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Re: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up

To: "'Gary AL9A'" <al9a@mtaonline.net>, <WriteLog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 01:37:56 -0500
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Lo and Behold if I didn't start getting this error today while doing some 
unrelated testing of WriteLog.

After screwing around thinking it was a USERPARA.INI file problem (now I'm 
convinced it's not), I did radical changes.

I uninstalled EVERYTHING - MMTTY, MMTTY PLUG-IN FOR WRITELOG and WRITELOG and 
all 3rd party modules.

I reinstalled MMTTY, reboot, WRITELOG FULL clean install of 10.77h, reboot, 
MMTTY plug-in for WriteLog, reboot - getting same error.
Funny thing is that error doesn't happen after a reboot but occurs after 
second, third, fourth, etc opening of WL.

Uninstalled everything again.

Reverted back to WL 10.76 full install - reinstalled other components - getting 
same error.

It's got me stumped...

Tonight I'm going to use CCLEAN to clean my registry with everything 
uninstalled and try again tomorrow.


73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] 
On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:04 AM
To: WriteLog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up

I also see this message intermittently from the MMTTY plug-in.  I'm running 
under Vista 32 bit and I just tried Don's suggestion
about renaming the USERPARA.INI file, starting the full MMTTY program (mine is 
at C:\MMTTY\) and letting MMTTY create a new
USERPARA.INI file.  Glad Don suggested I rename the original one 
USERPARA_old.INI first, because after MMTTY created a new parameter
file RTTYRITE wouldn't run.  Every time I started it up I got the message 
'"RTTYRITE MFC Application has stopped working."  I
deleted the new parameter file and renamed the "old" file back to its original 
name. 
When I restarted WL RTTYRITE the MMTTY parameter error message appeared again, 
but when I closed the error message box RTTYRITE
started and ran normally.

Not sure why this happened, but I did notice that the original USERPARA.INI 
file is 8 kB in size whereas the new one MMTTY created
was only 3 kB in size.  I didn't change the parameter file for the plug in 
located in C:\Program Files\WriteLog\Programs (also 8 kB)
so I'm wondering if there was some sort of problem between the two different 
parameter files being a different size?  The MMTTY path
name in writelog.ini is correct - points to the USERPARA.INI file in the full 
MMTTY progarm location.

Anyway, before I trash something up and can't get it working right again I 
think I'll beat a hasty retreat and suffer the
intermittent error messages that pops up.  That will have to remain one of 
life's mysteries for now.

73,
Gary AL9A



----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
To: <WriteLog@contesting.com>
Sent: July 08, 2010 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up


> This is an error that we've seen before.  I've even had it here for a 
> while but it went away and I don't' remember why it went away
> or what I did to get it to go away.  It has something to do with the 
> USERPARA.INI file which MMTTY uses to set its parameters.  The
> error seems harmless but it is a nuisance.
>
> I investigated this error a couple of times by doing a search of the 
> WriteLog reflector archives to see what others have done but
> could not find a definitive fix.
>
> As Joe, W4TV, said it may be due to a missing or corrupted USERPARA.INI 
> file.  I tend to believe it's the latter because if I remove
> USERPARA.INI and then try to open MMTTY within WriteLog I get a different 
> error that says "RTTYRITE MFC Application has encountered
> a problem and needs to close).  When this happens, a new USERPARA.INI file 
> is created but it must be corrupted because I get the
> same error when reopening WriteLog with MMTTY.
>
> When using the MMTTY plug-in for WriteLog, make sure it points to a 
> directory where there has been a full install of MMTTY (and not
> just MMTTY.EXE by itself).  You can do this by opening writelog.ini and 
> looking in the [Rttyrite] section for a line that says:
>
> MMTTY_LOCATION=C:\Program Files\MMTTY (this assumes a full install has 
> been done at C:\Program Files\MMTTY)
>
> I suggest go into the MMTTY directory, find USERPARA.INI and rename it to 
> something else like USERPARA_old.INI.  Then open MMTTY
> stand-alone (not WriteLog).  It will create a new USERPARA.INI file.  Then 
> open WriteLog and see if the error comes up again.
> Please post your findings on the reflector.  I'd like to nail this one 
> down.
>
> Other options include uninstalling MMTTY and reinstalling (preferably the 
> latest version 1.66G) and uninstalling the MMTTY plug-in
> for WriteLog and reinstalling but I don't know this is necessary.  It's a 
> good idea to reboot after reinstalling the MMTTY plug-in
> for WriteLog if you do so.
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
> http://www.rttycontesting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Bergmark
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:13 AM
> To: WriteLog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> I have a strange message come up when I run Writelog 10.77 under WIN 7, 64 
> bit.  I think it is coming up with the computer runs
> MMTTY.  I am getting ready for the fall contest period and would like to 
> see if anybody else has this problem and if it will affect
> the logging for the contests coming up.
>
>
>
> The error message is in a little box head the caption, "ERROR MSG" and the 
> following message "!UserPara. INI" followed by several
> funny characters.  I think this is appearing when MMTTY is loading.
>
>
>
> Once I click OK in the error message, Writelog come up with MMTTY and all 
> seems ok.  I would like to get rid of the ERROR MSG but
> don't know where to begin.  HELP!
>
>
>
> Don
>
> W9NGA
>
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