WitP Utility

[BaitBoy]

It works great! Just one thing though, when I downloaded and installed Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, it created a new user on my computer named "ASP.NET Machine A...". I don't know a lot about computers, much less about networking. I would like to delete this account because now my computer always loads to the "select user" screen when the machine loads of the screen-saver starts, which I find annoying. I also don't like the idea of having a "user" on the computer when I don't know what it can do. So, my question is: Can I safely delete this user with out messing up either my system of your utility?

[Bodhi]

The utility doesn't add or need another user. I think that user is added during installation of the .NET framework and is intended for ASP.NET development purposes, but I don't have it on my XP dev system. [&:][:D]

I think you can safely delete it, as long as you dont intend to develop any ASP.NET applications. Here's a link with some more info if you're interested (the link also includes a way to recreate the user if you find it was vital after removing it. [:D] )

[BaitBoy]

Thanks!!

[BaitBoy]

I am now having a slight problem with the Utility. It is no longer showing combat reports, and I am geting the following error message in the trace log:

[4/4/2005 9:42:47 AM.515] CheckCombatReports - mscorlib Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length
[4/4/2005 9:43:47 AM.453] CheckCombatReports - mscorlib Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length
[4/4/2005 9:43:50 AM.125] CheckCombatReports - mscorlib Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length

Thanks

[Bodhi]

Hi Mark,

Sorry to hear that. Any chance of zipping up the relevant com_combatreport.txt file from the [game save slot No] subfolder of the WitP SAVE folder and sending it to me?

Thanks.

[erstad]

Where do you find the trace log? I'm having some issues where some of the operations reports and combat reports aren't showing up - haven't had a chance to look closely (which is why I didn't report it yet - always want to rule out pilot error before bothering a developer, especially a volunteer developer). Wonder if I've got the same symptom?

[Bodhi]

TraceLog will be in the folder where you installed the utility. It should only be present if the program has encountered a run-time error. If you think it's missing data though, a better bet would be to look in the "missed____.txt" files in the same folder. If you find something, please send me these files.

Thanks.

[Bodhi]

Thanks to Mark (BaitBoy) for uncovering a bug that slipped through.

There's an update (1.0.04) to fix the problem Mark found.

• Fixed incorrect handling of certain Naval bombardment reports

URL in the sig below.

[Knavey]

Got an ETA on when we can start adding notes and such into the utility?

[Bodhi]

ORIGINAL: Knavey

Got an ETA on when we can start adding notes and such into the utility?

Ted's doing that independently, I'm sure he'll post when he has something to report.

[tc464]

ORIGINAL: Knavey

Got an ETA on when we can start adding notes and such into the utility?

Nope. A couple of short trips have kept me away from the house. I have one more trip next week and then I will have time. I hope to knock most of it out this weekend.

[Brausepaul]

Bodhi, would it be possible to add something like an import/export function so we could export a given save plus all the reports to a folder and import the folder to a different WitP install?

[Bodhi]

All the data for a "game" is already saved into a single folder, the XXX sub folder of WitP's SAVE folder, where XXX is the save slot number (with a leading zero(s) if required).

So, assuming a game has a save slot of "10", you should find all data for the intel/ops/combat reports in the "010" sub folder of the main WitP "SAVE" folder. Just copy this folder and it's contents to the SAVE folder of your other install, start up the utility and set the WITP path to the new install location. This should give you what you want.

One word about using multiple installs, it should work fine by resetting the WitP path in the utility for each install. However, the utility only allows one game per save slot, so if you do use it with multiple installs, try NOT to use the same game save slot in different installs.

[Bodhi]

If you're missing combat reports and seeing a message in the TraceLog.txt file like the one below:

"[4/3/2005 1:36:59 PM.437] CheckCombatReports - mscorlib Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length"

please update to the latest version. You'll be pleased to hear that the programmers pay has been docked 10% for a month for letting this one slip past. [;)]

Any other problems, please post here.

[tc464]

Another quick update, and a couple more screen shots concerning the planner/calendar...

I have two of the 4 areas pretty much finished at the moment, and waiting for feedback from a couple kind folks who are testing for me. The categories and notes are complete, and I have events left to do, as well as a small routine that allows Bodhi to delete my game files whenever you choose to delete one of his slots.

OK here is the first screen shot..



I've set this up so you can create and display multiple categories at once, allowing you to group various notes and events. You'll also be able to update, delete and add new material from here.

More in next post

[tc464]

Here is a screen shot of one of the popup menus. These popups will be available from just about ever text box in this program.

OK, thats it for the moment. I'm off to jump in events and wait for feedback.

[Knavey]

Looking good. Almost looking forward to this release as I am to 1.5! Hoping to do away with my notebooks completely!

Question...can you select a base and make notes about it?

[tc464]

ORIGINAL: Knavey

Looking good. Almost looking forward to this release as I am to 1.5! Hoping to do away with my notebooks completely!

Question...can you select a base and make notes about it?

Not at this time, no. I have added provisions in the database for x,y coordinates for the future. This is something Bodhi and I will have to hash out, because it involves more "talking" between his program and mine. Right now the only "talking" our programs do is the F10 key, and setting/deleting games. We have discussed it though. Bodhi...comments ?

However, all is not lost. I would suggest creating a category (like "Tarawa" in the screen shots) and keep notes and events in there. I think that would do for the moment.

[BaitBoy]

This looks great! Can you link a note to both a category and a day? For example, you have the same note under "Routine Convoys" for a re-supply convoy to re-supply Midway, and under the day that the convoy is expected to arrive? If you can this would save us having to enter the same data twice.

[Knavey]

Understand...very grateful you guys are doing this.

Mainly thinking of tracking purposes on the bases. Sometimes I want to see how my assault strength changes over a few weeks, or how supply is doing at a particular base. Right now I use sticky notes and notebooks, but hopefully in the future will be able to use your programs.