Weather2 V1.0.1.2 Beta

[LewE]

Ahhh, that's it then...

I just fixed that as well.

Where do we get the latest version of the beta? Please provide a link.

[pcostanza]

http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=3...ostcount=1

[LewE]

http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=3...ostcount=1

I looked there but it seemed to be the same version that was initially released on this thread. SCB147 has indicatyed that there were some updates since then.

[LewE]

To those who would like to beta test, here is your chance!

Please uninstall Weather2 V1.0.0.0 if you have it installed. Then delete the Plugins\weather2 folder. I changed the config.xml file to use a different variable type, so old config.xml files from V1.0.0.0 will not work with V1.0.1.1.

Changes in Weather2 V1.0.1.1:
- New installer, stops/restarts recording service, keeps newer dll files.
- Renamed "Local" maps to "State" maps.
- "None" option for satellite maps.
- Fix to not even attempt to retrieve a map if it's not available for your area.
- Refresh on Startup option.
- Profile name can be used for Location display.
- Include "weather2.XmlSerializers.dll" file.
- Minor Bug fixes

If you have an MVP, testing with that would be great. Also, I added the "Refresh on Startup" option, which required me to re-do the threading a little bit. I did some tests myself and it seemed to work as I planned, but anything you could try with it would be great!

Please post any issues with it in this thread.
Thanks!

I get the following errors in config.exe log when I run config after installing version 1.0.1.1

[COLOR="Blue"]2009-09-03 20:52:48.468 ERROR [1] Error initializing menu plugin: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\plugins\SkinPlugin4\SkinPlugin.dll
2009-09-03 20:52:48.468 ERROR [1] Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'skin' Key being added: 'skin'
2009-09-03 20:52:48.500 ERROR [1] at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.xc4f12ec3a8a4c96b.xd1ccdef346e6a297(Boolean x8bae2a88590d8cc0)
2009-09-03 20:52:49.515 ERROR [1] Error initializing menu plugin: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\plugins\SkinPlugin4\SkinPlugin.dll
2009-09-03 20:52:49.515 ERROR [1] Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'skin' Key being added: 'skin'
2009-09-03 20:52:49.515 ERROR [1] at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.xc4f12ec3a8a4c96b.xd1ccdef346e6a297(Boolean x8bae2a88590d8cc0)
2009-09-03 20:52:49.531 ERROR [1] Error initializing panel plugin: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\plugins\TV Listings\TV Listings.dll
2009-09-03 20:52:49.531 ERROR [1] Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'TVRecordings' Key being added: 'TVRecordings'
2009-09-03 20:52:49.531 ERROR [1] at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.xc4f12ec3a8a4c96b.xd1ccdef346e6a297(Boolean x8bae2a88590d8cc0)[/COLOR]

Ignore the TVListings errors. They have been around for a while and the plugin author is aware of them.

WHen I run PVRX2 and select Weather2, I get a panel saying it is retrieving data (or something like that) and then it displays the data for a second and then PVRX2 crashes with the following entry in PVRX2.exe.log
[COLOR="Blue"]2009-09-03 21:03:31.046 ERROR [1] Error initializing menu plugin: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\plugins\SkinPlugin4\SkinPlugin.dll
2009-09-03 21:03:31.046 ERROR [1] Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'skin' Key being added: 'skin'
2009-09-03 21:03:31.062 ERROR [1] at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.xc4f12ec3a8a4c96b.xd1ccdef346e6a297(Boolean x8bae2a88590d8cc0)
2009-09-03 21:03:32.359 ERROR [1] Unable to find requested skin image: _TaskImages\<< Unused >>.png
2009-09-03 21:03:32.359 ERROR [1] Unable to find requested skin image: << Unused >>\task.png
2009-09-03 21:03:52.812 ERROR [7] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION:: System.ArgumentException: '0' is not a valid value for 'Interval'. 'Interval' must be greater than 0.
at System.Timers.Timer.set_Interval(Double value)
at weather2.WeatherTask.ResetAutoUpdateTimer(Int32 _updateRate)
at weather2.WeatherTask.NewUpdateWeatherThread()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
[/COLOR]

I am using the COmmunity-SD skin but also get the crash with the Blue skin.

UPDATE: It seems to be working now but when I run CONFIG, it doesn't exit cleanly and I have to kill the process.

[scb147]

LewE---
Can you use the dll JavaWiz linked in this post, then re-run the config app so I can see why it is hanging?
http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=3...stcount=31

Also, the Weather2 System.ArgumentException error you see is because somehow your update rate is set to zero. You can either change the value in the config app, and save it, or open the plugins/weather2/config/config.xml and change the <UpdateRate> element manually.

The newest beta (V1.0.1.2) has a fix for this problem.

[LewE]

LewE---
Can you use the dll JavaWiz linked in this post, then re-run the config app so I can see why it is hanging?
http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=3...stcount=31

Config doesn't hang right now so I didn't try the different dll.

Also, the Weather2 System.ArgumentException error you see is because somehow your update rate is set to zero. You can either change the value in the config app, and save it, or open the plugins/weather2/config/config.xml and change the <UpdateRate> element manually.

The newest beta (V1.0.1.2) has a fix for this problem.

I hadn't changed the update rate in config. It was left at the initial value of 20 minutes. I don't know how it came to become 0.

I am still getting various crashes of PVRX2 related to the Weather2 plugin but don't have time now to carefully test and document my steps.

On the plus side, it is working on my MVP, at least as well as on the PC directly.

[scb147]

LewE---
Whenever you get a chance to provide any info on these bugs would be great. Seems like the random crashes are only affecting a few users.

[Jaggy]

Also, the Weather2 System.ArgumentException error you see is because somehow your update rate is set to zero.

I hadn't changed the update rate in config. It was left at the initial value of 20 minutes. I don't know how it came to become 0.

This sounds like the same sort of error I was got for the forecast days when I left it at the default while configuring it.

On the plus side, it is working on my MVP, at least as well as on the PC directly.

And LewE would also most likely have had a MVP server running (PVRX2.exe) when he set it up.

@LewE did you have default0 in the profile name box when you first went in with this version or was it blank?

[LewE]

This sounds like the same sort of error I was got for the forecast days when I left it at the default while configuring it.

And LewE would also most likely have had a MVP server running (PVRX2.exe) when he set it up.

@LewE did you have default0 in the profile name box when you first went in with this version or was it blank?

When I first tried Weather2 I thought the profiles had to have the name of the city I was retrieving weather for. When I learned that wasn't the case I just didn't bother with the name of the profile so it probably was default0.

Am I missing something about the profiles? Why not automatically name them based on the city we select for each one? As far as I can tell, the profile name is used only internally by the program and by us to see which city we are editing in CONFIG.

I most likely had two MVP servers running.

[Jaggy]

Now you can actually configure it to use the name you specify in the profile name instead of the name of the city, very nice feature that scb147 add for the new version.

When I setup the new version yesterday the profile name was blank & I run an NMT so there was a server running, this is why I asked if it was the same for you.

With the first version it had default0 as a profile name & even though I didn't change a number of options they worked fine, but with the new 1.0.1.1 version it was blank & the defaults reverted to "0" & I wondered if it was the same for you?