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Way way back, I recall making a proposal for "gold profiles" or something like that.
It was based on a very handy mechanism that profiler has built-in: Profile files.
A very simple "cloud" would be a repository of approved profile files, indexed by title, profile ID, etc.
Management of the profile files including updates, mapping to a web presentation (pHpProfiler), automated backups, etc. could be performed by a set of special plugins running on a cloud copy of DVD Profiler, whose database is in fact the master database. The plugins could control upload / download of profile files, either approved or pending, as well as user interfaces for the profile approval process by screeners.
Crude, yes, but relatively easy to implement without a lot of sophisticated coding. Everything based on essentially the desktop version of profiler. | Posted: Topic Replies: 132, Topic Views: 38630 |
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Yeah, I was expecting that answer. But I gave it a shot.  | Posted: Topic Replies: 132, Topic Views: 38630 |
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I was wondering if the two Tools Titans, GSyren and DJ get together and cobble a "just in case" watered down version of Profiler?
I'm too old and tired, but I would of course do whatever they asked to help out.
It occurred to me that Ken / Family are actually giving us the lead time to do something like that. For whatever reason they have not responded to requests to sell or share the internals, but at least they have provided ample time for the community to fashion a lifeline before he / they are forced to shut down.
I have absolutely no inside information. Merely conjecture on my part. | Posted: Topic Replies: 132, Topic Views: 38630 |
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Oh you have just way too much time on your hands! 
Oops wrong thread for the following comments, sorry. Removing ... | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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| Wow! | Posted: Topic Replies: 8, Topic Views: 4520 |
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| Fun to watch genius at work. | Posted: Topic Replies: 616, Topic Views: 54038 |
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Hopefully I will get a chance to check it out tomorrow, but I never know. Should I uninstall the old one first? No. All my plugins automatically uninstall.
I realize now that I have been treading all over Gunnar's turf.  Thanks to mreeder50 for using my email. Let's continue that way, or via PM or the HTTPJolie thread from now on. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Hopefully I will get a chance to check it out tomorrow, but I never know. Should I uninstall the old one first? No. All my plugins automatically uninstall. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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I apologize for that, but I didn't see a link to download. When I went to digital download everything had expired, so I figured I had to reorder.
That's OK. It just gets me confused when I think I am making it easy, but somehow it isn't. I forgot to renew the expiration date. And somehow I thought I had attached the file to the email, so there was no link required.
Anyway, now that you have you got it, did it work? | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Thanks, I will try as soon as I have time. Should I uninstall the last version or just install overtop of it? I see you reordered anyway, even though I sent it to you.  | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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From the HTTPJolie thread:
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The plugin, when available, is hosted here.
Documentation (usage, tips and hints, sample code) is available here.
Video overview is available here.
HTTP GET Requests Command Reference is here.
Just login and go to digital downloads and get it. No need to "buy" it again.
However, I also sent you a copy by email just in case. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Seems like with the recent change in SSL certificate enforcement in browsers, you need to use "http" instead of "https" for HTTPJolie browser requests. Sample Client(3.0 is current) works ok with https. You will get the same warning about insecure web site, as with Invelos.
Fixing applications and web sites for the new SSL procedures that the industry has adopted is a nightmare for us little guys. And for Invelos also it seems, at least we can connect, but is is insecure. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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| Thanks for the new set of messages. Funny thing is I can't find that line of code. I sent you the install file for what I think is the latest version V 1.55. See if anything changes. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Sorry about the useless info, but sometimes when you get on a roll, you tend to get lost and forget where you were going along the way. I will try to pay closer attention to what you are asking me to do. But, as a former IT guy, I tend to drift sometimes.
That's OK. I was really happy to see the error message. And once again, it would really help if you could do the browser test (DVD Profiler elevated). If that works, it will be a good debugging clue and save me time in getting the problem fixed. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Running elevated is not the problem. Are you actually reading my posts?
Please stop doing extra miscellaneous things. When I ask for specific things, please just do them, The messages you sent includes things I didn't ask, but do NOT show screen shots of what I asked for - a waste of your time and mine.
