Hi Leonard, This looks like an issue that occurs with the original Platform 6 under some circumstances when the System Restore feature has been used. I'll send...
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leonard_middlebrooks
leonard_midd...
Apr 5, 2012 11:23 pm
Correction to original post: Computer is 32 bit vista. Leonard Middlebrooks...
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Steve
aceobass
Apr 6, 2012 1:07 pm
Thanks to peter for his help to resolve the issue with my computer, after checking my logs Peter suggested the fundamental issue is that legitimate requests by...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 6, 2012 6:57 pm
I suspect this will resolve to some sort of corruption, either in the registry or the disk drive. A good place to start would be to run the ASCOM Diagnostics...
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leonard_middlebrooks
leonard_midd...
Apr 7, 2012 10:20 am
Hi Peter, If you have sent the cleanup program, it has not appeared in my gambol@... mail box. You are the one doing me a favor and without a working...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Apr 7, 2012 10:27 am
Your email system may be rejecting the message because it contains an attachment or it might not like the type of attachment. It's possible that it's been put...
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Dave Wilson
dwsubc2000
Apr 7, 2012 12:14 pm
Hi Folks, I have written a focus helper app called DFM which is detailed here http://wp.me/P1dpnD-78 It is written in C# in .NET using MS VS2010 and published...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 7, 2012 1:07 pm
Hi Leonard, I have resent the email with a link to the file in place of the attachment, please let me know if you haven't received this by midday Saturday...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Apr 7, 2012 2:04 pm
Hi Dave- To avoid confusion, I'd recommend another name. DFM is a company making mounts, telescopes, focusers, and other components. There are already DFM...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 7, 2012 2:39 pm
Hi Dave, The Platform hasn't been designed to be broken down in the way you describe, it's very much an all or nothing piece. There are significant internal...
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yodie.geo
Apr 7, 2012 9:37 pm
I have written a very basic ascom driver for my scope that works (in it's limited capability) for me fine. What I was looking for is the ability to have Starry...
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leonard_middlebrooks
leonard_midd...
Apr 7, 2012 10:18 pm
Hi Peter, Each of your emails did indeed end up in my SPAM folder; it is not clear why. Ran your cleanup program, did a fresh load of ASCOM 6SP1 and EQMOD 123s...
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autostaretx
Apr 8, 2012 12:09 am
The simple (i.e. quickest) answer is to have both apps use POTH as their "driver", and have POTH connect to the actual specific driver which, in turn, connects...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 8, 2012 3:05 am
This sort of thing is possible with ‘normal’ installer packages. I’ve experimented with it in my setup projects but I’m not sure if it will work with...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 8, 2012 3:10 am
It's standard practice these days to block all executable content within email attachments. That includes things like .exe and .dll files and also scripts such...
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hk_msdn
Apr 8, 2012 8:53 am
Hi there, Does anyone know where I can find a download for version prior to 6sp1? I am looking for version 5. Thanks in advance....
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Rick Burke
astromanrick
Apr 8, 2012 10:40 am
Tim & Dave, Before I retired, I used ClickOnce deployment to install desktop apps onto user's machines. I chose to use it for apps that were essentially ...
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Rick Burke
astromanrick
Apr 8, 2012 10:43 am
The only version of the ASCOM Platform that is available is 6 SP1. Version 5 is very old, and Version 6 should be backward compatible and contains numerous...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 8, 2012 11:49 am
Hi HK, We recommend installations now to be based on Platform 6, it has been out for almost a year and we have issued a first service pack to address issues...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 8, 2012 3:28 pm
Rick, the detection mechanism would have to use "IsMinimumRequiredVersion"; with the minimum platform version that will work with the driver being installed....
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yodie.geo
Apr 8, 2012 6:19 pm
FWIW - No issues with ASCOM 6SP1 on Windows 8 Customer Preview....
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 8, 2012 8:26 pm
Hi Todd, I had a similar outcome but I did need to enable .NET 3.5 support first through the enable features dialogue. I have to say though, I was less than...
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Gary
bailyhill
Apr 9, 2012 11:41 am
Good Morning I have Windows 7 running pretty well. What better time to bring out Windows 8. I guess the guys at Microsoft did not have anything better to do....
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dwsubc2000
Apr 9, 2012 11:57 am
Thanks for the tips folks, I think you have got me half-way to success. I changed the ASCOM dll settings to "Exclude" and I can now install DFoM on an ASCOM...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Apr 9, 2012 12:14 pm
The object needs to be instantiated for it's absence to be noticed, suggestion in line... ... This needs to be: ASCOM.Utilities.Chooser chooser = new...
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michele
michbet71
Apr 9, 2012 12:19 pm
Hello everyone, I'm writing a driver for my self-built CCD with vb 2010 and based on ICameraV2, I want to know what is the correct exception to esclude binnig...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
Apr 9, 2012 4:00 pm
I am hoping more like vista... meaning I skip it altogether and wait for the next one....
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Gary
bailyhill
Apr 9, 2012 4:07 pm
Hello Mike Sounds like a plan. Are there any real advantages for Win8 for telescope control, image proc, etc? Other than loosing the start menu, which is a...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Apr 9, 2012 4:36 pm
I played around with the Metro interface, and I couldn't find any advantages at all for a desktop environment. I'm pretty sure that Windows 8 is substantially...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 9, 2012 5:09 pm
Hi Michele, That would be an ASCOM.InvalidValueException as documented in the Developer help file. However, Conform currently assumes that all bin values...
