Database: Refactor MP1 database for multi seat usage (1 Viewer)

[catavolt]

So again my specs: Windows 11 InsiderPreview 22557 64 Bit, MP 1.30 PreRelease, all files are in the correct folders.

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Is it in 1st post or did you a PM?

Sorry. I should have said. Yes, I updated the first post with the zip file MediaPortalRefactor1.29.014.zip.

I hadn't anticipated these issues with the BAT file. Maybe I should develop an installation application for the refactored version?

 

[catavolt]

Maybe I should develop an installation application for the refactored version?

Yup, I think a simple MPEI would do

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Well, I´m on 1.30 PreRelease, but files and locations are the same - should work?

No. This release is specific to the version number. I have to create a new release for each version (because all of the DLLs in a release are associated with the specific MP release number).

I would have to create a completely new release for 1.30 and I don't think that is practicable, because it is still in beta. I'll create a version for 1.30 when the final version is released (or that's what I've been doing since 1.28).

To get over the hurdle CyberSimian is having, I think it will be important for someone to install 1.29 on a machine with a standard configuration and then run the upgrade to the refactored version and test that to see whether that works and to then trry to identify why CyberSimian's configuration doesn't seem to work.

As I said earlier, I have performed this process on several machines; 32 bit, 64 bit, Windows 7 and Windows 10. I haven't had any issues using exactly the same BAT file as I posted in the first posting in this thread.

My guess is that, if and when we find out why CyberSimian's config is failing we'll all go "Well, that was obvious" .

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Yup, I think a simple MPEI would do

I am not familiar with using MPEIs. The idea was to do a quick check that the refactored app was doing things properly. It will take time for me to develop a set-up app but I guess it will be useful to do that.

I'll get back to you all when I've done that.

 

[catavolt]

In the meantime I´ll try to set my MP to 1,29 Final and retry the refactory bat

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

In the meantime I´ll try to set my MP to 1,29 Final and retry the refactory bat

Thank you .

 

[catavolt]

Well, reset to 1,29 Final, ran refactory as admin and got the same result as above with the files not found - so some work to do I fear

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Just on another point. The refactored version was developed to enable multi-user client databases to be viable. One failing in the current refactored release is that the system doesn't know which client machine initiated a database update. To fix this, I propose to add an extra parameter in the config file called "client" where the client name can be specified (alongside "version"). I think this would be a simpler way to handle this issue than to have user logons (as MP2 allows).

I want the code to be able to feed back to each other client when data has been changed by another client. Obviously, this would require validation to be performed when MP opens to ensure that the client name is unique for the system.

If anyone has a better way of achieving this, please let me know.

I could create a separate database that stores client information. I think this approach would be more reliable than using the config files but would be slightly more work. I've used this approach for another system so could borrow that code to use here.

Any ideas welcome.

 

[CyberSimian]

ran refactory as admin and got the same result as above with the files not found

When you run the BAT file, the folder containing the update files must be the current folder.
How did you invoke the BAT file?

-- from CyberSimian in the UK