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Sam Vimes · 05-12-2007, 17:42

i've uploaded the code to a new server that i don't want to post on the main thread. i'll pm you the link

regedit · 05-12-2007, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Commander Vimes

does it do it even if you uncheck the checkbox next to 'use server' when using the vodafone account? With o2 it uses the server whether the option is checked or not but with vodafone it sends it a different way.

and when you say it sends it 6 seconds later, do the messages just arrive 6 seconds apart or does the program report that its sent and how many messages are left, them start the sending process again and report another sent with a new 'messages left' number?

The text arrives about 6 seconds later.
Iunchecked the O2 use server.
Will let you know tomorrow if the new code does the job.
As stated previosly, it works fine from home.

*Kaiser2000* · 05-12-2007, 22:55

Latest version seems to have resolved the probs I was having with Meteor the last few days as well.

Question: is it possible to implement a feature where the program checks for updates on startup and notifies you if so?

Sam Vimes · 06-12-2007, 08:44

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Originally Posted by Kaiser2000

Latest version seems to have resolved the probs I was having with Meteor the last few days as well.

Question: is it possible to implement a feature where the program checks for updates on startup and notifies you if so?

indeed it is. I'll have that feature in by tonight

Sam Vimes · 06-12-2007, 17:30

i just put that feature in and tested it a bit. the problem is it takes about a second for the program to load every time because it has to access the download site.

i think it'd start to annoy people having to wait for the program to access a website that could be running slow every time they want to send a text, especially considering updates will become less and less frequent as all the bugs are found.

there'll (hopefully) come a stage when it only has to be updated when the networks change their sites and they only do that once a year or so. i don't think its necessary to check for an update up to 300 times a month when there's only an update once a year

so who wants the feature and who doesn't?

misho · 06-12-2007, 18:41

I don't really need it, I can always check what's new checking this thread.
Good work Commander Vimes, thanks.

**Slaanesh** · 06-12-2007, 18:44

Thread the update detection so that it runs in parallel with program execution. So it notifies you that there is an update when you are using the program as opposed to when starting.

MartMax · 06-12-2007, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Vimes

so who wants the feature and who doesn't?

can you make it an option somewhere in settings ?

Marty

p/s: where do i download the up to date version?

Sam Vimes · 06-12-2007, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Slaanesh

Thread the update detection so that it runs in parallel with program execution. So it notifies you that there is an update when you are using the program as opposed to when starting.

can visual basic do threads? if it can then i don't know anything about them. i've thought of another way of doing it though so i'll do that instead

Sam Vimes · 06-12-2007, 19:14

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Originally Posted by mart_max

can you make it an option somewhere in settings ?

Marty

p/s: where do i download the up to date version?

i'll make it an option and as i said i thought of a way not to affect the interface.

don't put up a new version at the moment. i'm doing a bit of updating

Drakar · 07-12-2007, 12:14

http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx gives Service unavailable atm but unchecking the use server box works great thanks.

Sam Vimes · 07-12-2007, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Drakar

http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx gives Service unavailable atm but unchecking the use server box works great thanks.

that's why i made the program in the first place

unfortunately o2 customers can't use it at the moment because unchecking the box does nothing for o2.

but cabaal has kindly offered to let me host my code on his server so by this evening o2 should be up and running

**Cabaal** · 07-12-2007, 12:32

I've converted a few people in work to this today, there well impressed with it

MartMax · 07-12-2007, 12:54

yeah, it's a brilliant piece of software. i've never used as much as 200 of my O2 text allowance - that was my usage last month

. Handy as I hate typing messages on mobile! Thanks for Mr. Vimes for his great efforts.

Marty

p/s: is version 1.5 the latest one?

Sam Vimes · 07-12-2007, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by mart_max

yeah, it's a brilliant piece of software. i've never used as much as 200 of my O2 text allowance - that was my usage last month

. Handy as I hate typing messages on mobile! Thanks for Mr. Vimes for his great efforts.

Marty

p/s: is version 1.5 the latest one?

i somehow forgot that you're hosting a working o2 script too. Anyone using o2 can use this server for the moment

http://www.mamak.eu/sms/send.php

yes 1.5 is the latest. I'm working on a new release at the moment that should be out by monday

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05-12-2007, 17:42	#166
Sam Vimes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The pale blue dot Posts: 21,554 Adverts \| Friends	i've uploaded the code to a new server that i don't want to post on the main thread. i'll pm you the link

05-12-2007, 22:55	#168
Kaiser2000 Subscriber Join Date: May 2001 Location: Dub in exile Posts: 7,065 Adverts \| Friends	Latest version seems to have resolved the probs I was having with Meteor the last few days as well. Question: is it possible to implement a feature where the program checks for updates on startup and notifies you if so?

06-12-2007, 17:30	#170
Sam Vimes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The pale blue dot Posts: 21,554 Adverts \| Friends	i just put that feature in and tested it a bit. the problem is it takes about a second for the program to load every time because it has to access the download site. i think it'd start to annoy people having to wait for the program to access a website that could be running slow every time they want to send a text, especially considering updates will become less and less frequent as all the bugs are found. there'll (hopefully) come a stage when it only has to be updated when the networks change their sites and they only do that once a year or so. i don't think its necessary to check for an update up to 300 times a month when there's only an update once a year so who wants the feature and who doesn't?

06-12-2007, 18:41	#171
misho Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: dublin Posts: 34 Adverts \| Friends	I don't really need it, I can always check what's new checking this thread. Good work Commander Vimes, thanks.

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Slaanesh Moderator Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Barred Posts: 1,652 Adverts \| Friends Mod: College	Thread the update detection so that it runs in parallel with program execution. So it notifies you that there is an update when you are using the program as opposed to when starting.

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Drakar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,497 Adverts \| Friends	http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx gives Service unavailable atm but unchecking the use server box works great thanks.

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Cabaal Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Authoritarian Inc Posts: 18,041 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Broadband, VoIP, Waterford City, Windows	I've converted a few people in work to this today, there well impressed with it

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MartMax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dublin City Centre Posts: 1,636 Adverts \| Friends	yeah, it's a brilliant piece of software. i've never used as much as 200 of my O2 text allowance - that was my usage last month . Handy as I hate typing messages on mobile! Thanks for Mr. Vimes for his great efforts. Marty p/s: is version 1.5 the latest one?