Abandoned [RELEASE] Trade Computer Extension

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Perhaps the last update of ED changed the body ID.

i understand that this would have an impact on curr. position, but shouldn't it be visible in the dest. panel nonetheless?

well, sadly can't test any more this ev., wifey needs attention. :D
good night, ladies and gentlemen, and always fly safe!
 
Goretto, How did you fix this, I've re-installed and updated all, rebooted and still same error, but beta1 works, beta10 doesn't?

Tested with Beta's 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 all working too.
Beta 7, strange window still open with excel.
Beta 8, Error message on load up, press ok and it all still appears to work.
Beta 9, Back to normal again, all working as before

Sticking with Beta 9 for now.

Note: I do have the same problem back when using 1.37g though, but I have a work around that's not too much trouble.

As requested, Worox, Can confirm using 64bit too.

I reinstalled the 32bit version, maybe that's why?
 
Morning

What's the best way to move to the latest version from v1.37g, now there is no import function? Is TCE.mdb still the same, so I can install the new version then copy that back across to maintain my data?

Thanks
 
Morning

What's the best way to move to the latest version from v1.37g, now there is no import function? Is TCE.mdb still the same, so I can install the new version then copy that back across to maintain my data?

Thanks

It is the same, so there shoud be no problems. One thing has to be done, when using a pre V1.38 version:

Note: I found a bug in the database (Stars table). There are a double entry for STAR ID 18285. Please change the ZOSMA star system (ID 18285) to ID 18284. I suggest to change this. V1.38 databases (non-beta) are not affected, only pre V1.38 versions.
 
Note: I found a bug in the database (Stars table). There are a double entry for STAR ID 18285. Please change the ZOSMA star system (ID 18285) to ID 18284. I suggest to change this. V1.38 databases (non-beta) are not affected, only pre V1.38 versions.

Checking my db this morning Finds that ZOSMA already has the ID 18284, and I haven't changed anything.
 
Update (V1.38b) released:
- Jump Marker now for both directions in Trade Route Lock mode, when route was calculated once
- Bugfix in Trade Scout Lock mode
- Bugfix at Destination panel not displaying all available stations.
- Bugfix at Star System Summary panel, always showing, while deactivated.
 
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Update (V1.38b) released:
- Jump Marker now for both directions in Trade Route Lock mode, when route was calculated once
- Bugfix in Trade Scout Lock mode
- Bugfix at Destination panel not displaying all available stations.
- Bugfix in Star System Summary panel, always showing, while deactivated.

woohoo! yo da man. ;-)

eventure, what do you think, padsize / station type was thrown in more than once. i know you said it would come with the logbook, or one could even select the ship one is flying.
i think that would go to far, and is even not necessary atm.

me thinks of a simple checkbox in the dest. panel, 'show outposts'.
i read somewhere that there would be outposts with large pads, has anyone seen any?
no need to select between small, medium and large as of now.
large ship -> no outposts. anything else is irrelevant.
this one could be easyly implemented (write in the .ini, so you only have to select / unselect once).
whatcha thinking 'bout this, guys?
one small checkbox, nothing more.
 
Update (V1.38b) released:
- Jump Marker now for both directions in Trade Route Lock mode, when route was calculated once
- Bugfix in Trade Scout Lock mode
- Bugfix at Destination panel not displaying all available stations.
- Bugfix in Star System Summary panel, always showing, while deactivated.

Still the same problem with the Hide Hotkey, nothings changed.

Seemed to work fine for the hour or so I was using it but I got Error 1004 on exit

Method 'OnTime' of object'_Application' failed

Private Sub BTN_Exit_Click()

Call save_TCE_ini
Unload Panel_DB_Commodity
Unload Panel_DB_Stars
Unload Panel_DB_Stations
Unload Panel_POS_Select
Unload Panel_DES_Select
Unload Panel_Options
Unload Panel_Logbook
Unload Panel_Prices
Unload Panel_Scout_BD
Unload Panel_Trade
Unload Panel_Cartography
Unload Panel_Menu_top
Application.OnTime nexttime, "ShipStatus", , False
Application.Visible = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Application.Quit

End Sub
 
Just as I though I had the makings for a bug in update 1.38a, you release a bug fix b.
I'll tel you about it anyway and I'll see if it still exists in 1.38b.
When I updated a few prices in a previously fully scanned system (two prices), saved and left the system.
When I returned to the same system the name had been replaced by near body 44.
I shut the application down, and restarted, and still the same, lost the name.
I preceeded to modify the existing system name, and it saved find.
I shut it down and restarted and the name was present.
I shut it down and checked the database and the name is present against the station record, very strange.

I'll attempt to prove it again.

Enhancement:
Now I have some 30ish systems in the table, with trade commodities, I'd like to work out which system is going to provide the best profit/route. Once I've got this together, I might be able to plot a circular route of the best profits so making the most every jump.
If I change the selected Position to the first station in the list and so on, it doesn't automatically re-calculate the best profit route for the new selected position.
I understand that this might be intensional as the Right side station might be on Manual.
At the moment I have toggle 'Auto-select best profit destination' to re-calculate. Might there be an easier way?
regards

Mearmortal
 
woohoo! yo da man. ;-)

eventure, what do you think, padsize / station type was thrown in more than once. i know you said it would come with the logbook, or one could even select the ship one is flying.
i think that would go to far, and is even not necessary atm.

me thinks of a simple checkbox in the dest. panel, 'show outposts'.
i read somewhere that there would be outposts with large pads, has anyone seen any?
no need to select between small, medium and large as of now.
large ship -> no outposts. anything else is irrelevant.
this one could be easyly implemented (write in the .ini, so you only have to select / unselect once).
whatcha thinking 'bout this, guys?
one small checkbox, nothing more.

