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Mick's Cornsnake Progeny Predictor 3.0 available for download

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Mick

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New version (first one since May 2000) is up. Highlights...

- Added Sunkissed, Lava, Bloodred Pattern (so that Serp will no longer have to hex-edit 'Bloodred' into the .exe :D) , Opal, Ice Ghost, Pewter

- Added front window 'quick hints' to appear when user moves the mouse pointer over a morph's checkbox and selected other controls (for those allergic to the Help Button), including a quick-list of equivalent morph names. e.g. you'll know to choose Amelanistic if you have a 'Reverse Okeetee'.

- Revised the Help File (for those not allergic to the Help Button)

One warning... you'll need at least a 800x600 display resolution to use this version. That means if you're still using that old Windows 3.1 machine from 1994, you might need to upgrade that 13" monitor... :awcrap:

As with previous releases, if you already have a previous version, you can download just the (Much Smaller) 'update' file, unzip it, and copy the files to wherever you have the older version.

I did not release this as a 'Beta' version, but if you encounter problems, let me know. I tested it pretty thoroughly, but unfortunately I only have two machines/operating sytems in the house, and may not try everything that you might.

Thanks for all the suggestions and information in the last few days! Some folks requested functionality that I wasn't able to do this time around, but maybe in the future...

Regards,
Mick

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I'm not that into Windows, but I tried to install your program (just to see where I can borrow me some new ideas) and the PC of my girlfriend is told to miss "VBRUN300.dll".
XP professional in standart configuration is installed...
 
VBRUB300.DLL

Menhir said:
I'm not that into Windows, but I tried to install your program (just to see where I can borrow me some new ideas) and the PC of my girlfriend is told to miss "VBRUN300.dll".
XP professional in standart configuration is installed...
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Read the download page. It tells you about VBRUN300.dll.
 
Sorry, I didn't read the rest of you site.
I tried to download it, but the link doesn't work, at least not with my IE. I found VBRUN300.dll by searching the microsoft page, and found the vbrun300.exe.
I also installed it on the PC, but the predictor says again, that I don't have the VBRUN300.dll. I also looked into the help file and extracted the program to harddisk - same ting, doesn't work.
Did you test the program with XP?

I know, it's not your thing to give me advises how to use Windows, but I think I won't be the only one having these problems...
 
Menhir said:
Sorry, I didn't read the rest of you site.
I tried to download it, but the link doesn't work, at least not with my IE. I found VBRUN300.dll by searching the microsoft page, and found the vbrun300.exe.
I also installed it on the PC, but the predictor says again, that I don't have the VBRUN300.dll. I also looked into the help file and extracted the program to harddisk - same ting, doesn't work.
Did you test the program with XP?

I know, it's not your thing to give me advises how to use Windows, but I think I won't be the only one having these problems...
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The Microsoft link works... but the server for that page is down right now. (It worked for me this morning.) Anyway, make sure you put VBRUN300.DLL in the same folder as the program (or in the Windows System folder). Also make sure you have actually extracted the files to a 'real' folder, i.e. don't try to run from the .zip file. (All this is explained on the web page and in the readme.txt file.) And yes, I tested it with XP. In fact, I compiled it with XP. As for people having problems, I haven't yet had anyone demonstrate that the program (previous versions) did not work under Windows 3.1 or higher, IF they followed the directions.
 
Hmm when I put in a lot of alleles, say a lavender male het for snow crossed with a ice ghost female, I get an "Overflow" message and it kicks me out of the program.
 
Nagah11979 said:
Hmm when I put in a lot of alleles, say a lavender male het for snow crossed with a ice ghost female, I get an "Overflow" message and it kicks me out of the program.
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I assume you mean the Male is Lavender, het for Amel and Het for Anery, and that the female is Ice Ghost (Anery and Lava). That's not a lot of alleles, and works fine here. What version of the program are you using?
 
Nagah11979 said:
Hmm when I put in a lot of alleles, say a lavender male het for snow crossed with a ice ghost female, I get an "Overflow" message and it kicks me out of the program.
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Kaylen,
Is this the one you tried?
 

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I know it sounds dumb, but I did read your help and also extracted the program to a "real" folder as I wrote above.
I copied the .dll into the program directory and this works. The .dll is definetely in the system Folder... I don't know why it didn't work, but for all with equal problems, copying the VBRUN300.dll into the program directory seems to solve the problem.

I tested a little bit around and didn't get any errors (except the 14 traits thing with the punett, but thats not an error). I also couldn't find the error Nagah describes.

