[hpsdr] Introducing a "Path Illustrator" feature

[Joe Martin]

Hi Scott, 

Okay, I think I know what is going on there.  Depending upon your operating system, the files in the unzipped folder will show up rather differently.  

In some systems, yours in particular I think, the folder files will be shown as 

Name 					Type
Path_Illustrator				Application (Windows Self-Extra…)
Path_Illustrator.exe				Unix executable file
Path_Illustrator.pdb				Fireviewer document
Path_Illustrator.vshost.exe		Windows Self-Extra...
Path_Illustrator.vshost.exe.config	Unix executable file	
Path_Illustrator.vshost.exe.manifest Unix executable file

You should in this case click only on the “Path_Illustrator” file (i.e., the Application).  Likely your “extra” processes originated from clicks on some of the other files in the folder.   

My instructions should’ve perhaps stressed clicking on the Application executable file to start it; sorry for the confusion there. 

73, Joe K5SO

				
On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:03 PM, Joe Martin wrote:

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> Hi Scott, 
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> Well, isn’t that a bummer!  Okay, let me examine what I actually have posted for that and get back to you on it shortly.  
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> 73, Joe K5SO
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> On Dec 18, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Scott Traurig wrote:
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>> Joe,
>> 
>> I downloaded and tried to run the stand-alone program. When looking in the unzipped folder I found a number of files marked ".exe" but identified those as XML files (it was a bit confusing). Ultimately I ran the "Path_Illustrator" file (size 162KB). The program did not start. Although I only started it once I found three identical "Path_Illustrator.exe" processes running in Process Explorer. None could be "killed". I had to restart the PC to get rid of them.
>> 
>> I'm really quite interested and intrigued with your concept and would like to try it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Scott/w-u-2-o
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