files (except for the "Prepare Stations" function) at the moment. I'll be finishing up the rest of the app just as soon as I possibly can. Most of the hard work is done, so it really shouldn't take too long to finish the rest of it. As always, with me, this is a freeware application. You can distribute it however you like, but you better not charge anything for it or include it in any package that you charge for. If you do, may the fleas of a 1,000 camels infest your most sensitive hairy regions. All I ask is that you include the original documentation and don't try to take credit for writing it (common sense, I know, but I like to keep my large posterior out of sight). The only other thing that I ask is that you don't blame me if you didn't make backups of your files and they somehow get FUBAR while your using this proggy. As usual, all constructive (and even facetious and sarcastic) criticism is welcomed. Enjoy, me heartys

08-09-07, 07:56 PM	#28
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Looks like a false alarm. Managed to figure out to start digging the radio London folder based on the figure of progress bar and I found a faulty events.ini file. Removed it and and ran your tool. Everything ok! I apologize this mess Damn, now I'm both, happy and embarassed hippie! Edit: Seems like there's some sort of problem with BBC station from Multi Station V2 events.ini file and with this tool. Confirmation would be great Last edited by Misfit138; 08-09-07 at 08:36 PM.

08-08-07, 06:13 AM	#19
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Any progress? I apologize my lack of patience but this is the tool I need before I start patrolling in the pacific

08-08-07, 07:53 AM	#20
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	No problem on the lack of patience, Misfit138. I'm hoping to have the function that prepares the stations for a save game reload in mid patrol (that sure is a long function name:rotfl: ) ready today. I was planning on going ahead and putting it up with just the one function working until I get the rest of it coded since that discussion was what got me started on the project anyway. Hope that's the part you're looking for 'cause the rest of it may take a little bit. Edit:Thanks for asking the question since this post caused my rating to change. I was getting tired of lookin' at Popeye

08-09-07, 06:51 PM	#24
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Misfit, just let me know if you can't get it to work right. May have to take a look at your files to find out what's causing the problem. Let me know if it created a partial file. It would be named events.ini.new and it might let us figure out where to look for the cause of the problem.

08-09-07, 07:01 PM	#25
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Naah, sleeping is a waste of time In my case, there seems to be some kind of problem with mid patrol save. If I take from that save games list an autosave, everything works ok. And if I take a save which I've saved before exiting the game, I get this error

08-09-07, 07:32 PM	#26
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	I don't see anything obvious there and it works fine for me. Did it create a partial file in the events folder? It would be named events.ini.new. If it did that will give us a clue where to start looking for the problem. It's evidently something hinky in your files (or some possibility that I didn't forsee). I'll PM you an email address and if you'll zip up the events.ini files that you have in your radio stations and any of the .new files that were created, I'll see if I can find the problem.

08-09-07, 07:45 PM	#27
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Oops, forgot to mention that in my previous post but yeah, it did create an extra file in events folders. But tested this with radio Washington only and it was a go, no errors But I'm starting to dig out those events.ini files for you and send them asap

08-09-07, 09:50 PM	#29
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	No apologies necessary, dude. I figured there would be problems with some of the files. In fact, your problems have prompted me to add some more features to the thing. When I code the import station function, it's going to have some code in it to identify and possibly correct any problems it finds. Once that's done, if you have a problem with a station that's already in your radio.ini file, you can delete the station with the app (it will only delete the radio.ini entry for the station, not actually delete the folders) and then import it and have the prog get all the files up to snuff (events in correct order and no links to missing media files) and correct any perceived syntax errors. After that, everything should be copacetic. Just send me any files that you can't figure out what the problem is with, and I'll try to duplicate the problems and conjure up a solution. I don't need the media files, just the events.ini files.

08-10-07, 09:48 AM	#30
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	For anyone else using the first beta of this app, I've uploaded a slightly improved version. It has more descriptive error messages so that determining the cause of any problems is greatly simplified. It is available at http://files.filefront.com/RSM05Beta.../fileinfo.html