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Collectors

2011-12-23T00:32:14-05:00

Is it possible that i can get two outputs from a single collector logic for eg ” i have a condition and based on the condition i need two different actions to be taken to two different graphics” . “(INPUT<0) ? (INPUT*(-1)) && 1 : INPUT && 0 ” In this logic based on the condition i need a output (INPUT*(-1)) and another output 1 is this possible

VAPS classic with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express

2010-10-25T04:22:37-05:00

Since the official Microsoft support of Visual Studio 2005 ends in a few months time, this is quite high on my “problems list”. Fortunately during my trials with Windows 7, I came across a solution how to run VAPS 6.4.3 and CCGLite 6.4.3 together with Visual C++ 2008 Express.

Seeing how simple this is, I assume that it will be equally easy to get it to run with the 2010 versions of the compiler suite - or *any* other compiler suite out there.

The following three lines have to be added to your vaps643.bat (in folder C:PresagisVAPS643bin) :
rem ***** The following is for Visual Studio 9.0 *****
set VCINSTALLDIR=“C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0”
call %VCINSTALLDIR%Common7Toolsvsvars32

The express versions of VC++ do not install the SDK properly. Perhaps because the included SDK version is not complete. So you have to do that manually by adding the following two paths to your environment variables:
LIB C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv6.0ALib
INCLUDE C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv6.0AInclude

If you use the downloadable version of the SDK, the include paths change slightly:
LIB C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv6.1Lib
INCLUDE C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv6.1Include

After this it was possible to compile my examples. If you use certain functionality (like networking) it might be necessary that you also add some libraries to your CCGLite config file. (probably in: c:presagisccglite643configntogl.cfg).

regards Willi ...

Running VAPS classic under Windows 7 64bit

2010-10-25T03:41:01-05:00

I think this topic is quite important as the official sale of Windows XP ended last week, and Microsoft mainstream support ended in 2009 (as for Switzerland). My company upgraded all it’s computers to Windows 7 now, this gave me the opportunity to check how VAPS runs on Windows 7 Professional 64bit.

Short answer: It works! (well done Presagis!)

I’ve managed to run VAPS 6.4.3 and CCGLite 6.4.3 under Windows 7 Professional 64bit, and I assume that the previous versions 6.4.2 and 6.4.1 will work equally well under Windows 7. The problem that I’ve run into is 64bit specific. So, it could even be simpler if you have 32bit versions of the operating system.

Installation
The installation works out of the box. All components (VAPS, CCGLite and ETIFlex) can be installed just like on WindowsXP.

Case “gmake.exe”
I’ve very quickly seen that one component of the installation does not work with Windows 7: gmake.exe. VAPS uses this open source tool to help compiling the executables. The version of gmake.exe that was included by Presagis does not like 64 bit. Well, it was last compiled in 2003 and the used source code dates back to 1998!!! (use gmake -v in the commandline to see). The solution is as simple as exchanging gmake.exe with a more recent version. I used a version found in the installation of TDM-GCC-4.5.1. But I am confident that VAPS will work with any recent build of gmake from either cywin or mingw sources. I’ve copied the file “mingw32-make.exe” from the Mingw32 folder to C:PresagisCCGLite643bin and renamed it to “gmake.exe”. This did the trick!

Problem with Favorites
The following problem with the Favorites still exists: If you want to browse for a path in the “Favorites” dialog, the application crashes. As a workaround you can double-click into the fields with the mouse and write the path manually. (see attached image)