New Trading Tool - Cmdr's Log v1.1!
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This is a GREAT tool and saved me from writing pretty much this exact same thing. A few features I wish it had that I was going to include in mine:
Read my location from the log file, so you can pop-up the notes/info for the system as I warp into it.
The ability to import the EliteOCR data files since I am collecting it anyway.
Get the system and station names from EDDN for the systems I enter to speed up data entry. (discard what we don't use of course)
Read my location from the log file, so you can pop-up the notes/info for the system as I warp into it.
The ability to import the EliteOCR data files since I am collecting it anyway.
Get the system and station names from EDDN for the systems I enter to speed up data entry. (discard what we don't use of course)
I was using notes for those.Just thought of a thing I'm surprised no one has asked for yet... like the Black Market check... how about a check to say whether the system is Explored or not?
A Call for Some Test Data
Hey all, I'm working on what could probably be considered a major version bump (to 2.0). It's taking awhile longer of course because there's lots of changes. For testing some of the trading stuff I plan to put in, I'll need a reasonable amount of station data with prices. If anyone wants to donate their station_data.txt file for testing, it would be appreciated! I'd like to have at least 10 stations with prices filled in (don't need quantities). Given the file is probably pretty big; if it could be hosted somewhere (Dropbox or the like) where I can just grab it, that'd be good. Send me a PM.
You could feel good in knowing your data was used to help test out new trading features
Thanks in advance!
Hey all, I'm working on what could probably be considered a major version bump (to 2.0). It's taking awhile longer of course because there's lots of changes. For testing some of the trading stuff I plan to put in, I'll need a reasonable amount of station data with prices. If anyone wants to donate their station_data.txt file for testing, it would be appreciated! I'd like to have at least 10 stations with prices filled in (don't need quantities). Given the file is probably pretty big; if it could be hosted somewhere (Dropbox or the like) where I can just grab it, that'd be good. Send me a PM.
You could feel good in knowing your data was used to help test out new trading features
Thanks in advance!
Loving the tool, certainly makes looking for trades easier, just one thought :
Is there any way that we could have a data field to show if the station you are inputting is a Full Station or Outpost and give an option to exclude outposts for when we are using larger ships?
Regards,
G
Is there any way that we could have a data field to show if the station you are inputting is a Full Station or Outpost and give an option to exclude outposts for when we are using larger ships?
Regards,
G
Progress Report
Got the app broke up into 3 key windows, the stations window, the commodities window and the trade window. I already got the trade window going pretty good... It's got options to show trades from specific station to any destination (just like the old one) as well as any to specific and any to any. Any to any made over 2000 results with just 14 stations heh.
I'll probably figure out round trip next.
I'm also adding handy ways to jump straight to the commodities lists. So from the trade window you could right click on a trade and select "From Station Commodities" and it will select that station back on the stations window and open the commodities window if it isn't aleady.
I added saving of window positions, even between sessions so you don't have to always move them back where you want them. All 3 windows are modeless, so they can all be open at the same time and you can go between them and do things.
All 3 also have a "Top" button in the top right corner. This toggles the window to be on top of other apps (Elite) or not. Commodities window is automatically on top, but you can toggle this for the others as well if you like (or turn top off for the commodities window).
Over all things are going well. Will still be a couple days before it's ready to go. And after that I'm sure there will be a series of bug fix revisions of course.
Thanks to everyone that contributed data files for testing... I'm trying them all.
Got the app broke up into 3 key windows, the stations window, the commodities window and the trade window. I already got the trade window going pretty good... It's got options to show trades from specific station to any destination (just like the old one) as well as any to specific and any to any. Any to any made over 2000 results with just 14 stations heh.
I'll probably figure out round trip next.
I'm also adding handy ways to jump straight to the commodities lists. So from the trade window you could right click on a trade and select "From Station Commodities" and it will select that station back on the stations window and open the commodities window if it isn't aleady.
I added saving of window positions, even between sessions so you don't have to always move them back where you want them. All 3 windows are modeless, so they can all be open at the same time and you can go between them and do things.
All 3 also have a "Top" button in the top right corner. This toggles the window to be on top of other apps (Elite) or not. Commodities window is automatically on top, but you can toggle this for the others as well if you like (or turn top off for the commodities window).
Over all things are going well. Will still be a couple days before it's ready to go. And after that I'm sure there will be a series of bug fix revisions of course.
Thanks to everyone that contributed data files for testing... I'm trying them all.
Shut up and take my money.
Where can I donate when that happens. lolJust a suggestion: it would be interesting to be able to flag commodities to be updated later and have any round trip listing check the commodities that are used in that round trip for that flag so that you know that the round trip might not be ideal at that time. Maybe highlight or show a little icon or something in that round trip listing. Just an idea. It's a "feature" I had to add to my excel sheets when keeping track of my round trips when a commodity got too low for example. Edit: I may have already mentioned that idea, I can't even remember.
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Sorry I didnt add my Station list in, but I dont log prices currently and being I have over 450 Stations logged now, I in no rush to go back and add prices
Thanks ArchV1, you just keep making this better and better. As per Marikc0 above, "Shut up and take my money!" Donate button is a nice addition I say
Thanks ArchV1, you just keep making this better and better. As per Marikc0 above, "Shut up and take my money!" Donate button is a nice addition I say
This sounds really good. Just make sure that the obvious usage scenarios are straight forward. Maybe a link from any window to bring any other window to the front and in focus? I wonder if it could be cluttered on a screen with a few other windows around - "Now where did that station list go?".
If you got "anywhere to here", I figure the round trip is not that far off...
Many thanks ArchV1, sounds spot on, including the remember position feature! I can't wait to try it
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