What seems to be a "problem" for programs working with the punett square is that they can only chosse between all genetic possibilities or ONLY phenotypes. In many cases, you can add a special het. or even poss.hets. to a phenotype... perhaps you'd like to borrow this for a newer version of the program, cause I think this gives the user a better knowledge of what he can distingush by his eyes and what these animals are definitely het. and possible het. for. I think this is hard to see in the output with all possibilities.

What I really like better in the predictor compared with the MP Wizard is that you did the Motley-Stripe right, at least as right as I know that it works in reality.
So, Good job and good Update!
 
The program is super....

I just have one problem. When I put in any bloodred such as bloodred male and bloodred het charcoal female, it gives me the same thing someone else said. Overflow. Then it shuts down. Any other combo I tried worked fine. I had your first version so all I did was update.
This is a GREAT program and I know that I will get alot of use from it, since I am pretty much a genetics dummy.;)
 
Problem with UPGRADE file, re-download

Sparda said:
I just have one problem. When I put in any bloodred such as bloodred male and bloodred het charcoal female, it gives me the same thing someone else said. Overflow. Then it shuts down. Any other combo I tried worked fine. I had your first version so all I did was update.
This is a GREAT program and I know that I will get alot of use from it, since I am pretty much a genetics dummy.;)
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Anyone having the Overflow problem. There was a file missing (it was the .mdb file) from the Upgrade download file. Please re-download and try again (or download the full version). Sorry about that... but I would point out that Microsoft has never fixed a release in a couple of hours. (Ducking and Running)
:rolleyes:
Regards,
Mick
 
Menhir said:
What I really like better in the predictor compared with the MP Wizard is that you did the Motley-Stripe right, at least as right as I know that it works in reality.
So, Good job and good Update!
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Thanks. Actually, I thought you said before that you didn't agree with Motley/Stripe, but maybe I misinterpreted. Language barrier! LOL
 
Mick said:
Thanks. Actually, I thought you said before that you didn't agree with Motley/Stripe, but maybe I misinterpreted. Language barrier! LOL
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I had your program running on an old Win98 workstation. 90% of all pushes on the "Result" button ended up with error messages, so I didn't use your program ( I still don't know why - but I had VB installed long time ago and he seemed to have this VBRUN already installed...). The only thing I saw was, that clicking StripedMotley leaded to het. Motley + het. Stripe and your program didn't manage to show me, that you calculate right in the background. (what means, that het. Motley + het. Stripe is correct, but the special thing is that they are on the same place...)
So, I read it as Nominat het. Motley+Stripe which is equally to Nominat het. Anery+Amel.... so it clearly was my fault and a little bit the fault of the GUI :) (a little bit...)

Thats why I postet now that your program calculates the Motley/Stripe thing right, cause now I was able to test it - sorry for that!

Perhaps I was a little bit too fast in comin to the conclusion that the predictor works wrong - perhaps just like you were a little fast in saying I'm stealin something from you - or am I wrong?
 
I downloaded the program and it works fine (after copying all the DLL's) to the program folder where the cornprog is. One thing I notice is that when I move my mouse cursor over the hints (over the Albino = bla bla etc) the form gets repainted. It is very flickering. One thing I hoped you would have worked on is getting rid of the extra screen for the result. You have a lot of space on the left side where you place the hints now. You could place the result panel there. It is so much more likable for the user just to check checkboxes and see the result immediatly instead if clicking a compute button.
 
Menhir said:
Perhaps I was a little bit too fast in comin to the conclusion that the predictor works wrong - perhaps just like you were a little fast in saying I'm stealin something from you - or am I wrong?
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Menhir,
Sorry if my comment about 'borrowing' offended you. I meant it as a joke (remember the smiley icon) and I wasn't actually refering to your program (which I hadn't seen) anyway. Still, sorry if it caused you any stress.
Regards,
Mick
 
extra screen and hints...

Marcel Poots said:
One thing I hoped you would have worked on is getting rid of the extra screen for the result. You have a lot of space on the left side where you place the hints now. You could place the result panel there. It is so much more likable for the user just to check checkboxes and see the result immediatly instead if clicking a compute button.
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Marcel,
I had considered that, however with VB 3.0, which is the only version I code in anymore (later versions have too much overhead for downloads), I would have to disable all the controls after each checkbox is clicked, then re-enable them after the result is calculated, because if not we could have mayhem on slower machines ('doevents' is useful but not foolproof). And if I disabled them, people with fast mouse-skills could get frustrated. So given these considerations, I went with a calculate button. And I don't want to lose the mouse-pointer hints... too many people asked for a way to know that information without having to go look for it. (What I call the folks allergic to help buttons!)
Regards,
Mick
 
I upgraded

to your new version and I like it. Works really well.......good job, and thanks for taking the time to upgrade.:cheers:
 
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