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Quoting GSyren:
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Quoting mediadogg:
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I'll bet if you dump your xml file into Claude, you could analyze anything within seconds.
That's a thought, but I wonder if the free version of Claude can handle his xml file? He has over 34,000 profiles so the exported file is going to be huge. Worth a try, though.
My experience with Claude was so positive that I went head and upgraded. The free limit is not on its capabilities, but rather on amount of use. So I was able to do a couple of quite complex tasks quickly with the free version, and they were so good, I decided to buy more usage. In one case, it confirmed that it was capable of building a plugin for my eCommerce web site which has a documented API. I described in detail what I wanted to do in a few sentences, being as detailed as possible. Net of the story: first pass happened in minutes. Completed plugin, all code written, including UI, installation and de-installation instructions completed in a couple of hours.
And there is no reason to try and complete the task all at once. Do a proof of concept with a 100 profiles. It will take seconds. Refine the method, Then complete the task, using sensible subsets using the refined algorithm. That's the real power of this thing. You can iterate "ad infinitum" with almost no human effort, including starting from scratch with a new design. No biggie. Each new iteration is just seconds, regardless. No wasted effort. | Posted: Topic Replies: 17, Topic Views: 935 |
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Quoting Magmadrag:
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I got the tags with the ProfilerQuery. And after checking something like 3.000 lines I am allready stuck.
Next month I got my annual street-market-tour (something like more than 20 of them within one month), so I think I will wait until then before I start searching for the mistakes I have done
Here is an idea. Recently I have been using Ai for coding (inspired by Gunnar) and lots of other projects. Claude is amazing off the charts handy. I'll bet if you dump your xml file into Claude, you could analyze anything within seconds. Just talk to it, and it does the work. | Posted: Topic Replies: 17, Topic Views: 935 |
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Quoting GSyren:
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Not sure what Magmadrag's issue with tags is. Tags are available in ProfilerQuery (provided that you include them in the xml export, of course).
Cool, so all good!!!! | Posted: Topic Replies: 17, Topic Views: 935 |
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Quoting Magmadrag:
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Well, that count does not make so much sense in this case. Especially as I have hundreds of profiles with a zero count. But at least I found a way to export to csv with ProfilerQuery. No chance to get my tags, but maybe this now helps to finde the mistake(s). I am curious how long it is going to last until there is the same number of discs in both, excel and profiler...^^
It will be hard work now to control an Excel-File with more than 67.000 lines....^^
What does this mean: "No chance to get my tags, "?
I thought HTTPJolie could get just about anything. It would be interesting to know what you need that you think is not possible.
But then, I can't find the word "tags" anywhere in the Help Manual. So maybe not.  | Posted: Topic Replies: 17, Topic Views: 935 |
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| Missing DLL. Try comparing the folder contents of an old installation that worked. | Posted: Topic Replies: 772, Topic Views: 71533 |
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Here is the problem:
"System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)"
Usually due to a missing dll required by the plugin. Often caused by a mistake in the build by the author. Depending on how people install the plugin, some will get the error, some won't. If you can find an old install folder and examine the dll's to see if you can notice a potential required library file that is missing in the new folder. Maybe working with GSyren, who knows the developer game, and compare your install folder with his. | Posted: Topic Replies: 772, Topic Views: 71533 |
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Strange. For me this new Version Works 100%.
Most excellent news! Guess I need to do some troubleshooting on my end.
So now I'm curious. What version of Windows are you running? I'm on Windows 11 Pro (Version: 24H2 | OS build: 26100.8246).
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Well, I gave it another try. Same result. No data is coming down. Tried the latest build of Windows 10 via VirtualBox as well. Just isn't working. Time to try a different computer I suppose. Will see if it's working with my old Windows 7 laptop. Also have a new HTPC. I'll give it a go there as well.
It is possible that the settings file is corrupted. You might have to fish around a bit - I think in AppData in one of the microsoft or dvd profiler folders. When you delete the settings and the plugin will automatically rebuild the settings, but of course you will lose any options or settings for any plugins that use the same settings file. Maybe give it a shot. You can always save the settings just in case that was not the problem.
Also. click on the details button and post that information. There might be a clue in there. | Posted: Topic Replies: 772, Topic Views: 71533 |
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Quoting cronosmantas:
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Because of this, I’ve decided to step away from contributing to the Invelos system. It’s disappointing, especially since there are already so few active contributors. But I’m not willing to continue putting in this level of effort—for free—only to have it dismissed due to one person’s opinion overriding the rules.
