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

Author: Lex Loep

Date: 22:11:52 02/27/00

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On February 27, 2000 at 15:28:11, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>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, Rémi 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

If I have some time I will give it a try. Will post result here.

BTW program is ChessPartner / Rebel-Tiger

Lex




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