New AutoUpdate Wizzard available for future updates

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

Dear BASCOM user,

A new utility is available for updating BASCOM(AVR / 8051) and other system components.
This utility is needed in order to update.
Download the PDF from http://www.mcselec.com/download/misc/autoupdatewizzard.pdf

And download the utility from
http://www.mcselec.com/download/misc/updatewiz.zip

The PDF contains instructions. When you registered at www.mcselec.com/register.htm you will receive an email with the lic you need for the update.

Frankeman · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 948 Location: the Netherlands

Hi Mark,

For your information !
When i started the AutoUpdateWizzard this morning (without the Lic file) the program crached with a RunTime error 216.
(normally this means that a program try to do something the (Delphi) compiler can't catch).

The next time i got a message that no installed product was found (as expected).

Frank.

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

Thanks for the info. You should get a message that there is no product installed. So error 216 is strange. Let me know how it works with the lic.

randyray · Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Bedford, Texas USA

I also get the error 216 when running the wizard. I have the license file in the same directory.

eddy · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:09 am Post subject:

I had one problem when I ran the update wizzard. Half way through the download/install portion, it stopped and said file not found. I quit the program and restarted, it worked fine the second time.

It looks like the update wizzard doesn't create a start menu shortcut when you install it to a new directory.

Thanks!
Eddy

Christoph Klein · Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 15 Location: Germany

> Dear BASCOM user,
>
> A new utility is available for updating BASCOM(AVR / 8051) and other
> system components.

Hi Mark!

Nice idea, I'm having trouble, though :)

Having copied the LIC file into the updatewizzard's folder I can start the Wiz but keep getting "There are no components found to update".

I would like to install the Beta separetely (it would b.t.w. be helpful if one could create new directories using the Wizzard ...).

The log file:

03-10-2004 09:40:54 >Wizzard started
03-10-2004 09:40:54 >bascom-avr-beta.lic found
03-10-2004 09:41:11 >Check the net
03-10-2004 09:41:12 >checking for new wizzard

Does it matter which LIC file I use (as I received two of them :) )?

Bye,
Christoph

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

You should have received only 1 LIC file.
When you recieved more of them, they must be the same. For example when you registered with 2 different email accounts.

The error 216 could be caused by the fact that the exe is packed.
I just uploaded a new version that is not packed. I hope this fix the problem. Make also sure that you can edit the lic file with notepad. ie : that the file is NOT read only.

I have test in W2000, XP SP1 and XP SP2.
Other OS will follow.

The tools is not intended to do a complete install : that is where setup.exe is for.

Frankeman · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 948 Location: the Netherlands

The Runtime error 216 is stil there.

I tried the wizzard without the lic file ! (because i don't received it yet, just curious to see what happens).

Frank.

4Stroke · Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 Location: Netherlands

Hi,

That's correct...
Mark hasn't send 8051 lic files yet.

Regards,
Nathan

Juergen Bitzer · Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Reichshof

I have same problem as Christoph.
The Update doesnt work and shows nothing at all.
I am using Win2K and a proxyserver at linux.

I started different tools at my server (tcpdump, iptraf) and could not find any acces anywhere from the Update-tool to the internet.

Also there comes nothing over out of the ethernet from my Win2K
if i try the tool...

Juergen

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

Hi,

It seems WININET.DLL (explorer file) is causing the problem. The tool uses this windows system file. Probably in combination with some unknown factors it creates these problems.
I am rewriting the tool now so it does not uses wininet.dll anymore.

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

Hi,

I rewrite the Wizzard so wininet is not used/needed anymore.
You can download the update which has been tested in W98.

One problem remains : Error 216 is reported by some users.
On XP SP2.

earlwb · Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Texas USA

The newer 1.0.0.2 version worked Ok for me on my PC running Windows XP Pro SP2, with Symantec internet Security Firewall, Norton Anti-Virus, and a Broadband router. I did have to tell the firewall to permit the program to access the internet though. I also told the anti-virus software to skip the scanning of the downloads.

I did have a problem with version 1.0.0.0 (humm maybe it was 1.0.0.1) in that it got stuck in a endless loop upgrading itself to the version 1.0.0.2 UpdateWizard. But I broke out of it and ran the newer version directly.

Thanks
Earl

Frankeman · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 948 Location: the Netherlands

albertsm · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 5921 Location: Holland

Hi,

Problem found and fixed in version 1.0.0.3 that is uploaded.
There is also a setup button on the first screen now that allows you to enter proxy info and the time out of the connection(in seconds).

The pdf was also updated.