I understand your frustration. It is disappointing that the screening is not done better. However, I would ask you to reconsider stepping away. I presume that you would make these changes for your own collection anyway, so contributing them wouldn't be that much more work. If they get declined, just shrug it off and continue as before. It will only be a very small percentage of your contributions that will be incorrectly declined. We need every contributor. Your work is highly appreciated by the rest of us, even if Invelos doesn't always show it. Please don't give up!
I couldn't agree more. I have the highest respect and admiration for all those that contribute to the database. You ARE DVD Profiler. | Posted: Topic Replies: 20, Topic Views: 2086 |
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Quoting mreeder50:
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I managed to make a mess of the "IMDb to DVD Profiler Transformation Data". I have no idea where it is stored. I already copied the contents of "CastCrewEdit2_x64_Upgrade2" folder into "CastCrewEdit2" folder which did not fix it. Please Help. 
You might try AppData. And it could be an XML file by another name. Good luck. If DJ doesn't respond soon, remind me by private message and I'll install the plugin and see if I can discover where he stores the data. | Posted: Topic Replies: 772, Topic Views: 71533 |
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| Well I should certainly give it a whirl! Yes, God willing, I am still here. Just got a couple of new pursuits that take my time. Thanks for the continuing shoutout to HTTPJolie. Next to LoadDVD and BulkEdit, the plugin I am most proud of - because it serves as an enabler to people who are smarter than me (yes, Gunnar!). And I am so proud of that! | Posted: Topic Replies: 13, Topic Views: 15703 |
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| Let me also express my condolences. I will follow this thread from time to time. Mithi is quite capable of helping you in this area, but I am happy to lend a hand if needed. | Posted: Topic Replies: 6, Topic Views: 1858 |
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| Shot in the dark: would running elevated help? | Posted: Topic Replies: 772, Topic Views: 71533 |
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| File->Restore Database | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 1736 |
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Quoting mkluger:
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Thanx everybody - very helpful!
Unfortunately, I screwed this up. I had the "2 databases" on my iPhone. One with 1100+ entries, and one with 162 entries. The latter was synched with my desktop. That one I ran a backup of, which is now stored on my desktop. Then, I switched the iPhone to the "big collection" with the 1100+ entries. I wanted to now "write this onto" the desktop, so I hit "update collection" on the iPhone. It turns out that was stupid as now the desktop pushed the small (162 entries) collection onto my iPhone.
Unless there is a way to "control-Z" the updating process, I think I have just lost my 1100+ entries.
:-((((((
Is there any chance that you have an iCloud or other backup of your phone contents? | Posted: Topic Replies: 5, Topic Views: 3944 |
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| Hot doggies!!!!! | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 7693 |
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| Been away for awhile on family matters. I come back to find the OP still has not even replied. I spent a couple of hours on it and actually created his database, and for what? | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 7558 |
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Quoting rdodolak:
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Can you what led up to you losing your collection? Have you tried a database repair? Another thing to check is to make sure you didn't create/open a new blank database by accident. You can check by going to File -> Open Database and seeing if you have one or more databases listed.
Funny how often we get these cries for help, and a bunch of us jump on it, only to have the OP never post back any results or news. | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 7558 |
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Quoting koover:
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Hello
I don't know what I did, but I lost my collection. I can get to the read me only online collection, but I can't get to the screen where I can add films and use the app. If someone could please help me with recovering my collection instead of having to re-enter everything which is about 3500 films, which I'm not going to do again.
Thanks in advance guys
Well I just ran my BulkEdit "ScrapeGoat" tool and created a skeleton profile database from your online collection. 3919 profiles. To create a full database, you need to "Refresh" all DVDs from the Invelos online. That will obviously take awhile. The skeleton backup file is only 42mb. Of course, after refresh, you will have a complete database, but without any personal information. No notes, purchase info, user info, loan info, collection numbers, custom reports and layouts, etc. Let me know if you want the file.
If you have a recemt XML export, BulEdit was designed to create a database that includes personal data.
Hmm, the tool seems to have missed a few. Your online collection runs to 4027. I'll look at the code. I wouldn't mind fixing it, but the missing ones are so few, hopefully you would be able to add those manually if I can't figure out what the bug is. | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 7558 |
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Quoting koover:
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Hello
I don't know what I did, but I lost my collection. I can get to the read me only online collection, but I can't get to the screen where I can add films and use the app. If someone could please help me with recovering my collection instead of having to re-enter everything which is about 3500 films, which I'm not going to do again.
Thanks in advance guys
My plugin BulkEdit can recreate a collection including all personal data from XML export. It can also create skeleton generic profiles from the online collection which you then use to download the contents, if for some reason you can't download it - but you should be able to do that. Search the forum. I have seen several times where this method was described. Be careful, there have been people who have lost their online collection by connecting it to an empty database.
