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Post by Ed Kettler »

Chunky, you've got mail. I didn't change the file from the UI. All I did was import the existing file and change the number of heatrs.
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Post by Chunky C »

I got the file Ed and I too was able to get it to lock up. It locks up at R4:H4.

An other long night ahead me I see.

I found it and I got it all patched up now.
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It's been a while since the last beta release. I was hoping that I would be able to get a final version released this weekend or so. But I've been holding off trying to identify one last potential problem in the matrix generating code. It is no longer a potential problem but a big enough problem that I'm going to hold off on releasing V2.0.

I've patched and patched the that part of the code so much that it has become a real mess. Patch one thing, break something else. Patch that, break yet something else.

So I'm going to have to rewrite that code. I'm keeping the same theory on generating the matrix, but I try and aproach it from a slightly different angle. I have some ideas on what needs to be done and how to approach it.

I'll keep everyone in the loop as I get it sorted out. Thanks for everyone hard work on getting the bugs ironed out! All of that work has shown me that it can be done and now I know how it needs to be accomplished.

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ed Kettler</i>
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On the Excel file, you can stack the rounds on the same page. I can't see a need to have one page per round. The CD would use that format to control the contest. Having it look like the "Round Card" above is perfect.
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Ed:

I added a sheet with all of the Rounds on one sheet.

Q: Should we have the Pilot's Freq Channel listed in the Round Cards?

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There's been a lot of stuff happening to the code since the last update. I was really planing on this being a final release, but alas it wasn't meant to be. So their are a lot of "surprises" in this version that I was hoping would be in the final release.

Here's the latest release.

http://spadfest.rcspads.com/albums/Matr ... ta1_04.zip

The major hurdle has been in the matrix generation section. The code had to be reworked, basically from the ground up but I was able to save a lot of the original code. I just came to it at a slightly different approach.

So I really need you try it out, read as "try and break it," and scrutinize the matrix section. I tested it until I couldn't see straight and I never could get it to crash or not produce a matrix.

Again, this version will expire at the end of the month and will no longer run.

Code: Select all

New Features or Modifications
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- Added a "Wide Layout" option to the Tool Bar
- Added "Wide Layout" option to the Options and INI file
- Added "Tip Of The Day"

- Excel Export Added - you MUST have MS Excel installed for this feature to
  Operate.  If MS Excel is not installed, this feature is disabled.
  + Round Card: one round per sheet 
  + Round Card: one sheet with all of the rounds
  + Heat Sheet: one that can be printed and cut to be handed out to 
    each pilot.
  + Score Sheet that the CD can used to keep score.
  + Options: New section for MS Excel.  The user can select which sheets they
  would like printed and if the freq should be added to the round cards.

- Uninstaller added to Program Group
- A new matrix generation routine
- "Minimize" button added to the main screen.

Fixes since last release
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- Fixed a bug in the replace where it did not add the zone information to the
  Pilot
- Fixed a bug in Pilot's list not being sorted properly when adding new 
  pilots with freq conflicts.

- Excel reference changed to "Late Binding"
- Added Excel Export progress bars
- If Excel is not installed, Excel Export button stays disabled.

- Options: Add "\" if not included in directory name
- Options: If "Use Matrix Folder" for the Pilot Save Folder option is checked, 
  now updates the display when Matrix directory is updated.
- Options added text to the Maximum Iteration box under Misc.
  + Only allow keys 0-9 and the backspace in the text box.
  + Prevent number larger than 31,000 being entered (less than Integer limit)
- Options: "Mystery" slider disabled
- Options: Tool tips added to "Ok", "Cancel" and "Apply"

- When changing Rounds / Heats, everything is cleared and reset
- Corrected Spelling errors in version.txt, readme.txt
- When viewing Round and Heat cards, the text window is displayed
- No of Pilots with conflicts is now displayed in the Matrix Configuration
  section of the main screen.
- Printing from Matrix V2 has been disable until future releases.
- Fix a calculation for the main screen height when making the status bar
  visible.
- Re-center the main screen when changing from 
  narrow layout <- -> wide layout.
- Fixed positioning calculation when changing between narrow and wide with the
  toolbar / status bars not visible and the "Command Button Frame" not being
  positioned properly.
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Post by Chunky C »

CH56 is on the No-Fly list. I forgot to take it off the list when I made the package. So if you try and import the LSN open B file, you'll see the errors that are generated because that file has three pilots on CH56.