(1) DO NOT CONTINUE TO TEST WITH MY IP ADDRESS. IT WAS ONLY AN EXAMPLE. USE ONLY YOUR IP ADDRESS 192.168.1.182 The only screen shot you sent me of the response to ping was when using my address. Useless, because of course you cannot connect to my machine.
(2) There is no need to "try every port". I told you exactly which ones to use. This leads to useless work and confusion. BYCheck uses the TCP default of 41415. USE THAT ONE AND NOTHING ELSE. IT IS ALSO THE DEFAULT FOR HTTPJOLIE TCP MODE.
(3) On the matter of elevation: YOU DO NOT NEED IT FOR GSYREN TOOLS.
(4) On the matter of elevation: YES, YOU DO NEED IT FOR COMMANDS FROM A BROWSER. I requested that you try it and tell me what happened. You did not. Once again, with DVD Profiler running elevated, type into the browser: https://192.168.1.182:41395?cmd="ping"
(5) I requested you to test using the sample client. You did not. You only showed me a screen shot of it running, but you didn't actually use to test for me, which might have given me some info.
Finally, I congratulate you  for finally sending me the error message you get when loading. Why nobody ever thinks to tell the developer about the messages, I will never understand. The message identifies exactly the line of code that is causing the error, so now maybe I can fix it. It is vey likely the same thing that is causing magmadrag a problem. But so far, nobody has ever told me about the error messages.
So, I will try to be as clear as possble:
(1) The error message you showed indicated that there is a bug. It might be the reason you are not connecting.
(2) However, if the plugin is still loading, then it would be helpful if you try the HTTP / Browser / DVD Profiler elevated test of #4 above and report results. I DO NOT REQUEST ANYTHING ELSE OF YOU AT THIS TIME. THIS ONE TEST WILL HELP ME FIX THE BUG.
I will updload a version of HTTPJoile that attempts to fix the bug as soon as possible. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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Well you answered almost everything. What makes me wonder is that you also reported on something that made no sense to do. Why would you ping the address I sent you? That’s the address of my system in my network. So I wonder what have you possibly done that you may not realize is incorrect.
My original question was do the IP addresses match? Both HTTPJolie and GSyren tools should be using the IP address you used that worked for the ping. Not mine - yours. Maybe we are getting closer. Once you verify that both tools are using the same IP address and port, the next step is to confirm that your firewall is allowing that connection. My software attempts to set it, but it might be failing, so you might have to do it manually, following the instruction provided by the firewall software you are using.
The program you are authorizing is dvdpro.exe. The IP address is the one that worked for the ping, and the three ports are 41395 and 41415 for IP and 41435 for UDP. You can confirm those numbers in the sample client. They are displayed in upper left hand corner ( in case I got it wrong, I’m not at my PC right now). | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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The only thing I am running that might be interfering with HTTPJolie is Norton 360, Norton Utilities Ultimate and Norton Antitrack. I tried completely uninstalling and I even went to the extreme and check for any reference to HTTPJolie in the registry and deleted it. I disabled Norton stuff and did a clean install. But, everytime I try to run one the the plugins that use it, I get the message, there is no contact with HTTPJolie.
Understood. We have been down that road. I am asking if there is something we might not have explored. If we can't think of anything, I mentioned another path uf you are willing to try it. it will be some more coding work for me, but I don't mind.
Let me ask some dumb questions:
- Is HTTPJoile actually installed and listed as a plugin?
- Have you run the sample client program provided with HTTPJolie?
- If you run DVD Profiler elevated, you can type simple commands into your web browser. The simplest one is the ping command: http://192.168.1.247:41395/?cmd="ping" (default HTTP port is 41395. Change the IP address to the IP address of the PC where DVD Profiler is running as administrator). Does that work?
- Is DVD Profiler running on the same PC as the GSyren tool?
- Do the IP addresses and ports in the GSyren tool match those in the HTTPJolie configuration?