If all fails, and you want to try BulkEdit, let me know and I will be with you every step of the way. If I need to fix a bug, I will do it. We will never let a collection be lost, if it is at all possible to recover it. | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 7558 |
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Quoting filmlover:
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why just implement a paid subscription service? (monthly, yearly, etc.). I would gladly pay a small monthly fee to keep the tool updated. The subscription model is pretty much a de facto business standard today. You can't even buy products like MS365 or any streaming service without an ongoing fee. Why not do this to gain a consistent source of revenue to pay for the servers, maintenance, etc.?
If people are not willing to pay for ongoing support, then they won't get any updates.
Just a thought.
Valid questions I guess most of us have wondered about. It makes me think there is the possibility of a legal issue. There might be some options that are simply precluded by some sort of judgement, court action or contract, including perhaps a gag order preventing the parties from talking about it. We just don't know. | Posted: Topic Replies: 7, Topic Views: 8543 |
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Quoting Zeoran:
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This product was the BEST DVD Collection software out there, kinda still is, which is what sucks the most. But the company is trash & refuses to make ANY efforts to communicate with its customers or update it's product. A halfway-decent coder could update this for 64-bit for a small fee, which I'm sure the community here (myself included) would be more than happy to cover. But they're not even trying, which should tell you everything.
For me, what "sucks" the most is self-centered individuals that don't consider the impact of their words. If you don't like the site, simply stop using it. What Invelos is doing or not doing tells you nothing except what they are doing or not doing. It imputes nothing about circumstances or motives.
For example, would you want us to consider as motivation for your nasty post, that you might be developing a competitive offering and want to get rid of, what you admit is still likely to be the best DVD Collection software? Well of course not, and no well-meaning person would say or think that about your motives. | Posted: Topic Replies: 32, Topic Views: 44728 |
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Ok, got it. I was totally confused about the issue you were describing. I thought it had to do with displaying cached images from AppData that worked on Win10, but not WIn11. So, scratch that.
I have confirmed that your supplied URL does not work inside a DVDProfiler HTML window, even on Windows 10. When I substituted another random image URL, it displayed properly.
By the way, here is the image URL I used. It reveals a method that Invelos uses to pass an image to the browser. It displays properly in an HTML window. Could you use something similar?
"http://www.invelos.com/getopenresource.axd?id=14813"
I Googled it:
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These are HTTP Handler files in ASP.NET applications that handle embedded resource requests, like JavaScript and CSS files. They are generated at runtime when using ScriptManager.
Seems like it would be simple to replicate the code. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 12696 |
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That being said, I have no idea where the application caches those images.
I'm still confused. I already posted details on that based on one of my plugins. I must be missing something. Sadly, I do not have windows 11. Otherwise I would look at it directly rather than theorizing. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 12696 |
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I took a fresh look at this just now and discovered that the issue can only be replicated when attempting to display images from my web space! Example provided below for "Landman: Season One".
Below is the HTML (minus the <> at each end) used to display the thumbnail (400x225) for Episode 1. In DVD Profiler for PC a broken image link is shown within the HTML Window used for the "Overview" section.
img src="https://www.lowpro.net/phpdvdprofiler/bd/overview/191329277447/s1e01.jpg
The original image (1920x1080) was obtained from Amazon Prime so I figured why not. Let's try hotlinking to the image instead resizing accordingly.
img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/pv-target-images/0146f47b3c5a07c9ca51a483ef9d8c43d09a2270ebb7544a6fae34cff5721248.jpg" width="400" height="225"
Well look at that. DVD Profiler for PC displays the image without issue. Rinse and repeat for all 10 episodes. No issues. I then tried random images from various websites including this one. Again, no issues.
So it appears the issue here is limited to images residing on my secure web space, i.e. "https://www.lowpro.net", the file permissions having been reset for good measure since encountering this issue. Sadly that hasn't helped. And again, no issues with DVD Profiler for iOS or a conventional web browser. I also added my website as a Trusted Site to IE.
Any thoughts? I'm at a loss as to what to try next. Well, short of finding a different provider to host my website. At least I've narrowed down the scope of the issue. That's something I guess.
Wait, I thought you were using HTML windows where the images are cached in AppData. Seems you have switched horses on me. When rendering images from PHP, you will get them from your web space, but if you are processing HTML pages, the images will be coming from the AppData cache. BUt I don't know how your web site interacts with Profiler HTML windows. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 12696 |
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Quoting Lowpro:
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... XML to update phpDVDProfiler.
Have I ever asked you about a plugin to do that from a Profiler menu? It has been a thought for years. I do have a "plugin for non non-plugin writers" if you have an interest in doing that for fun. All the plugin scaffolding is done for you. You write your own code in C# to do the work. Maintenance is simply updating your dll in the host plugin folder. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 12696 |