GetTheaterlisting Not working

[web_maven]

I get an error

Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.

Process id=0xff8(4088), Thread id=0x86c(2156)

Any answers?

Ray

[jorm]

Was this from the executable that takes the zip code? What is your zip?

[srchuck]

Ray,

I had the exact same problem before I started doing some tinkering and realized that GetTheaterList.exe crashes just like that if run without any parameters. Try running it from a command prompt and pass it a zip code as a parameter.

Ex.:

gettheaterlist.exe 90210

[srchuck]

Jorm,

I got the free C# development IDE, and I had a look at the source for GetTheaterList. I fixed up the couple of problems I had noticed (the crash when ran without parameters, and not getting any listings if less than 2 pages of listings were found). Let me know if you'd like me to post my changes.

[falvious]

does this app only work in the US, or can we use it for the UK as well ?

thanks
falvious

[Lucas_24]

I was wondering about this myself. If I type my posstal code in the search for fandango b3z1c6, it displays the correct info. However the when I pass this into the gettheaterlistings app it returns invalid zip or something of the sorts.

Luc

[jorm]

Feel free to post the source.  You can zip it up and send it to sub I am sure he will post it.  As for the other countries besides the US no idea.  I was using fandango if it likes it, it should work.

I will try to look at the code tomorrow and see why it is not showing other countries.

[srchuck]

Is there any way I can attach the file to the board, or will I need to email it? It's only 10K zipped..

I tested with non-US zip codes and it works alright.

Also, I found (and fixed) a bug where if your search only yielded one page of results, no results would be parsed! It's a pretty ugly hack, so if they decide to change their page layouts things might break, but for now it works.. So I actually get theater listings now, since there really aren't many big theaters in my area ;-)

[arttext]

Quote[/b] (srchuck @ Sep. 20 2004,03:14)]Is there any way I can attach the file to the board, or will I need to email it? It's only 10K zipped..

I tested with non-US zip codes and it works alright.

Also, I found (and fixed) a bug where if your search only yielded one page of results, no results would be parsed! It's a pretty ugly hack, so if they decide to change their page layouts things might break, but for now it works.. So I actually get theater listings now, since there really aren't many big theaters in my area ;-)

1. I would love to have it and test it. Please PM me.
2.Where does it get it's info from if you're not living in the US?

cheers,
arttext

[jorm]

I think you have to email it. I have not seen a way to post a file to the board. The code is based on the format of fandangos pages, if they change them we will have to tweak the code anyway. I only tested it on two zips when I wrote it. I guess they both had more than 1 page. Sorry about that.

Thanks srcchuck.


Jorm