- Which other plugins do you use?
Note: To use a web browser to send commands, DVD Profiler must be run as administrator. Default port is 41395.
However GSyren tools use TCP mode to send commands, which does not require DVD Profiler elevation. Default port is 41415. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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If we can't get HTTPJolie to work for you, then I have another idea if you are willing to try it.
If you can confirm that DVDPFauxAPI installs correctly for you, I am willing to create a subplugin with a "lite" version of the TCP Server that GSyren uses. I will strip out everything that is not needed for his tools.
Subplugins are easier to develop, debug and maintain than plugins. They are all hosted by the API plugin, which needs to be installed only once unless a bug is discovered.
Let me know what you think. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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What a shame, HTTPJolie does not work on my machine for whatever reason. 
Trust me, nobody is more eager than I, to get that problem sorted out.
HTTPJolie, next to BulkEdit is one of the most powerful and useful plugins I have written. And I absolutely love helping to enable the creativity of other developers, especially GSyren. I believe that you and I have worked on this before, but if you have any other thoughts about the issue or how to debug, send me a PM. | Posted: Topic Replies: 66, Topic Views: 22089 |
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So, did anyone buy the DVD Profiler t-shirt?
T-Shirt Design Contest Finalists. Vote Now!
Not too late. Just upload your favorite design to one of those online T-Shirt makers. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 10101 |
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In case anyone is interested, the latest CCcreator.dll can be downloaded here.
If you already have DVDPFauxAPI installed, you don't need to re-install. Simply download the updated dll and copy it into the SubPlugins folder.
If you have not installed DVDPFauxAPI, it can be found here.
Afterwards, you need to create a folder "SubPlugins" in the same folder as the Profiler "Plugins" folder. | Posted: Topic Replies: 168, Topic Views: 10798 |
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| My programs also need 4.7.2. I don't know what you are doing, but the higher versions of .NET should be backwards compatible. Also, you should not have to uninstall prior versions. | Posted: Topic Replies: 168, Topic Views: 10798 |
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Well that kind of works, except the plot thickens. It seems you can't always believe what you see. Profiler seems to remember credits that have been deleted in some cases. Then just when you thought you knew what was going on, the things get corrected. Like a delay in registering changes to the database.
I am so dizzy right now, I need to take a break. I am convinced my code is doing what you want want it to do, on the surface, but the results you see on the Profiler screen are sometimes confusing and not always consistent with what you just told it to do. Sometimes things get corrected when you close and reopen the profile editor, and maybe other cases I will discover.
The API has some functions that address database sync issues, and after a billion hours, I got it working in BulkEdit. But even sometimes when I directly copy / paste code snippets from there, that work, they don't work in the new place. Is it me, my age, my impatience, my fading brain ... | Posted: Topic Replies: 168, Topic Views: 10798 |
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Here is what I will do temporarily. I will use BY=9999.
At least we can test if CCCreator is finding the correct entries and doing everything else we want.
Then, finally only if necessary, we can edit all dummy cast with BY=9999 and change to BY=0 by hand, and it works.
Then I need to check and see if I can make CCCreator recognize when a new DVD is coming in, and give a warning if a new problem is detected and also put the dummy cast entry into a dummy profile. I think that was the other thing needed, right? | Posted: Topic Replies: 168, Topic Views: 10798 |
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Well friends I might have hit an untimely and unexpected demise of this concept. The API will not let me stuff a zero into BY. I can put any other crazy number, even negative! And that number (or its compliment if negative) winds up as a new entry in the Actors table and also in the profile. Soon as I try to do it with zero - nada. The BY always comes back with the original, non zero entry. And the BY 0 entry is not saved.
But if you do it by hand, works Ok, which Magmadrag knows well, because that is what he is doing, painstakingly, one by one.
The only thing I can think of right now is some kind of AutoIt augmented process that feeds off of a list of candidates that we know how to generate using the famous "Magmadrag Method."
Any other ideas? | Posted: Topic Replies: 168, Topic Views: 10798 |