;.; is correct. It means "include the current working directory in the search for files." Usually you won't see a Windows system without it, but certain UNIX style systems don't have it in by default. It makes life very, very difficult.

Would it be possible to use Windows' default browser instead of Internet Explorer when clicking links from the updater?
Reason I ask is because myself and a few friends who use EQMAP swear by Firefox. :)

Received these errors when running the autoupdater today.

The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
File: icons_fprt_sewer03_0.xml

The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
File: icons_qey_catacomb03.xml

By the way taco-man great work on the autoupdater :nana:

Paythan

this has been fixed, for some reason the website was being naughty and i had to crack the whip and tell it to do its job right :rolleyes:

I "think" this was occuring because I was adding a bunch of the maps Tony's set up recently to the website. They'll be available in game also soon.

Quib

ive been asked by a few people about how to update only map/poi files. They use mods of the eq2map and want to be able to update.

Best way to do this is to add an extra checkbox that says check map files or just change that one to check only poi's AND map files

could you please explain this further, any mods for eq2map should work properly with eq2map using the updater.

ok i was under the impression that it would overwrite their xml files. Guess not:)

it shouldn't if it is i need to know what files they are using that it is overwriting that it shouldnt be.

k ill have em try and see if their files get overwritten. later today :) i gotta go to work now hehe

My crash
 

As I stated before, on my computer, the eq2map updater crashes since version 0.95e (b or c did work). Perhaps I can give some more clues on what is going on now.

I just downloaded the most recent version and started it. It asked for confirmation of my EQ2 main directory, which it guessed correctly, tried to access drive A: (my floppy drive, whyever) and then crashed. I attached my Visual Studio .NET 2003 Debugger and this is what I got (w/o having the sources):

Eine nicht behandelte Ausnahme des Typs 'System.InvalidOperationException' ist in system.dll aufgetreten.
Zusätzliche Informationen: Die Anforderung kann nicht ausgeführt werden, da der Prozessleistungsindikator deaktiviert ist.

(I can try to translate that to english, if needed, but I guess the most important things are written more or less clearly.)

The stack trace shows:

> system.dll!System.Diagnostics.NtProcessManager.GetProcessInfos(System.Diagnostic s.PerformanceCounterLib library) + 0x1a5 Bytes
system.dll!System.Diagnostics.NtProcessManager.GetProcessInfos(string machineName, bool isRemoteMachine) + 0xa4 Bytes
system.dll!System.Diagnostics.ProcessManager.GetProcessInfos(string machineName) + 0x29 Bytes
system.dll!System.Diagnostics.Process.EnsureState(System.Diagnostics.Process.Sta te state) + 0x116 Bytes
system.dll!System.Diagnostics.Process.get_ProcessName() + 0x11 Bytes
EQ2MAP_Updater.exe!WindowsApplication7.Form1.Form1_Load(System.Object sender = {WindowsApplication7.Form1}, System.EventArgs e = {System.EventArgs}) + 0x8e Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(System.EventArgs e) + 0x117 Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Form.SetVisibleCore(bool value) + 0xaa Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(bool value) + 0xe Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(int reason, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext context) + 0xc2 Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(int reason, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext context) + 0x45 Bytes
system.windows.forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(System.Windows.For ms.Form mainForm) + 0x34 Bytes
EQ2MAP_Updater.exe!WindowsApplication7.Form1.Main() + 0x21 Bytes

Maybe this gives you any clue on what might be going on. If not, feel free to contact me or ask for more help - I would really like using the eq2map updater :-)

Best regards and thanks for your work,
Laenny

I am also experiencing crashes from the later versions of the EQ2Map Updater. I attached a .NET debugger to it, and recieved this information:

This seems to be related to checking if either EQ2 or maybe the updater is running more than one instance (can't be sure since I don't have the source).

I would guess that either the exception would have to be handled or a different way of enumerating running processes without the Process class would fix this.

i will release a new version today and *try* to attempt to fix this error. however i am not what you would call an experienced programmer (this is the first useful program i have ever written and i am self taught in vb .net) so you will have to bear with me, i promise i am doing my best!

New version of the updater released (0.97)

I for one would like to say that your best is just incredible it has made using the most current maps more accessible to me.


so Thank you :nana:

The crashing bug is fixed :-) on my system. Thank you very much.

My last suggestion is add System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents() in the loop for the updating operation. This will allow people to tab out to other windows and do other things while they wait for the update to finish, this is especially useful when people are doing the firsttime download and it takes awhile :-)

Thanks again.

I'm glad to hear the crashing bug was fixed for you!
application.DoEvents() is already called every time the progress % changes (so that the progress bar shows the correct percentage)....

That's strange then, because if you try to do events like drag the updater window while its updating, it doesn't happen until the entire update is complete.

Regardless, great work, I'm sure this will only continue to get better with time.

are you sure you cant move it while it is downloading updates? i just tried moving it/alt tabbing and it worked fine?

I can't reproduce this now. Must have been something screwy at the time. Please disregard :-)

im just glad its working for you now :)

Hi there!

The latest release also fixes my problem too :-)

Thanks a lot!

Great! Thanks for letting us know!

thxs for this tool its great. I just installed it and works ok but was wondering if im supposed to see my location on my map? when i open my map i have no arrow showing my location, did i do something wrong or is this normal?

No, that means something is wrong. Did you use the auto-updater or the zip file?

