[Maviarab]

Welcome along Bill, sounds like the file has been corrupted during downloading (happens every now and then unfortunately).

Try re downloading and let us know if problem persists

[Jake]

When I run the setup.exe, I get the following message box...

System Update Required
Unable to install or run the application.  The application requires that assembly WindowsBase Version 3.0.0.0 be installed in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) first.
More information on this system update can be found by visiting the site here.
[OK]

clicking the "here" takes me to the entrance page of this site... but I did not see anything about this error message there?

[Maviarab]

Hi James,

this is Freddys little baby so afraid I can't help you directly.

He will be along ina  few hours most likely if you can hang on in there, but be appreciated if can let us know what versiob windows you on (or linux or whatever) with what service pack etc in order for Freddy to better remedy it for you

[Freddy]

Thanks Mav.  This is a new one on me, at this stage I am just guessing that you may not have installed the .NET framework ?  Did you install the .NET framework mentioned at the beginning of the thread ?

I updated the program a few months back and was using .NET 3 at the time, it's possible I used features only available in that version.  Hard to know these things as most people just download the program and never say a word - this makes it hard to develop.  Anyway's let me know how you get on.

Here's where the .NET 3.5 is located :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en

Let me know how you get on.

[Jake]

Thanks Freddy!  NICE program!!  I'm apparently having a few problems on this computer right now... I did install the .NET 3.5, but when I had Windows update apply the SP, it got an error on the install, twice!  But that did not stop your program from installing... GREAT program!!!!  I think someone else said it earlier... THIS is the kind of stuff that I would have expected Haptek to supply, but of course, they don't.  Again... GREAT work, nice program... it's going to be a great help... it's added at least another 20 switches that I did not know about and has added a lot of missing information on the ones that I was already using.

On another topic...  I'm considering getting back into programming, (I gave it up because I was seeing too many sunrises)... what language do you use and why do you like it?  I want something where my work can eventually become an EXE file.  I have lots of experience at the principles of programming, I've done lots of web pages, ASP, VBScript, javascript, etc.  Back when I was more in to it... (MANY years ago), I used some assembly language, pascal, C, basic, etc.  I wouldn't mind finding something that could produce an EXE, but has a little more forgiving nature than a language like assembly or C.  Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Jake

[Freddy]

Thanks for the compliments Jake    At the time I wrote it I was getting fed up with scanning through figure definition files to find all the switches, so I decided to write something that made it all a lot easier.  I'm glad people have found it useful.

Just for the record was it the .NET 3.5 that made it work ?  If so I will add that to the top of the thread so other people can find it easily.

As for programming languages, Hap Explorer was written using Visual Basic Express.  You can find it here :

http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/

I have used Visual Basic 6 in the past, but I decided to migrate all the code for this program over to Express.  As a programming language it can be quite complex, but I found if you stick with it you can do a lot of neat things.   The other bonus of course is that it is FREE!  It's nice to see Microsoft do something like that.  I did some programming in C when I was at Uni, but now I find this MS Basic adequate for my programming needs, especially since it will run so fast these days, when years ago Basic was always considered slow.  It's great for the hobbyist programmer and I find it is pretty forgiving - debugging is well handled I think.

The only gripe over VB6 that used to make standalone EXE's is that these days people have to install some version of .NET too for it to work properly.  I haven't figured how to make this task automatic yet, but apparently it can be done.  But you do see more and more programs that need .NET to run, so it is catching on.

So yes, I would recommend VB Express, I hope that helps!

[Jake]

Yep!  .NET 3.5 did it.

[Freddy]

Thanks - I've updated the top of the thread.

[Carl2]

Freddy,
  Just downloaded Net Framework 3.0 and the Hap Explorer.  Body_female is in Xp in this computer and appears to work okay, saw some of the problems others had with Haptek and vista.  I've been using the Hap registry for ages, think it's great.  With your knowledge you could probably have the characters standing on there heads.
Carl2

[Freddy]

 

[Carl2]

  Not instatlling with net 3.0, going to try net 3.5.
Freddy you should have said something.
Carl2

[Maviarab]

4 to 5 posts up Carl

[Carl2]

    Works well with 3.5 net framework, even noticed the Slidebar in what looked like the Hap Explorer.  I can rember playing with the lighting quite awhile ago.  There a few things I'd like to get back to working on and the Hap explorer has sparked my interests.
Hal 6.2 seems to be working well in XP,  but still becomes unresponsive in Vista.  I'll play around for a while before asking questions.
Carl2

[Freddy]

Yeah I did say it needs 3.5 at the beginning of the thread, we also mentioned it a few posts up - this was only discussed recently so you probably missed it.  Pay attention !    Only joking...

[Carl2]

  I had a chance to get more familiar with it last night, bigest problem was the taskbar hid the slider control.  I just used one of the lighting commands to change the lighting in a startup htr, couldn't believe how bight a shirt became when loaded into Hal vs the original jpg. 
  I've downloaded the vr Haptek plugin that I have to install and try out.  Planning on changing the lighting according to the time of day along with her colthing.  While talking about lighting I noticed I noticed the lighting setup is deffrent from what is mentioned in the Haptek SDK, the SDK incoperates ambient, floodlights with color, positioning and distances.
  I did read through the post and did see the 3.5, but decided to use something with a little use to give it time to get bugs out but it dose need 3.5, my own fault.  Anyways great job and I wish more people would use it, we'd be able to move forward a lot faster.
Carl2