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I ran several tests tonight, and I did not encounter any lockups. I'm not sure if the MS Excel button is functioning, because I could not find any new workbooks being created. It is probably an ID10T User error [:D] but I can't find an easy way to generate the spreadsheet.

Thanks for all of the hard work. It is getting very close to being done.
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Post by Chunky C »

Drew reports that he can't find the Excel file after it's created too.

Look here for the save file location:

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If you don't see those two lines after creating your file, then there's something wrong.

Is the Ms Excel Button Enabled after you generate a Matrix?

What version of Office our you using?

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Post by Chunky C »

Well I have figure out why I have been getting reports that people are having problems with Excel. I will have it fixed soon. Stupid me.

It seems that I hard coded the file into the program when I was working on it and never caught it. Don't know why???, it works perfectly on my development conputer at home. The other PC's that I have at home don't have Office installed so I never caught the error. But when I got to work and installed it on my work lappy, BAM! Error message.

So if you don't have a C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Matrix\mv2.dat file on your computer, then it's going to fail. Sometimes I feal so stupid. lol
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Post by Chunky C »

Ok one more time.

Here is the entire install package:
http://spadfest.rcspads.com/albums/Matr ... ta1_04.zip

OR
If you installed the previous Beta 1.04 then you can just d/l the Executable File
http://spadfest.rcspads.com/albums/Matr ... e_only.zip
Just be sure to place the file into the same folder as the the Original Beta 1.04 file.

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Post by jj »

Chunky,
Sorry I didn't know about this sooner. If you need some help coding something, let me know. I might be able to help out.
Unfortunately my pc times out when trying to get the beta zip file.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Chunky C</i>
<br />Drew reports that he can't find the Excel file after it's created too.

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Drew still reports loss of ability to find excel reports
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Post by cshepherd »

I installed the program and set it up. Couple of quick notes:

Readme states that you configure the options from the "File" drop down menu.

Options are actually accessed from the "View" drop down menu.

I added my pilots manually using the Add/Edit boxes.


In my first attempts to use the MS Excel feature without success, I noted that it was trying to write the file to a location that did not exist. It also appears that the program uses the Contest name and class to create the name of the file when it is saved.

To get the MS Excel portion of the program to work, I first had to create the folder where it would be saved.

In my case this was 'C:\Matrix\'. I then went to the Options from the view menu and configured the File I/O defaults for Matrix Save folder to be 'C:\Matrix\'.



After changes had been applied, I then went back to the main interface window and clicked the MS Excel button and the file was generated where I had indicated it should save at.

I navigated to 'C:\Matrix\Linden -SSC.xls' and the file was there. Interesting thing is that Ed Kettler is the author of the file. [8D]
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Known Issues
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1. On machines running Windows 2000, changing the screen resolution while the
program is runing can cause the form not to center properly when changing
between narrow and wide layouts. To resolve, close the program prior to
changing the screen resolution.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... US;Q253940

2. Round Card headers (Heat No. x) not correct on the Excel Spreadsheet.

3. In Windows XP, the status bar can be obscured if the "Use Visual Styles on
windows and buttons" in "Performace Options" is checked. (New style XP
windows.)

4. Some frequencies omitted from frequencies list. Add the omitted numbers
into the list from the Options screen.

5. Readme states that you configure the options from the "File" drop down
menu. It should say the "View" menu.

6. Not setting the Options properly the first time the program is executed,
can cause Excel not to function and return errors. See the readme.
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Post by Chunky C »

Chris:

The readme states that on the first time running the program, that you have to set the save folders as you did. That was the right thing to do.

What I'll do is, I'll add a piece of code to force the program to set the initial save directory to the {Application Path}\Samples\ folder. That will eliminate the problem if the user doesn't setup the Options first.

Thanks for reading the Readme file!

ED is the Author of the file because he sent me the original Excel file to start with. I just edited / modified / cussed at it instead of creating a new one.

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