2005-12-8 Error found - please update

Hi again all !

The error was in fact a line-break character in the memo field. The error files I've received where all caused by serious-profit... I have no idea how they make a memo with a line-break, but it's probably a bug in their automation software. -Or in e-gold (it shouldn't be possible, and E-gold should notice it and either refuse the payment or at least ignore the line-break, but they don't)

I've made a fix and uploaded a new version (2.3.2) to the website.
Please go to http://www.oz-coding.com/ and click download and get the fixed version.

I will disable all older versions tomorrow... It is very difficult for me find errors when people are using different versions... Plus it's just better for you to use the newest version, as that is always the one working best.

Anyway, please update now... It's more pleasant than doing it when EHC tells you you HAVE to before you can do an update again ;)

Mikkel Christensen

2005-12-6 Error in updates

Hi again all !

I forgot one thing:
If you're having trouble please see if you can check your balance only
("Functions" -> "Get Balance Only") and let me know.

Mikkel Christensen

2005-12-6 Error in updates

Hi all !

Hope you've all updated to version 2.3.1 by now so you get to read this.

Since yesterday I've received 4 mails from people having problems updating the history. There could be many explanations for this; e-gold having problems, or them updating something in the output format.
But after thinking it over I've come to the conclusion that the most probable explanation is that there is a new "spammer" around that are sending $0.01 payments to random accounts with some obscure characters in the memo or ref-field.
This has happened before, back then it was a line-break character, and EHC has been updated to handle that long ago...

If you are having problems I would like you to send me the file error.txt from the program folder ("c:program filesE-gold History Checker" by default). Maybe if I get this file from eveyone who's getting the error I can figure out the pattern and fix it.

It's possible that you can solve the problem by simply clicking "Functions" -> "Clear History and Update", please try this first.

Before sending me the file I should warn you that it (probably) contains all your history data, which I will be able to see... Not that I care what you're spending your gold for, but some people are very worried about privacy... If you're one, don't send it to me... Instead try to open the file and see if you can find anything unusual by yourself.

You can e-mail me at support@oz-coding.com

Thanks for your time.
Mikkel Christensen

Ps.: Still no auto-unsubscribe, so just e-mail me and ask to be removed if you're not using EHC, and are tired of receiving news from me...

2005-11-6 Sorry for any probs

Hey,

Sorry to write again so fast... Turned out I HADN'T fixed the news / notifications-prob... I have now, but some of you may have been downloading while I was uploading the fixed version (or even before I uploaded the fixed version), so if you've downloaded version 2.3.1 already, please do it again... If you were in the middle of downloading while I was uploading chances are that your downloaded file is corrupted, so please do it again also...

Sorry about this, I screwed up ;o)

Mikkel Christensen

2005-11-6 New version available !

Hello All !

Sorry for sending this out twice, explanation follows below.

You haven't hears from me for a long time. As you may know I've downgraded EHC to a lower-level hobby due to little-to-no earnings from it.

Anyways, I have still been working on it a bit when I've had time, and I have just finished uploading version 2.3.1.

New in this version:
1. Mass payments, be careful, it's been tested, but as always I want no responsibility if something goes wrong (I very much doubt it will, but just in case, you know :) Also, you should always be careful with mass-payments, a simple decimal delimiter error or wrong currency specification can have catastrophic consequences when making multiple spends !

2. For some reason payment receive fees suddenly started showing up before the actual received payment, making things look a bit messy at times. This has been solved by adding some more sorting to the downloaded data. You will probably have to "clear history and update" to fix this in the already downloaded history if you have this problem.

3. Added an option to Ignore an account in the current filter when right-clicking on it in the left view.

4. You'll probably notice that this news is popping up twice. There was a bug in the notification system of the last version that caused an error when trying to diplay a single news, so I have to send it twice to avoid this... This should be fixed in the version 2.3.1 (in other words: If you don't update now you will most probably receive an error next time I try to get in touch, as I will not send out the news twice next time :)

5. 2.3.1 has been on the way a long time, and I honestly don't remember what else I've done, but I think it's mostly minor bug-fixed apart from what I've already mentioned.

Update EHC by going to http://www.oz-coding.com/ and clicking download. As a new thing I've also uploaded an "update-version", which is only the .exe file, that way you won't have to download the entire installation and go through the uninstall and so on. Simply overwrite your current .exe, and it should be good to go. I've been thinking of adding an auto-update feature, but I haven't been able to figure out a decent way to do it without compromising security, so it's most likely that updates will continue to be manual.

I've also updated the site a little (minor changes), and it'd be great if you paid it a visit every once in a while, and maybe left a comment, when you're really bored or hungover ;o)

And as always a reminder that talking EHC up in forums can pay off, 50% of any subscription-income you generate goes straight to your account.

Thank you all for using EHC
Mikkel Christensen

Ps: I haven't built an unsubscription system yet, so if you're bothered by receiving an e-mail from me every 6 months (lol), please just send me an e-mail back (and write something in it to let me know that you want to stop my mails), and I'll remove you manually.