Request for software accredition

[johnhinson]

Hello Peter,

I've almost completed an 18 month project for a free-ware add-on panel. One of the many special features of this panel is an AI radar window - it displays the locations of nearby AI aircraft and their identity/speed/height etc. As you will imagine, it requires FSUIPC to interface.

This is a third-party freeware gauge available at Flightsim.com, filename rdrwdw.zip.

Over a year ago I contacted the authors concerning the use of the gauge, to which they agreed willingly. However, they said thay didn't plan to approach you for accreditation as a new version would be along shortly.

Here we are now and there is no sign of a newer version and email to the authors does not seem to get through any more. Several of my beta testers have tried, as well as myself, over the last month or so.

So, here I am, on bended knee, asking if there is any possibility of free accreditation of this gauge so that users of my panel will not suffer a disabled feature.

Kindest regards,

John Hinson

http://sftt.co.uk/britannia

[Pete Dowson]

This is a third-party freeware gauge available at Flightsim.com, filename rdrwdw.zip no sign of a newer version and email to the authors does not seem to get through any more

So it comes under the heading of "unmaintained" freeware and "disinterested or unavailable authors" :)

So, here I am, on bended knee, asking if there is any possibility of free accreditation of this gauge

That really depends on whether it is possible. If they access FSUIPC using the method reserved for external programs, then no accreditation will ever work. If they access FSUIPC correctly, using the internal method, then, yes, I can do that easily enough.

So that I can see whether it is possible, and also obtain the details I need, please show me a section of an FSUIPC 3.40 Log file with the attempt by the Gauge to access FSUIPC shown.

Regards,

Pete

[johnhinson]

Thanks for your speedy reply, Peter.

I ran the log for a short spell, and then opened the gauge. This is the main part of the log:

********* FSUIPC, Version 3.400 by Pete Dowson *********

User Name="John Hinson"

User Addr="[removed]"

FSUIPC Key is provided

WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

[Continuation log requested by user]

Module base=61000000

ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E

WeatherOptions(Orig)=4000B627[4000B627]

InitDelay: 0 seconds

WeatherReadInterval=4

LogOptions=0000001F

LogExtras=1

506687 System time = 18:02:04, FS2004 time = 17:56:25 (17:56Z)

506687 *VIS* SM: Min=0.00, MaxRny=0.00, MaxOvc=0.00, MaxCld=0.00, MaxClr=0.00, Upper=60.00, FT: LwrAlt=6000, UppAlt=25000

506891 Traffic File #36 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic-europe-k"

507453 GetRealAddr(22000304)=6106E144 (orig 3304)

507453 READ0 3304, 4 bytes: 00 00 00 34

507453 GetRealAddr(22000308)=6106E148 (orig 3308)

507453 READ0 3308, 4 bytes: 07 00 DE FA

507453 WRITE0 (failed, read-only!) 330A, 2 bytes: 4C 04

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B880)=610796C0 (orig F080)

507453 READ0 F080, 40 bytes: F9 FF FF FF D0 1F 50 42 A8 9C 4E B9 7F F9 F9 44

507453 EE 97 17 01 60 FF 45 55 52 4F 50 41 20 39 37 30

507453 38 00 00 00 00 8C 62 20

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B8A8)=610796E8 (orig F0A8)

507453 READ0 F0A8, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B8D0)=61079710 (orig F0D0)

507453 READ0 F0D0, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B8F8)=61079738 (orig F0F8)

507453 READ0 F0F8, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B920)=61079760 (orig F120)

507453 READ0 F120, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B948)=61079788 (orig F148)

507453 READ0 F148, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B970)=610797B0 (orig F170)

507453 READ0 F170, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 GetRealAddr(2200B998)=610797D8 (orig F198)

507453 READ0 F198, 40 bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

507453 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

... then much more of the same (or similar)

No doubt it means more to you than it does to me!

John

[Pete Dowson]

I ran the log for a short spell, and then opened the gauge. This is the main part of the log:

You've got a load of logging options enabled there! I really don't need or want any of those enabled, unless asked, that information is not relevant and it just clutters things up and makes the Log too big!

Not only that, but because you are using a registered version of FSUIPC, you won't get messages here telling you the gauge isn't accredited.

Finally, you seemed to have finished one log and started another after about 506 seconds, with no aircraft being loaded or anything in this section. You evidently pressed "New Log" AFTER loading the aircraft, so the previous part of the log was renamed FSUIPC.1.LOG or similar.

All I wanted was for you to reproduce your reported accreditation error and show me the log, not switch loads of options on and press the "New Log" button.

So, to get back to where you must have been once, please do this:

1. Temporarily remove your FSUIPC.KEY file from the FS Modules folder, so you get this unaccredited message you reported.

2. Edit the FSUIPC.INI file and delete all the lines in the [General] section which say "Log = Yes". That will take out the extra logging before you load up FS and start filling the Log again.

3. Load up FS, load your aircraft, see the accreditation error message, Ok it and close FS. Then show me the log.

Regards,

Pete

[johnhinson]

Thanks, and sorry - not been through this process before. Yjis should be better:

********* FSUIPC, Version 3.400 by Pete Dowson *********

User Name=""

User Addr=""

FSUIPC not user registered

WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

Module base=61000000

ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E

WeatherOptions(Orig)=0000B027[0000B027]

InitDelay: 0 seconds

WeatherReadInterval=4

LogOptions=00000001

DebugStatus=0

32969 System time = 23:33:12

32969 K:\FS2004\

32969 System time = 23:33:12, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z)

106094 C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files\northolt.flt

106485 AIRCRAFT\Douglas DC-3 4tank MS\dc3.air

106985 Aircraft="DC-3 Iran National Airlines"

118063 Client Application: "AFCAD" (Id=2984)

118063 J:\AFCAD221\AFCAD.exe

118079 Product=" AFCAD"

118079 Company=" "

118079 Key is provided

147125 AIRCRAFT\Bristol Britannia\britannia.air

147641 Aircraft="Bristol Britannia Aeronaves de Mexico"

159282 C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files\UI generated flight.flt

160094 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

208422 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

222094 Module identified = "F16.GAU"

222094 Illegal read attempt: offset F000, size 2

222094Program or module not accredited for use with this unregistered FSUIPC

227391 ### IPC Message processed in 5297mSecs ###

253141 System time = 23:36:53, FS2004 time = 23:35:01 (23:35Z)

253141 *** FSUIPC log file being closed

Memory managed: 4 Allocs, 95 Freed

********* FSUIPC Log file closed ****

Best wishes

John

[Pete Dowson]

222094 Module identified = "F16.GAU"

222094 Illegal read attempt: offset F000, size 2

222094Program or module not accredited for use with this unregistered FSUIPC

There's already a free key for that gauge in the Freeware Keys list in this Forum. It's been there a long time.

Regards,

Pete

[johnhinson]

Werhay, thanks!

And I guess I owe an apology for taking your time. I never thought to look, given the info given to me by the developers.

John