[mori123]

Punyman, on 03 December 2011 - 08:05 PM, said:

Thank you mori, I will fix these bugs as soon as I can.

As for saying the newest version is 0.8.2, that is google code's fault for not removing files immediately after I delete it. So, I'll have to wait until the old update file is gone, then I can upload the new one.

Np I like the app i just want it to work P:) so more than happy to test for some bugs.

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

when i set up the dstwo it asks is your dstwo flashed? i say no and it doesn't download the patch. please fix this because it might confuse newbies
also i don't want to see flashcart helper dead. any new stuff?

[Punyman]

An update

I just came back from vacation, and I'm just catching up to school, and Jet lag, and stuff like that. However, I promise you that you'll get an update, sooner or later, that addresses these bugs, and new features, such as improved updating, and hopefully, a download list, similar to ModMii. Also, it will include the latest DSi updates (Which are hard-coded in the software for safety reasons) and improved firmware (DSi/3DS firmware updates) updating. Also, with the new version, I will add a logging feature, that logs into a timestamped log file. Expect a release, at the very very very latest in March, but I hope to resume coding this again in Mid-January, after I catch up with life. I will also usher in a few more changes, that include BETA versions. I will add BETAs to the downloads, but in the deprecated downloads, and I hope to have a group testing these versions for bugs and stuff. Also, Google code's SVN is broken, so, we'll have to wait on that too, Works now but I'm considering moving to Git or SourceForge.

Edited by Punyman, 10 January 2012 - 12:07 AM.

[Punyman]

mori123, on 03 December 2011 - 06:27 PM, said:

These are some of the issues i noticed while testing this program.. it starts now but gives me alot of errors.

Bug #1
3]r4 Revolution Downloaded Fine Then Fails to find 7za Whilst i had the folder visible it was in the flastcart helper root folder, Then when i hit space to continue everything in the folder was deleted and i get an error Saying cannot find guide.fhg
Just fixed that, PM me if you want the unreleased version

If i try to download another firmware without Restarting it gives a chain of errors cannot find wget.
I can't reproduce this bug either

Upon Restarting the software Instantly Wget, 7za, Unrar appear in the root of the program folder as well as the Put this in SD Card folder appear.
wget, 7za and unrar are bundled in with the exe file, and will create itself upon launch.

6]R4i DSN - Everything appears to be working fine but No console window for unzip of the wood appears and when i decline to download moonshell it brings up a guide and a empty folder and the archive of wood has been deleted.
As with the R4 one, fixed.

19] IEDGE - works ( but is moonshell the O/s for this? goes straight to downloading moonshell for me)
I can't reproduce this bug

A Side bug i have noticed it always downloads to the same folder and does not clean it up so if u download 2 firmwares u end up with 2 firmwares in this folder. perhaps a cleanup routine could run on the folder when u select the new firmware to download?
Can you elaborate a bit?

Also noticed when u Open the program it Deletes eveything in the folder except the 7za wget and unrar as well as clears out the put in Sd card folder, myself i wonder where it keeps getting wget 7za and unrar from is it downloading without telling me does it have a cache folder somewheres?
Again, bundled with the exe file

Is it possible instead of using seperate executeables to Build in functionality of these programs?
Unfortunatly, no, batch relies on external exectables

and perhaps options as to what to do with the cart os after download in the program like a storage folder for all Archives that is not purged?
My custom replacement for DEL (frec, short for File Relocation [for FlashcartHelper]) Will move files into a Trashes folder.

Near as i can tell it lacks any kind of debug output text or anything of the sort Can i suggest perhaps adding this feature to log what the program is doing so I can actually send a useful bug report in? rather than whining like a child P:)
I've tested some logging, but all I've managed is logging 7za, unrar, and my custom replacement for del, which I like to call frec.

Bug #2 So another bug i have found is quite a simple one for Option 6 NDS tokyotrim when it downloads it
It immediately attempts to run it which is fine but its downloading to the root of the flash card helper folder and trying to run it from a flashcarthelperndstokyotrimndstokyotrim.exe the file on download is in flashcarthelperndstokyotrim25beta2.exe subfolder is left empty and the executable file names do not even match.
Will fix

Bug #3
On one restart of the program it thru a Cannot create the file 7za.exe prompty do you want to continue
I cannot reproduce this bug

Bug #4
Blue screen says 0.83 version this Pops up saying The latest version is 0.82 This is minor and near impossible to read but i have good eyes.
Again, google code's fault. Next version will grab update file from SVN, which updates faster

Yes, a double post, and I'm ashamed.

But I want to give you guys an update

I'm working on debugging right now, and also, switching over Rmdir and FOR loops in favour of frec, my custom alternative script for DEL, because frec is safer and won't delete things unless it has to (eg. When it moves a file of the same name, it has to overwrite). frec will share a license with FlashcartHelper (GPL v3), and while it hasn't been released yet, here's the source of frec

CODE

move %1 Trashes >>fh.log 2>&1

For those who know what this is, don't judge me, even though it's simple, it works.

Logging I've started, and I've tried it on the R4 option.

I'm also thinking of an improved guide downloading system, and on that subject, guide, until the next version, are broken unless you download it yourself, the reason being that I just reset the SVN repository and re-organized it. The SVN is where all the guides are held.

If you desperately need the guides, download the correct one from here

Edited by Punyman, 12 January 2012 - 02:00 AM.

[Sniper3d]

Good job
translation in french can you interested?