Good suggestion, i think that should be possible, but why i dont make another checkbox for all the unregistered stations (included/excluded). How about this?

I dont think, it is necessary to save these value to the ini (one click per session should be not too much).

Still the same problem with the Hide Hotkey, nothings changed.

Seemed to work fine for the hour or so I was using it but I got Error 1004 on exit

Method 'OnTime' of object'_Application' failed

Private Sub BTN_Exit_Click()

Call save_TCE_ini
Unload Panel_DB_Commodity
Unload Panel_DB_Stars
Unload Panel_DB_Stations
Unload Panel_POS_Select
Unload Panel_DES_Select
Unload Panel_Options
Unload Panel_Logbook
Unload Panel_Prices
Unload Panel_Scout_BD
Unload Panel_Trade
Unload Panel_Cartography
Unload Panel_Menu_top
Application.OnTime nexttime, "ShipStatus", , False
Application.Visible = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Application.Quit

End Sub

I cant do more to the hotkey function. Here it is working fine and others said this too. I have done, what i can from here. There could only something on your side perhaps, that hampers the keystroke.
But i can let the HIDE button return for those, who have problems with it. How about this? Worked it for you, so it can be useful?

This error comes, when TCE was halted due to an error before. Can that be? Also, the ShipStatus routine updates your position, did your position updated correctly?
 
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Good suggestion, i think that should be possible, but why i dont make another checkbox for all the unregistered stations (included/excluded). How about this?

I dont think, it is not necessary to save these value to the ini.

when using dest. panel, i sort either by profit or by update time, so the unregistered don't bother me.
i don't see a use for this, correct me if i'm wrong.
saving to .ini just so you don't have to click it in every session. tce is meant for trading, mainly,
so when you have a big ship, you don't go back, except when you want to have fun at a res or nav beacon.
and for that, you don't need tce. :D
but i will go with whatever you throw at me, fella.
 
Just as I though I had the makings for a bug in update 1.38a, you release a bug fix b.
I'll tel you about it anyway and I'll see if it still exists in 1.38b.
When I updated a few prices in a previously fully scanned system (two prices), saved and left the system.
When I returned to the same system the name had been replaced by near body 44.
I shut the application down, and restarted, and still the same, lost the name.
I preceeded to modify the existing system name, and it saved find.
I shut it down and restarted and the name was present.
I shut it down and checked the database and the name is present against the station record, very strange.

Thats a little wired, you changed the star system name and it was replaced by body 44? Cant follow you.

All what i can say, if the body ID differs from the station body ID, adjust it to the correct ID.

To your enhancement:
Wow, i didnt though, it could be used that way to get a multi-system trade route. I will check this. On the other side there should be a Trade Route Planner panel in the future (started it, but i am at the beginning), that is intended for this.
 
Thats a little wired, you changed the star system name and it was replaced by body 44? Cant follow you.

I'll try and clarify:

On visiting a system, I noticed a couple of commodities had changed buying prices, so I re-scanned using the OCR and saved.
I left the system to persue a means of profit.
When I came back to the system it no longer displayed System Name: xxxxxx instead it displayed System Name : Near Body 44.

I checked it's findings, and confirmed I was at the right record, and changed the name to what it was meant to be.

When I eventually checked the database, I didn't have any new stations, as the station in question was the first record in the database with the right name.

Strange how it lost the name.

I am going to repeat the process as I know Painite has changed price already.

regards

Mearmortal

As far as the circular route goes, I need some more variances in station types, I can get 3 stations in a row, but can't get any further without dropping to 200+CR/T, uklike 1,000CR/T I'm used too.
 
I cant do more to the hotkey function. Here it is working fine and others said this too. I have done, what i can from here. There could only something on your side perhaps, that hampers the keystroke.
But i can let the HIDE button return for those, who have problems with it. How about this? Worked it for you, so it can be useful?

Just tested it by going back to older versions,
1.37g I can select a hotkey, hide and show, no problem, everything works fine !
The problem started with
1.38beta1 can select a hotkey, it goes in TCE.ini and stays but can't hide/unhide



This error comes, when TCE was halted due to an error before. Can that be? Also, the ShipStatus routine updates your position, did your position updated correctly?

I'll try again later but no, I didn't see any errors while I played, everything was going perfectly until I tried to quit.
 
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Just tested it by going back to older versions,
1.37g I can select a hotkey, hide and show, no problem, everything works fine !
The problem started with
1.38beta1 can select a hotkey, it goes in TCE.ini and stays but can't hide/unhide

Okay, here is a exclusiv TEST-VERSION for the redesigned Hotkey feature. Please all test it and give feedback. Thanks

Update (V1.38c) released:
- TEST-VERSION for redesigned Hotkey feature.

Note: Please select a key at the Options panel of TCE, the setup will be adapted, if it works. If you can't select a key, please open the TCE.ini file and enter the hotkey there (like HotKey=F6). Save and restart TCE.
 
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I have a question about the 1..38B version
It sometimes does not come up with the Star Information screen when you get to an "unknown" star - is this a known problem ?
 
I have a question about the 1..38B version
It sometimes does not come up with the Star Information screen when you get to an "unknown" star - is this a known problem ?

Star System Summary panel can only displayed, if there are data to display. Unknown = no data.
 
I actually meant the Star System Database panel - the one that allows you to enter reference stars to arrive at the co-ordinates of a system.
It used to appear every time I entered an Unknown system, but I have just had 3 or 4 Unkknown systems where it didn't appear.
 
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