Check the forum for new posts

[jj2007]

Test for strange characters:

BEGIN
   001,   "Enter text here"         ; e.g. for ToolTips hEdit=wRes$(1+400*MyLanguage)
   002,   "Click on this button"   ; e.g. for wSetWin$ hButton=wRes$(2+400*MyLanguage)
   003,   "Welcome"
   401,   "Введите текст здесь"   ; "Enter text here" in Russian
   402,   "Нажмите на эту кнопку"   ; "Click on this button" in Russian
   403,   "Добро пожаловать"   ; "Welcome" in Russian; Wiki: ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Заглавная_страница
   801,   "أدخل النص هنا"               ; "Enter text here" in Arabic
   802,   "دفع هذا الزر"                  ; "Click on this button" in Arabic
   803,   "مرحبا بكم"                  ; "Welcome" in Arabic
   1201,   "在這裡輸入文字"      ; "Enter text here" in Chinese
   1202,   "按一下這個按鈕"      ; "Click on this button" in Chinese
   1203,   "歡迎"                     ; "Welcome" in Chinese
END

[zedd151]

Test for strange characters:

Here! Oh, you're not taking attendance. Did you mean to make an attachment? Otherwise that post makes no sense without context.


later added ... after some thinking ... ... ...        
Oh, I get it. Were you testing out the program and viewing that post in it? That would make sense.

[jj2007]

Were you testing out the program and viewing that post in it? That would make sense.

Exactly. Here, the forum watcher displays all exotic strings correctly. Same for you?

[zedd151]

Were you testing out the program and viewing that post in it? That would make sense.

Exactly. Here, the forum watcher displays all exotic strings correctly. Same for you?

I haven't seen any issues thus far, jj. 

[jj2007]

I haven't updated it for a while, but you might like the latest version: it allows to search inside the posts.

Extract the exe to a folder and run it. Please report any issues, especially on Win10.

By default, it looks for strings that are typical for code, such as "mov" or "eax" or "rax". When you press Ctrl F, an exit box asks you to enter a search string. Type e.g. climate and hit Return. Matching posts will be highlighted.

Result right now:


Current recent posts:

[zedd151]

Will look into it downloading and testing MasmBasic later... Couldn't PM in return to your PM:
edit=removed attached image as it has served its purpose.

[jj2007]

Given that Stewart managed to activate safe surfing here, the version posted above didn't find its magic texts

Here is the new version.

[zedd151]

Given that Stewart managed to activate safe surfing here, the version posted above didn't find its magic texts

Here is the new version.

first message box:

Error downloading msfte...

Archive download failed

second message box:

TOM init failed

Invalid window handle

[jj2007]

There is a problem with your firewall: the program cannot download a required DLL.

- open this archive
- extract msftedjj.dll to the folder where you placed CheckNewPosts.exe
- start CheckNewPosts.exe

msftedjj.dll is a minimally modified (i.e. one byte) version of the Win7 C:\Windows\System32\msftedjj.dll

[zedd151]

okay the window now opens but...

*** 15:50:34: could not download recent posts, sorry ***
#D-U#D-U

[jj2007]

Ok, that's not a surprise, given that the DLL could not be downloaded... so your firewall blocks downloads. Good, that's what firewalls should do (mine doesn't ). That probably means you must add an exception for the exe.

[zedd151]

I am not running the firewall, never do. Nor anything antivirus...
The dll did download...  (592,384 bytes)

[jj2007]

I am not running the firewall, never do. Nor anything antivirus...

Just checked mine, it has exceptions for Firefox and several others but not for CheckNewPosts.exe

The dll did download...  (592,384 bytes)

Automagically, or by hand with the archive?

[zedd151]

I am not running the firewall, never do. Nor anything antivirus...
The dll did download...  (592,384 bytes)

Automagically, or by hand with the archive?

using the link provided

[jj2007]

Ok, so that means it cannot download this file, which serves to check for new posts. Umpf...