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Subject: Re: Using Autoplayer232 in a network or on one machine

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 12:28:11 02/27/00

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On February 27, 2000 at 14:55:42, Lex Loep wrote:

>On February 27, 2000 at 14:37:01, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>On February 27, 2000 at 08:52:32, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>
>>>On February 26, 2000 at 18:17:08, RĂ©mi Coulom wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 26, 2000 at 11:16:58, Lex Loep wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On February 25, 2000 at 10:42:12, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>[...]
>>>>>>feedback I would be happy to hear about your thoughts about that and to learn
>>>>>>about the motivation of the ones who have removed the network code from my
>>>>>>autoplayer source code.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I would be happy if more programs support this feature in the future.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>
>>>>>If have incorporated the aut232 code in my program, but I did not see
>>>>>any networking stuff in there. The code I used was not very reliable, had
>>>>>to make many changes to it.
>>>>>
>>>>>P.S. I do have lan play in my program.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Lex
>>>>
>>>>Same problem for me. I had to fix bugs in that code and saw no LAN support in
>>>>it. I think it was not Stefan's orignal work, but a modification by Chrilly
>>>>Donninger which I found at Gambitsoft. Stefan, can you give us an URL with your
>>>>code ? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Remi
>>>
>>>Chrilly Donninger changed my code before distribution a bit and apperently added
>>>some bugs and killed the network code. Hmmm, I'll try to find my sources again
>>>and let you know.
>>>
>>>Stefan
>>
>>
>>I have checked the distribution of my and Chrillys code for the winboard
>>autoplayer at www.gambitsoft.com and have found the network part.
>>
>>Check the code in auto232.c after "if(auto232_comport == 0)", that's it.
>>In the MFC version Chrilly has really removed the network part :-(
>>
>>Let me know if you need more help. I would really like this feature to be
>>supported  more.
>>
>>Stefan
>
>
>I am using the MFC vesion, did find the network code in auto232.c , it
>looks simple enough to put it in the MFC code. Problem is of course I only
>have my own program, and sure it will work, but like with the RS232 it
>may or may not interoperate with other programs.
>
>
>Lex

I think if your code works with other programs and a serial cable it should also
work via network as only the transport protocol changes.

To my knowlegde Shredder is until now the only program supporting this so I have
only tested with Shredder myself.

Stefan



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