[Dx4win] Update on Updater

[Tod Olson]

The joys of maintaining software.

Nothing seems to change does it? This was a typical problem in the 60's,
70's, 80's, etc. Back in the dark ages prior to 1990, people used to
change whole operating systems when they released a new computer. Now the
computer stays the same and they just change the operating system.

Actually, things are better on a percentage basis, but we all are doing
more things so we are behind in terms of absolute numbers of challenges.

73, Tod, K0TO






On 3/15/12 8:28 AM, "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

>Good news:
>
>I pulled out my laptop running Windows XP which is fully up-to-date on
>fixes and I can duplicate the problem there too.
>
>Bad news:
>
>The fix I tried, which makes the program work on Windows XP, does NOT
>work on Windows 7.
>
>
>1.  If you have the update problem, were you running Windows XP or
>Windows Vista/7?
>
>2.  Does anyone running Windows XP *NOT* have the problem?  This is
>also important information.
>
>
>I know the Perl libraries have some issues with Daylight Savings Time.
> I thought I had fixed this last fall, but apparently not.  It may not
>be fully fixable without re-writing the program using a Microsoft
>compiler, which I just don't have time to do.
>
>Maybe the fix is something like "if the file on the web sit differs
>*MORE* than one hour from the file on the computer, then it needs
>updating."  I hadn't thought of this as a possible solution until
>right now.  This means if I release updates, they must be more then
>one hour apart.  I think  I can live with this restriction.
>
>Thanks - Jim
>
>-- 
>Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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