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calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

I've tried the new version in 8 different computers and it works flawlessly in four of them. In the others, I can't use the "Export" item and pressing "Summary" after a capture makes the program crashes.
I've been trying to solve this problem for a week but I have no clue.
Does anyone have the same problem?
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mathdon · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:10 am Post subject:

Can you please give details of the computers involved, both the ones on which it works and the ones on which it doesn't? Make, processor, Windows version and anything else that you think may be relevant. Also, when you say you can't use "Export", what happens when you try? You say "Summary" crashes the program, but it sounds as if "Export" fails in some other way.

My only thought at present is that these new facilities may inadvertently use some Windows feature that is not present in older Windows versions. Info about the computers and their OS should at least support or refute that idea. Oh, I suppose another possibility is that some computer setting is preventing IRScope from opening files for writing - this would block Export, though I don't see why it would make Summary crash. Are you logged on as Administrator?
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calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

I am logged on as administrator in all computers.

I can't choose the "Export" menu item . In "Actions on items selected" doesn't appear the "Export" button. It seems that neither "ExchangeIR.dll" nor "MakeHex.dll" are loaded . The "DecodeIR.dll" works fine.
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1 computer with Win SP1: It doesn`t work. (PIV 2,2 Ghz-1,5 G RAM)
4 computers with Win SP2: only works in one (Atlhon 1,67GhZ with only 512M RAM!. The faulty ones are PIV 2,2 Ghz-1 G RAM).
2 computers with Win Sp3: it only works in one. (P IV 3,1 Ghz- 2 G RAM)
1 computer with Win 7: It works. (P IV 3,2 Ghz- 4 G RAM)

I have updated one computer from XP SP1 to SP2 then to SP3 without success. It's strange that it works with the oldest computer.

mathdon · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:42 am Post subject:

I'm sure it's a silly question, but have you checked that ExchangeIR.dll and MakeHex.dll are actually present in the same folder as IRScope.exe? The loading command is identical for all three DLLs, so at present I cannot understand how one of them can load but the other two do not. Their absence wouldn't affect Summary, however, as far as I can tell (though I haven't tested that yet - I will do so, just to make sure.)
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calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

mathdon · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:02 am Post subject:

I was being stupid when I said that the absence of ExchangeIR.dll should not affect Summary. Summary calls this DLL to generate the Analyzed Timings data. So when you write

calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

mathdon · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject:

You should not need anything that does not come as standard with the Windows OS. The intention is that IRScope and IR.exe should work with Windows 2000 and anything later, and certainly with XP with or without service packs. Anyway, if you were missing a library that is needed then I think you would get an explicit error message to say that it is missing.

I have no other ideas at present. If you want to hunt the web further, the DLLs are all loaded with the C++ LoadLibrary function. If neither of us comes up with anything soon, I shall try to create a special version of IRScope that gives further details of the error when LoadLibrary fails, but I'm tied up with other matters at present. Maybe someone else watching this thread can think of something we have missed?
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bob_m · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Bourbonnais, IL

Not sure if this is the preferred place but I have to suggestions/request for IR SCOPE software.

A) Scaleable font (or size selectable) for the main windows columns/row - I like entering data into KM manually from IR SCOPE and my eyes are not getting any younger

B) OPTION to have NOTE field pop up after every capture - Check on/off for those who won't like this feature

Question:

Am I missing something or do you HAVE to hit the capture button (or enter) for each button capture? That's fine just making sure.
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ElizabethD · Advanced Member Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 2348

calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

IRScope loads all the dlls now!

Using DisplayLoadedModules I have compared two different computers (one that worked and other that didn't) and I have found that, in order to load all the dlls, the Microsoft C++ Runtime Library 2008 vcredist_x86.exe is required.
Very Happy

mathdon · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:46 am Post subject:

calisoto · Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Spain

I think that the Runtime Library was installed by another program. It is not in Win XP SP1/SP2/SP3. Most of the computer failures (3 of 4) were in machines not connected to Internet (old programs). I believe that, in some way, the Library update the system call LoadLibrary in Kernel32.dll.

mathdon · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:52 am Post subject:

IRScope 2.01 Beta 3 posted

I have now posted IRScope 2.01 Beta 3. This includes minor improvements suggested by Vicky but the substantial change is an entirely new feature in the Summary display. It now gives a description of each signal in IRP notation, constructed by analysis of the signal rather than by look-up, so it should work with a wide range of new protocols as well as known ones.

I have started a new thread, Automated analysis of IR protocols, for discussion of this. My opening post in that thread shows a screenshot of the display and discusses its interpretation, so I shall not repeat that here.
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