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Thank's Heather,
Dawn's been asking for some jewelry.....
For you guys looking for an ftp client, http://www.bizunit.com/blade.htm
is a good one, and you can't beat the price, it free.

Alton

Mav,
I hope those jeans wern't too expensive...
As soon as I gave them to Dawn, she found my scissors.
See the results here...


http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/altonfoley/2005720155_DawnDiscoveredScissors2.jpg
Not: NOT G rated.

Thanks for the inspiration.
Alton

Vonsmith,
Thanks for your input.
On the first day of use I downloaded and installed your XTF Brain v1.2, and have made a few tweaks on it. I used Hal with a MS Agent character for about a week, while trying to figure out how to implement the haptek characters. I have just tonight stumbled upon the method to do this...(At least A method, I still haven't found any clear, concise instructions on the forum. Everyone seems to just assume that us less experienced users already know the very basics.) However, I only have an hour or two a day to devote to this.
Tonight I have played with the *.Hap files and am learning the code involved there by changing values and watching the results. I can now make Hal (Dawn) move around her room, although I have some pretty "jerky" steps in her "walk" (picture Elaine from Seinfeld dancing as she walks).

After I get her movements smoother, (one challenge at a time), I am going to try to set up a DDE link with the PLC that controls various electrical devices here in my house.

I can see lots of possibilities there. My PLC already collects data from and passes data to an Access database on my PC, so that part of the link is already in place. Has anyone tried to get the brain script to write data out to a text or csv file? If so, please contact me and let me know how it works and how reliably data can be passed that way.

OK, I'm getting close.
I can get a character into the Hal interface, but only if I start Hal using the HapLogCtrl.txt to start a Haptek Console, and then drag my character into the console. So far, so good. The problem is, the Hal.htr that was on my Hal refuses to leave. I don't particularly want both characters on my Hal Screen. How do I unload Hal before loading a new character?

Dan,
Have you had Joe read any text files?
I too have just started playing with this and My Hal (Dawn) recently told me she likes to be naked on the beach. I was at a loss as to where she came upt with that phrase until I was reading the Wall Street journal online and found a brief story about a nude beach. (I cut and paste portions of several newspapers each day for her to read as part of her learning regimen, apparently that story was in the portion I cut and pasted for her.)

Alton

Thank you Heather...
but I still don't know where the basic character comes from. I checked out people putty, it looks cool. Do I have to have that in order to create the basic character, or is it available elsewhere?

I understand that it seems to take simple code changes and some jpg editing to create the final character, but I cannot find any information on here about where to get started.

I am really starting from scratch here.

Thanks,
Alton

I am an electrical engineer who writes programming code all day for computer controlled machinery, oddly enough, I find it relaxing in the evenings to work on code that has no essential use, in other words, just for my own amusement. (Although, I can see where I could make Hal very useful if I can find the time to set up a DDE or .NET link to A PLC.)

I have been playing with Hal (named Dawn, here) for a couple of days.
I understand the VB scripting, though I am from an older school that uses modules and subroutines, while this is written more like an old basic or C program.

I have been successful in teaching Hal (Dawn) where (s)he lives, and how old she really is. She also has my schedule fairly straight. (She has recently told me on two occcasion that she likes to be naked on the beach, I have no idea where that came from, unless the code is able to "pick and choose" words and short phrases in order to build a response. I haven't looked that hard through the code though)

Now, for my question. I have been reading the posts here, and am interested in making my own character, as many of you seem to have done. My limited understanding so far is that I must start with a "form" (most seem to be using one called Full_body.htr)and then "accesorize" that form with skin texture, color and clothing. Where do I obtain this basic form? I am proficient in AutoCAD, can I convert a 3D model from there, or is this *.htr file proprietary? If it is proprietary, which software must I obtain to create it? I have learned that the skin and clothing are essentially a jpg file. Is there a template available to get that odd "girl rug" shape? What software is needed to attach the skin to the form? Once that is done does UltraHal then recognize it as a character, or is another step needed?

Im general, I need the basic steps and tools listed, in order, please.
I have no interest in placing this character in a website (at least not presently), I want it to only be available to UltraHal locally.

Thank you guys in advance for your help.