HalVisionX Beta

tedathome · October 11, 2009, 11:05:22 PM

I hav'nt given up yet. I have a pretty good idea why it's not working for me. I don't have a lot of spare time right now but I'm going to map out the Application file on Hal main page and the error will be self aparent. I have clicked on every .exe file in that folder and the message I get is that it can't be started from that location, which IS the location that I did it from. A long story, a lot of experimenting and a lot of learning.[:)]

tedathome · October 12, 2009, 02:23:36 AM

Got it maped out now in .jpg format. All 7 .jpg's are too large kb wise and size wise to post here and savefile is still down.
Long explanation anyhow. I believe it can be sifted out with explanatins of how and why I did things the way I did. I remain confidant it will work. It did while everything I did was in recent memory and when I took a window shot the camera stoped working, so I know if all is done right, it will work.
Thom, I have your IM addy, Aron I havn't looked yet to see if I can find yours. Can we talk? I do yahoo, ms, and Dell video chat.
I would love to get this worked out for vista and xp. If so, then maybe someone could write an installation pacage so that a computer stupid person like myself could install his or her vision package with ease.
P.S. Found another work around for admin restrictions in this case.[:D]

tedathome · October 12, 2009, 03:58:48 PM

Nevermind. After mapping it out I can see what I need to do.[?]

snowman · October 12, 2009, 11:26:02 PM

[:)]

tedathome · October 12, 2009, 11:49:37 PM

This is what is happening. I open the zip file and extract all files. Next I put them into Application files in Hal. Uph and other manifest .exe are put in place. I goto setup.exe and install the program - I've done it from desktop also. The program installs,but not into Hal. It goes into some temp file that I can't find and it gets wiped out when I uninstall or disk cleanup, but the files are left in Hal. That is why when I attempt to start it, it tells me I can't use it from there, I need to go - the same exact place that I am. Whithout being able to find where it is, I am stumped for the time being.

One · October 12, 2009, 11:52:48 PM

tedathome,
%temp%, ?

tedathome · October 12, 2009, 11:54:19 PM

ONE, I keep looking there to no avail. I'll have to pay more attention to which temp or tmp it is next time I give it another try.
It will be a few days as I have to go out of town for a couple days. I won't be out of touch (any more than I already am) I will be able to use another computer to see what's going on.

snowman · October 13, 2009, 01:46:12 AM

In Vista the files are stored in a hidden directory at C:/Users/Aaron/AppData/Local/Apps/2.0/

The AppData file is hidden.

I generally turn on 'view hidden files' on my own computers just because of stuff like this.

I used to know where it was stored in XP. Your best bet is to search windows for the App folder and see where that will take you.

It is pre-configured by Microsoft to install it there. Blame them.

tedathome · October 13, 2009, 02:43:33 AM

When I find it, how do I deal with it and move it to Hal?

Just read this and had to share.

How many programmers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, that's a hardware problem.

snowman · October 13, 2009, 03:52:47 AM

Like I said before, I don't see how moving the file to Hal will do anything... but stranger things have happened.

Besides I don't think Thom intended to move those files. I don't think he has even tried to do it either.

Sorry for sounding so negative.

I'm in the process of upgrading my pc to Windows 7. It will take me maybe a week to do this. Yes... a week. I need to wait for a hard drive to get in from ebay. I have allot of stuff stored and I'm out of room. Plus my pc's needs a fresh install.

We'll see how HalVisionx deals with Windows7...

tedathome · October 13, 2009, 04:06:11 AM

As long as I can find something I havn't tryed I will keep trying. I won't follow one's definitoin of insanity, that is trying the same thing over and over again and hope for different results. So far as I've gone, as long as I can find a variable that I havn't tryed yet I will keep experimenting. You just gave me a new clue which I will give a try after a couple days of cogitation.

GamerThom · October 14, 2009, 04:32:44 AM

Actually I did move the files deliberately
after going through all the error logs.

I may not be an experienced programmer.
But I do have some knowledge of windows
systems and how to troubleshoot errors.
Afterall, I've been building and maintaining
my own pc's for going on 10 years now.

Anyway - have fun.

snowman · October 15, 2009, 04:30:20 AM

Don't get too worked up over this Ted. It will only take time and something will eventually be done. If anything I'll attempt something creative and make a different kind of HalVision. One that doesn't need OpenCV at all.

Oh, and Sorry about the misunderstanding, Thom.
What I meant was that I doubted if you moved the files from that hidden directory to Hal's directory.

If you had done that then I don't think HalVision would work at all.
Unless, of course, you were very very good at doing such things.

I'm not. [:D]

tedathome · October 15, 2009, 03:56:41 PM

So at least I now know it is an application file. Still out of town 'till saturday. Just an uniformed thought - could it be run from program applications?

tedathome · October 16, 2009, 01:43:08 PM

No need to apologize over sounding negative snowman. After 13 pages a person could get a little iritable over this.