I forgot to ask, from what version of EDMC.exe ? It's possible the 3.46 code won't treat the newer version numbering correctly.
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The 3.46 Python 2.7 code was getting an exception (which it silently discards) due to a unicode character in the latest updates file's changelog.
I've edited the \uxd7 (in the blurb about changing EDDB station URLs) to a normal 'x'. It doesn't need to be that 100% correct character in the changelog, and this allows:
Code:
c:\Program Files (x86)\EDMarketConnector>EDMC.exe -v
3.46 (Release 4.0.1.0 is available)
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I had this. I restarted my machine, restarted Elite, logged in and got into the game, then restarted EDMC and it fixed itself. Might work for you.
Did that and a system restore. Still broken (v346). It's like it can't see my journal files. It is set properly.
It works fine on my other PC.
EDIT: [UPDATE-SOLVED]
Found the problem! My last journal entry file was defective. It was missing the all important { "timestamp":"2020-07-14T21:36:45Z", "event":"Commander", "Name":"CMDR X }
I think EDMC always reads the last one so it came up empty. Deleting the file fixed everything. Installed EDMC v4.0.1.0 and plugin updates and all's cool.
Strange that this happened right when upgrading to a major EDMC version. Sure sent me on a wild goose chase. Stupid computers.
For EDR users make sure you install the latest plugins:
EDMCOverlay
ED Recon
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We could possibly stand to make EDMC a bit more robust in these situations.
I also do think the 'New User Experience' could use some love (I've at least documented some of it now).
Yea, like if it can't find your name in the last journal file it will check the one before it? lol
That would have saved me about 4 hours of headache for sure. I almost gave up and
uninstalled it, but being a "good" hacker I knew there had to be a solution.
May I suggest adding links to the most popular plugins available on the plugins page?
Always pointing to the latest version. It is a bit of a hassle hunting down all the latest updates.
Or even better, installing them automatically with the main program update. Just a thought..
Thx.
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Interesting ... I did the update from the same version of EDMC on my gaming PC and today laptop (unsure if that was 4.0 or previous last beta). On my laptop was after update application icon correctly displayed on main panel. Doing the same yesterday on my gaming PC it ended with "white" icon for edmc which I needed remove from main panel and then reinsert shortcut. I really would like to know what can cause this.
Details: deleting icons cache file was not working and also I was unable restore edmc icon look with pointing shortcut to icon file. What worked was remove icon completely from main panel, then copy shortcut from "Start" to desktop and move it into main panel.
Details: deleting icons cache file was not working and also I was unable restore edmc icon look with pointing shortcut to icon file. What worked was remove icon completely from main panel, then copy shortcut from "Start" to desktop and move it into main panel.
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4.0.2.0 is out with the fix for this. I got, er, a little too enthusiastic when I deleted the old "make A.B.C.D into A.BC" code.
At some point in the future we might even have tests that will catch this sort of thing before a release!
Yes, the way the install currently works is a royal PITA for shortcut icons. Mine comes and goes seemingly randomly as well. Unfortunately we've more pressing things to address currently. I shall be looking at the installer stuff in general though, I know at least one user complained about not being able to choose install location up front (you can only run the install manually to specifty a different location).
Thx for the manual install link. I NEVER install anything into C:\Program Files unless I have no other choice. Long file/folder names are still an issue for Windows in 2020.
To start with it'll be an attempt at more clearly documenting this. After that I might look into making the 'Cmdr' string a clickable '<<Unknown>>' that links to said documentation. Then we could start looking at actual code changes (which will need a lot of testing, hence my hesitation to just dive straight into a change).Yea, like if it can't find your name in the last journal file it will check the one before it? lol
That would have saved me about 4 hours of headache for sure. I almost gave up and
uninstalled it, but being a "good" hacker I knew there had to be a solution.
You mean like on Available plugins - Confirmed working under Python 3.7 ? It's up to plugin authors to:
- Request listing on that page.
- Tell us the best URL to link to.
- Then on that URL make it clear what the latest version is and how to install it.
Latest version from today (4.0.1.0) no longer works. It comes up, but all my Settings are blank (it's lost my Inara key and EDSM key both), and the Update button is greyed out. The Status menu does nothing. Save Raw Data gives a "Missing Credentials" error. And installing the update deleted the usual icon from both my taskbar and the start menu (I was able to put them back only after rebooting my machine).
I've rebooted, restarted ED, restarted EDMC, and no joy.
Any ideas?
Edit. I restarted my machine again, and ED again, and EDMC again, and suddenly it worked. Strange. Anyway seems to be ok now. So..ignore this post
Just read a bit back in this thread and noticed this. I think you had the same last journal file issue I did (no CMDR name stamp).
But when you relaunched ED a few times a new, good journal log was created and EDMC was happy again.
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I've just released 4.0.3, see first post in this thread. Take note of the warning about upgrading from a 4.0.3-rcX version if you helped us test!
As you're obviously on a roll at the moment I will mention a laughingly minor issue to do with the position of the pop up window asking if you want to update.
EDMC is open in the bottom left corner of my screen, with the bottom of the EDMC window adjacent to the top of the taskbar. When the pop up window appears asking if I want to update it is partially obscured (the bottom bit with the button on) by the taskbar. Could you get the code to ensure any pop up windows do not occupy the same space as the taskbar?
EDMC is open in the bottom left corner of my screen, with the bottom of the EDMC window adjacent to the top of the taskbar. When the pop up window appears asking if I want to update it is partially obscured (the bottom bit with the button on) by the taskbar. Could you get the code to ensure any pop up windows do not occupy the same space as the taskbar?
We can't do anything about that without horrible, horrible hacks, if it's even possible. The update checking (and download, and installing) on Windows is done with the WinSparkle library. We just load the DLL, poke a few functions to configure it, then it does its own thing. The first EDMC knows about WinSparkle having found an update is when it's asked to shutdown so as to allow the upgrade.
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