Chris "Club Drop" Ambler's Dropshark has been released

[cambler]

I've not seen the email yet - you might want to re-send to my personal box, [email protected] (NB: under challenge/response, so be prepared for an initial bounceback).

 

[ezimedia]

HI Chris,

OK I have sent the email again to your personal mail box, let me know if you did not get it,

Thanks
Tom Dahne

 

[ezimedia]

HI Chris,

Thanks fior the reply to my email.. I tried to reply to it twice but it is bouncing back.. Why?


my reply.


I thought this may be the issue so no problem. but one thing that may be good it
to make the domains in the selectable tab have check boxes this way the user can
check up to 100 of the domains they want to export to a file..

Because as it is now when you have more then 100 domains selected you can't
export them and have to delete it down to 100 names in order to export them,

also it would be nice to be able to select the hard drive the user wants export
the file to, right now you can select the hard drive destination..

Thanks
Tom Dahne

 

[cambler]

Good points. And I have no idea why mail to me is bouncing - I'll have to look into that.

And I've been thinking that I need to get a discussion board online at dropshark.com

 

[actnow]

I finally got the newest demo release to work.

I use excel as my "primary" work area (desk).
I prefer to be able to select a list and export it to excel.
And, putting limits on the amount, limits the usefulness of the software.


Are you planning to add org, .info, .biz and .us compability?

I didn't notice.
Can you insert your own data list?
Add words to the dictionary?

I had to add my own start icon for the demo.
Will the paid version automatically add
a start icon to the program page?

 

[Jack Gordon]

new bug...

When I click the date dropdown near the upper left corner, I get this error message: http://www.moviedomains.com/error.gif

I am unable to change the date - all I can do is look at today's drops or 5 days worth. I was trying to change the date to tomorrow so I could get a headstart.

 

[cambler]

Yes, this appears to be a bug in the new UI library that got through (yeah, like an idiot my test cases include today and 5-days, but not tomorrow or any other day).

I'm putting in a fix for tonight's build.

 

[cambler]

I've also added a delete button and multi-select on delete, as requested, and I might increase the export to more than 100 (but certainly not the whole list).

 

[actnow]

Chris,

When you save to excel file. It does not give you a chance to create
a file name.

 

[cambler]

It defaults to a single export file name. I did this purposely to make it just a little harder for people to save 100 at a time to sequential files. The whole idea is that DropShark isn't a tool to slurp the list into a file. It saves to a text file, not Excel - though I could make it save to Excel if that would be useful.

As always, any other feature requests, please let me know.

 

[Togoodhlth]

Here is the error I receive with the details (similar to moviedomains error)
Not sure if you want this but posting it anyway.

"See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentException: Invalid parameter. DateTime value cannot be less than MinDate
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.DoSetSelectionRange(DateTime date1, DateTime date2)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.SetSelectionRange(DateTime date1, DateTime date2)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.set_SelectionRange(SelectionRange value)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.DateTimePickerEx.OnShowDropDown()
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.DoShowDropDown()
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseDown(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.WndProc(Message& message)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
DropShark
Assembly Version: 1.0.616.1
Win32 Version: 1.0.616.1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/Desktop/DropShark.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
SharpLibrary
Assembly Version: 1.4.1.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.1.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/Desktop/SharpLibrary.DLL
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/accessibility/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Web.Services
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.web.services/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.web.services.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Web
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.web/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.web.dll
----------------------------------------
qdr7wgfk
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine
rather than being handled by this dialog."

 

[cambler]

Yes, I've found the problem and corrected it. I'm attempting to get a new build done as quickly as possible.

 

[cambler]

All bugs on the list have been fixed and will be released tomorrow in build 1.0.623.1, along with some UI changes and one new major feature.

http://www.dropshark.com/WhatsNew.aspx for brief details.

Version 1.1 is still on schedule for July 4th, at which time the Early Adopter offer will end.

 

[ezimedia]

HI Chris,

Thanks for keeping us up to date I am really looking forward to testing the next version out, I will then try and compile a more detailed list of ideas for new features and report any more bugs I find..

Keep up the good work

Thanks
Tom Dahne

 

[Togoodhlth]

Sounds Good!

 

[cambler]

Version 1.0.623.1 has been put at http://download.dropshark.com ... However ... after uploading it, I found a particularly heinous bug that's preventing 5-day downloads from working properly, though single-day works better now that it had in the past. In the process of optimizing the download process and adding a pipeline for a new feature, I broke 5-day.

I will have a fix posted tonight.

The new feature, by the way, will allow the user, if they wish, to have their watchlist uploaded to the DropShark server every time they connect. Initially, this will allow the server to signal you if the name is in any of the 5 days of lists, even if you only download one day. That is, you need not download all 5 days.

For the next version, however, we'll do one better, and alert you if the name expires at all, and then again when it goes into RGP. If it is renewed, you'll be notified of that, too. In short, DropShark will monitor the names for the entire lifecycle.

Makes you want to purchase that license now and get in on the free lifetime upgrades, doesn't it?

And, as always, many of these features are being added at the request of registered users, who get their feature requests pushed to the top of the development queue.

 

[ezimedia]

HI Chris,

Having downloaded the new version of dropshark I now get the same error as before,

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentException: Invalid parameter. DateTime value cannot be less than MinDate
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.DoSetSelectionRange(DateTime date1, DateTime date2)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.SetSelectionRange(DateTime date1, DateTime date2)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.MonthCalendarEx.set_SelectionRange(SelectionRange value)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.DateTimePickerEx.OnShowDropDown()
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.DoShowDropDown()
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseDown(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at SharpLibrary.WinControls.AdvancedComboBox.WndProc(Message& message)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
DropShark
Assembly Version: 1.0.622.1
Win32 Version: 1.0.622.1
CodeBase: file:///E:/DropShark1.0.623.1/DropShark.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
SharpLibrary
Assembly Version: 1.4.1.0
Win32 Version: 1.4.1.0
CodeBase: file:///E:/DropShark1.0.623.1/SharpLibrary.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Design
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.design/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.design.dll
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/accessibility/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Web.Services
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.web.services/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.web.services.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Web
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.web/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.web.dll
----------------------------------------
a5-maraq
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/winnt/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.

Thanks
Tom Dhane

 

[cambler]

Yes, I believe I re-introduced the bug. It's based on how I call into the UI library. I'm backing-out that change for today's build right now.

 

[clemzonguy]

Just purchased a license for your program.
Have to figure out the .NET stuff though

 

[cambler]

Thank you! .NET isn't that hard to figure out. Just download the 1.1 version from Microsoft (usually an option in Windows Update), and you're good to go.

And note that the build currently available for download has the heinous date-picker bug that I reintroduced through my own sheer stupidity. It's frustrating, because the bug doesn't seem to manifest itself when the program and the server are in the same time zone, so it's hard to debug (I have to temporarily convince my testing machine that it's in Australia).

I'm working on the new build now, and will have it out before dinnertime, or I'll be sent to bed without dessert