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Wow, that's really awesome!

That's a really neat program! I bet you can't make an Abusive Flash/Review Detector!

At 3/27/07 10:57 AM, Casualty wrote: Hmm, that'd be a problem with an array. I have no idea how or why, though >:( Did you get it when starting the program, or when it had been running for a moment already?

It had been running for a while already.

On a side note, I've also found that the program occasionally stops checking for new entri

Pfff... Again, I have no idea! It just shouldn't stop, because there's no reason! Oh programming is so exhausting, sometimes.

*chuckles* Yeah...

That's a good idea, but again, I wouldn't know how to make that =P I'm just a kid and I work on this when I feel like or when I have time. Anyway, if you know how I could do it, please tell me =)

Just open a text file when the program starts and put info into it that you think will assist with debugging should a problem occur - in particular, write out info in the code paths that get taken when something goes wrong. (On a side note, always be sure to check for errors after operations that have a chance of not working.)

I'm not sure if VB allows you to install handlers that will get called when a runtime error occurs, but if it does, you could use those to dump the program's state upon errors, too.

Also, thanks for all the comments and help!

You're welcome! :)

At 3/18/07 10:34 AM, PinkBeer wrote: What does it guard against?

Duh, Portals...

ok, how come when i went to install it, it said if u read this u r gay, not cool

Wow, you put alot work with this Portal Guard.
Great job. This thing is really awsome.

I just got the same "subscript out of range" error again. The circumstances were roughly like this at this point:

1) The program had stopped checking the portal last night; the last check shown is from 22:31:45 (it's now about 08:50).
2) I've reconnected to my ISP since then (which, among other things, means I got a new IP address).
3) I tried to manually start the periodic checks again by clicking on the "check for new entries" button.

Now if only I had an idea what actually causes the program to stop checking the portal...

At 3/27/07 10:58 AM, TwilightFox wrote: Wow, that's really awesome!

Thanks, mate!

At 3/27/07 11:01 AM, Incognitus wrote: That's a really neat program! I bet you can't make an Abusive Flash/Review Detector!

Indeed I can't! I'd have to pull every single review page (read: billions of pages) every 15 seconds and I'd need a script to find abusiveness in reviews! So, maybe in another life.

At 3/27/07 11:03 AM, schneelocke wrote: Just open a text file when the program starts and put info into it that you think will assist with debugging should a problem occur - in particular, write out info in the code paths that get taken when something goes wrong. (On a side note, always be sure to check for errors after operations that have a chance of not working.)

I'm not sure if VB allows you to install handlers that will get called when a runtime error occurs, but if it does, you could use those to dump the program's state upon errors, too.

I figured that out, but I just don't know about the error handler... I'll have to search for some tutorials on Google or something. That always helps me out.

I'll do it later, when I feel like.

At 3/27/07 12:04 PM, RenegadeGirl wrote: Wow, you put alot work with this Portal Guard.
Great job. This thing is really awsome.

Thank you =)

At 3/28/07 02:52 AM, schneelocke wrote: error

Whew, another subscript error... The weird thing is, you're the only one who seems to report them. Which could also mean... It's your computer that causes them. I didn't have any other complaints about the program stopping the checks either, so I really can't do anything about it =(

Although, I thank you very much for all your reports =P

At 3/29/07 11:22 AM, Casualty wrote: Whew, another subscript error... The weird thing is, you're the only one who seems to report them. Which could also mean... It's your computer that causes them. I didn't have any other complaints about the program stopping the checks either, so I really can't do anything about it =(

Could be that it's just me whose computer stops checking for some reason, but I think the subsequent subscript error is definitely your "fault". ;)

As for what you could do... well, investigate. :) Prepare a version that keeps a debug log of what it does with all the information you think you'll need; I'll run that one and send the log file to you, and you'll (hopefully) be able to figure out what's wrong and fix it. Then I'll try out the new version, and if things are still going wrong, I'll get another debug log to send you, and so on...

Although, I thank you very much for all your reports =P

You're welcome. :)

Don't download it! I did and it stole all my credit card numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

What would be a good idea(my imput) is having something along the lines of that but every time you receive a PM. I can't actually go into detail because I'm in a state of confucion but It seems like another usefull idea.

ya know, i wanted to make a program like this ages ago, but alas, have no programming skills. you sir, have amazed me once again, congrats on making such a neat little gadget, i've had it constantly running about 3 days now, and it's great.

d-(._.)

At 4/2/07 03:25 AM, schneelocke wrote: Could be that it's just me whose computer stops checking for some reason, but I think the subsequent subscript error is definitely your "fault". ;)

Yeah, that's obvious =P

As for what you could do... well, investigate. :) Prepare a version that keeps a debug log of what it does with all the information you think you'll need; I'll run that one and send the log file to you, and you'll (hopefully) be able to figure out what's wrong and fix it. Then I'll try out the new version, and if things are still going wrong, I'll get another debug log to send you, and so on...

Again, that's not a bad idea, but I have no idea how I could detect errors. I'll have to investigate on the net a bit, and maybe ask a few people. I will TRY to include it in the next version (which will be at the redesign)...

Also, I could just make the debug logs send themselves... I think. I'll just see =)

At 4/2/07 03:27 AM, King wrote: Don't download it! I did and it stole all my credit card numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Yep, that's what it does. I GOT YOU ALL YOU FAGGOTS!!

At 4/2/07 03:32 AM, Officer wrote: What would be a good idea(my imput) is having something along the lines of that but every time you receive a PM. I can't actually go into detail because I'm in a state of confucion but It seems like another usefull idea.

That's kind of a problem, because of the fact that you have to be logged in to read your PMs. This makes that:

1. I need to be able to log in as you (via the program, that is).
2. Therefor, users need to give their password. Would you do that? Because I could easily steal it then. Of course, I wouldn't do that, but on the internet... You never know...

At 4/2/07 03:44 AM, BlueHippo wrote: d-(._.)

Thank you for your fine comments, sir =)

Amazing! Simply amazing! This is without a doubt the most useful program I have now! (Next to MX Flash 8...)
Congrats duder. This program kicks ass.

Good job. Excatly what i need!

Awesome dude i joined

Freakin' Awesome.

I like to keep my power ty...Click my sig!

Hey, i think i got the earlier verison you have no control over! >:)

This thing is an essential tool for Blam and protect points. I WUV YOU!

At 4/3/07 07:10 AM, TheCriminalDuder wrote: Amazing! Simply amazing! This is without a doubt the most useful program I have now! (Next to MX Flash 8...)
Congrats duder. This program kicks ass.

Thanks dude! Keep making Flash too =)
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At 4/3/07 08:32 AM, Idocreating wrote: Hey, i think i got the earlier verison you have no control over! >:)

This thing is an essential tool for Blam and protect points. I WUV YOU!

Maybe you got the earlier version, which I indeed don't control, but the new one got better features like a list of new entries =P