[Punyman]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, the long awaited update, with bugs squashed, features added

FlashcartHelper 0.9

Changes since 0.8.3
-Fixed tons of bugs
-Added a Download Queue feature, includes download queue saving
-Basic CMDline support
-Improved Update code
-Updated all Hard-Coded DSi fixes
-Added the ds2skin plugin to be downloaded with the DSTWO plugins
-You can now decompile the program from the main menu
-Some flashcart installs now log to a log file, as well as other functions (start, frec)
-Frec is a custom replacement for del and is licensed under GPL v3. It replaces many delete functions, and instead of deleting, it moves files to a "Trashes" folder.
-A link to the Ds2Skin packs at WikiTemp is at the main menu
-Other new features that I may forget to mention

Download at your friendly neighborhood FileTrip

Edited by Punyman, 11 February 2012 - 04:32 AM.

[Akotan]

Sorry to bother but Flashcart isn't working properly. It downloads everything and deletes all its own folder contents. Is there any specific path that I must install it?

[Punyman]

Akotan, on 25 March 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

Sorry to bother but Flashcart isn't working properly. It downloads everything and deletes all its own folder contents. Is there any specific path that I must install it?

What OS are you using?
What Flashcart did you attempt to install?
Also, post your log file.

Edited by Punyman, 25 March 2012 - 06:01 PM.

[Akotan]

Let me explain:

I'm using Windows XP (pt-br). When I start the Flashcart Helper, lots of new files appear. I'm trying to update this (horrible damn thing) flashcart R4i SDHC v2.20T (http://www.r4sdhc.com/down.asp#r4i). So, I chose downloading Wood byt selecting the first option (I know that it won't work on previously mentioned flashcart). The Helper contacts Filetrip and downloads the file. As soon as the download finishes, every file but the Helper is deleted. The application still goes on asking if I want to install Moonshell but it starts giving errors.

I hope you understands what I said. It's hard to explain all these computer processes.

[Punyman]

Akotan, on 25 March 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

Let me explain:

I'm using Windows XP (pt-br). When I start the Flashcart Helper, lots of new files appear. I'm trying to update this (horrible damn thing) flashcart R4i SDHC v2.20T (http://www.r4sdhc.com/down.asp#r4i). So, I chose downloading Wood byt selecting the first option (I know that it won't work on previously mentioned flashcart). The Helper contacts Filetrip and downloads the file. As soon as the download finishes, every file but the Helper is deleted. The application still goes on asking if I want to install Moonshell but it starts giving errors.

I hope you understands what I said. It's hard to explain all these computer processes.

I don't think that your flashcart is supported by flashcarthelper.

Furthermore, I can't seem to reproduce your bug. Sorry.

---

Sorry there haven't been some updates in a while. You know how it is, busy with life I'll do my best to push some updates out soon, if not later. Also, for some mysterious reason, my files have disappeared. Fortunately, I do have a backup from SVN, but I'll have to redo alot of the code I didn't commit..

Hell, I might even learn a real language and re-code it from scratch.. We'll see.

Edited by Punyman, 25 March 2012 - 06:24 PM.

[Akotan]

Punyman, on 25 March 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

Akotan, on 25 March 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

Let me explain:

I'm using Windows XP (pt-br). When I start the Flashcart Helper, lots of new files appear. I'm trying to update this (horrible damn thing) flashcart R4i SDHC v2.20T (http://www.r4sdhc.com/down.asp#r4i). So, I chose downloading Wood byt selecting the first option (I know that it won't work on previously mentioned flashcart). The Helper contacts Filetrip and downloads the file. As soon as the download finishes, every file but the Helper is deleted. The application still goes on asking if I want to install Moonshell but it starts giving errors.

I hope you understands what I said. It's hard to explain all these computer processes.

I don't think that your flashcart is supported by flashcarthelper.

Furthermore, I can't seem to reproduce your bug. Sorry.

---

In about a week, I will be releasing FlashcartHelper 0.9.8 with a new menu structure and some bugfixes.

Then I'll test it again. Thanks for your help anyway.

[Punyman]

The Future of FlashcartHelper

I've been thinking lately, about the future of FH. It's rather messily written, and simply, although it works well, it's spaghetti code is is a crapload of work to maintain. When I started coding FlashcartHelper on a whim, it was last summer, and I was on vacation. I was on a tour bus, and did you know that FlashcartHelper started on  MoonShell? Specifically Moonshell's text editor, but the point is that the beginnings of FlashcartHelper started on my DSTWO. I had 1 goal in mind at the time, and that was to allow people to easily set up or update their flashcarts. I've mostly achieved this goal, but I feel that not only the crappy, considerably buggy coding that I can barely even debug contributes to an impaired experience, but also the text interface. It just isn't very pretty or organized, and can even be confusing at times. FlashcartHelper is full of back-handed hacky methods to do things. It can be unpredictable at times, and is again, a pain to debug. So, support for FlashcartHelper as you know it will soon come to an end. Now, for those who can't grab onto that hint, that doesn't mean FlashcartHelper is dead. After some hard thinking and research, I've decided to re-code FlashcartHelper from scratch, this time no longer in Batch code, but in Visual Basic 2010. I have some prior knowledge of the syntax and functions and I believe I can recreate FlashcartHelper easily with a bit of time. The first beta should be available soon, maybe in a few weeks just subscribe to this thread and you'll get a PM from me if you want to try out the builds.

With this change, FlashcartHelper versions from 0.5 to 0.9.x will be renamed "FlashcartHelper Legacy", while the new version will be simply known as "FlashcartHelper 2"

Support for Legacy versions of FlashcartHelper will cease on April 2^nd (to rest any concerns that this is an April fools joke) and development of the Visual Basic version of FlashcartHelper will commence immediately (March 28^th.

Soon..Soon...

Edited by Punyman, 11 April 2012 - 02:10 AM.