Quib

the newest updater

Quib, it seems we need to post the icons.dds file in the downloads section so people can fix this problem quickly. This makes more than a few. We also need to add into the download description of the updater and the zip, that if you install another UI other than this, DO NOT overwrite any files already in the dir.

i will add an option on the updater to "redownload all default" files for when this happens (to make the updater download the files that it normally only checks to see if it exists)

Anyway way to have the Updater have the ability to check for new versions of the Updater and update itself? :)

The theory was suggested and thought about, but do you really want an .exe updating itself? I doubt many people do, but if you dont mind, thanks for your trust :). But this is why the updater tells you the most up to date version, so that you will at least know when theres an update.

How do I correct the running off of text?
 

I'm running a resolution of 1280x1024. When I start the updater it looks like the image attached. How do I fix this? BTW this doesnot affect any of its functions, I would just like to get a cleaner look.

Thanks

If I remember right, I believe it has to do with your font size settings in the windows control panel. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> General and verify that your DPI setting is Normal (96 DPI). If it isn't, that's why you're getting that problem.

Thx Ger
 

Thx Ger ... that took care of it!

Taco Man,

This is a great little utility, but ... I have two questions that are burning in my brain after seeing what looks like irresponsible programming from someone who obviously seems to know what they are doing.

1. WHY are you writing files in my hard drive's root directory?! No program except a system program has any business using the root directory of my hard drive for storage! After 30 years of programming, I know the evils of doing this. I understand why you don't want to overwrite the existing files, but put them in a subdirectory under your program. Then copy them from there to the final destination as needed. In my opinion, this is a major problem and needs to be fixed immediately.

2. If people are having problems or it will cause problems for them to install this program in certain locations, then just tell them that in the installation notes. For example, if installing it in the Sony\EverQuest II\UI folder is a really bad idea, then tell them NOT to put it there. On the other hand, it would be nice if it were to look for the Sony\EverQuest II folder and offer to at least put it in the Sony folder. Still, this is not a gripe, just a suggestion.

to #1

i was not aware that it was writing to the root directory, i will have to look at the code for it today when i get home from school. any although i do appreciate the comment of seeming to know what i am doing im still in high school and am self taught in vb .net and this was the first useful program that i wrote (in any language) besides the zonerect calculator. it would be great if you could tell me what files it is writing to the root directory so that it helps me track down the error in my code. i agree that it is a bad thing and will do my best to track it down asap.

to #2

do you mean installing the program or the files it downloads?

thanks for bringing this to my attention.

A simple question...
 

First, many many thanks for this wonderful mod/project - you guys rock!

I did install it and it seems to work great - the only thing I'm not seeing and I want to make sure if it is expected or not is the 'Select Map' tab which I used to see in a previous incarnation...

I mean I get new maps being updated along with the various POI's but I no longer see this tab so I was wondering if this is normal - am assuming so since the maps changes automatically therefore this tab would become somewhat obsolete...

Thanks for letting me know - if it is not expected then how could I fix it? ;)

ALSO - am not seeing any files copied to the root directory of the hard-drive so am nto sure what happened to the other person who posted the issue...everything is copied where I was expecting it too...just wanted to let you know..

Select Map tab: This was removed when they coded the POIs to load for each map as you zone in. It used to exist so you could place the POI overlay over the current default map. ;)

Root Directory: I don't have any files in my hard drive's root directory, either... :rolleyes:

Just wanted to come by and say thank you for this great mod :).
I really love how intuitive and easy this program makes the map installation process.

Regards,

In Question #1, when is it writing to the Root Directory of your hard drive? During the Installation or when running the Updater? Please clarify.

I know that the Installer is looking to the following registry entry on your system.

This path was set when you installed EQ2. The only time I have seen this path not be were it's supposed to be is when someone copied the game install across a network because their computer either didn't have a DVD or CD-ROM drive. I have been writing installers for many years, and helped with a little bit of the installer code to check for the path of EverQuest 2. Where my personal installers (for my Guild) differ from this installer, is I also check for the EQ2.exe file in the path before I allow my users to install the mods I have created Installers for. On my installers you can not continue to install unless the path also contains EQ2.exe, as I install my mods into a custom folder within the UI folder. If I remember correctly the Updater also checks this registy key too, so it knows where to look for your EQ2.ini file. As designed the Updater uses the EQ2.ini file to read the location of your Custom UI folder so that it can install the files into the correct folders.


Sinbad,
What files are being written to your Root?
Do you have that Registry Entry in your Registry?
When right clicking on the EverQuest 2 shortcut do you have "C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest II" in the Start In box on the properties for the Shortcut, or something else like "C:\"?
Again is this the Installer or Updater writing to your Root folder?
During installation did the installer appear blank when it came to the Destination or did it show "C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest II" or similar folder?
Do you have an EQ2.ini file in your EverQuest 2 folder?
If it's the Updater please delete the "eq2map_config.cfg" file, and re-running the updater. This should force the Updater to locate your EverQuest 2 folder again. You should get an EQ2 Directory Confirmation Message asking if that is the correct path or not, with the options of Yes or No. If you choose Yes, it records the folder in the eq2map_config.cfg file, and if you choose no, it brings up a Browse Dialog that is looking for the Everquest2 executable.

first of all, great program and thanks for all the hard work.
I was happy to see a new version of the updater that didn't require any digging in the eq dir.. the sad part is that this one doesn't work for me.

It installs fine, shows me the correct EQ2 directory, etc.
The program runs without any errors but updating just doesn't work, it says there are 0 updated zones, and doesn't download any new ones.

This was when I already had the map in my ui folder from a previous version, so I thought maybe it gave me a wrong message because I already had everything (I just updated before installing this version).

SO, removed the eq2map directory from my ui dir, ran the updater again but to no avail. :confused:
Any idea what could be wrong ?