SimpleUpdater — Rev. 10.69 / 2016/06/19

[binocular222]

Ok, everything works fine now, thank you.

[Marco]

You're welcome

[PeterH]

Sorry to be a bit OT, but isn't
< ("5400" * "1")
absolutely identical to
< 5400
but the latter seems to look "a bit more easy to read"?

Ah ah yes, originally it was "3600" * "1", i.e. numbers of second in one hour times one hour. Now it should be "3600" * "1.5".

Yes, and why quote numbers???

I quote everything, you never can tell...

You know the rule says that strings have to be quoted?
If you quote other things - you never can tell

Yes: an exception rule says that variables are allowed to be included in double quoted strings. ($x is same as "$x")
And another exception says that a string containing numbers is treated just as a number. ("77" is same as 77)
But I think it's strange to use these exceptions (or name them syntax expansions or so) by default.

And by the way: eventually what happens you can never tell just try:

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 msg 4*2;
 msg "4*2";

I can tell: it's not the same! So don't "always quote"

(Description: 4*2 is evaluated as an expression, "4*2" is just string of 3 characters.)

Edit: sorry to have continued OT

[LittleBiG]

-in the ini file, clear the value LastModified
-still in the ini file, raise the Delay value to something high like 4000
-then run the attached script; once it goes in stepping mode, go to the variables and paste here the last one, i.e. $command
-click Continue; a dos window will pop up, close it after 4-5 seconds and tell me if it contains any error message

No error message, but the command runs extremely long... more than a minute. However, I reach internet in a very tricky way involving VPN for a while... I have just tried with another computer it doesn't work also. I think somehow this whole thing doesn't work behind proxy server, because on my home computer there isn't any problem.

[binocular222]

Me too, it doesn't work if internet is connected via proxy

[Marco]

-in the ini file, clear the value LastModified
-still in the ini file, raise the Delay value to something high like 4000
-then run the attached script; once it goes in stepping mode, go to the variables and paste here the last one, i.e. $command
-click Continue; a dos window will pop up, close it after 4-5 seconds and tell me if it contains any error message

No error message, but the command runs extremely long... more than a minute. However, I reach internet in a very tricky way involving VPN for a while... I have just tried with another computer it doesn't work also. I think somehow this whole thing doesn't work behind proxy server, because on my home computer there isn't any problem.

Me too, it doesn't work if internet is connected via proxy

So you're experiencing the same problem of Filehero ( http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 016#p78016 )...
I'll add a line to the first post then, SU doesn't work behind proxies...
So, just to get it right, running

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 html("http://www.xyplorer.com/index.php");

from XY while behind a proxy does generate a blank page?

[LittleBiG]

So, just to get it right, running

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html("http://www.xyplorer.com/index.php");

from XY while behind a proxy does generate a blank page?

No! It shows the webpage of XY correctly!

[Marco]

And this

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 text readurl("http://www.xyplorer.com/index.php");

?

[LittleBiG]

And this

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 text readurl("http://www.xyplorer.com/index.php");

?

Likewise!

[Marco]

And yet the script doesn't work?

[LittleBiG]

Somehow the $time_there remains empty.

EDIT: After running the line: cmd /k C:\Windows\system32\cscript.exe //nologo "C:\Users\mynamehere\Downloads\XYplorer\Data\Scripts\SimpleUpdater\HTTP_checker.vbs" "http://www.xyplorer.com/download/xyplor ... nstall.zip" "Sun, 20 Jul 1969 08:17:40 GMT" "C:\Users\mynamehere\Downloads\XYplorer\Data\Scripts\SimpleUpdater\HTTP_response.txt" I only get an empty HTTP_response.txt. (after about 1 minute running.)

[Marco]

Have you tried raising the Delay value to an high value, like 4000?
Do you use a firewall? Are you using a slow computer?

[LittleBiG]

ve you tried raising the Delay value to an high value, like 4000?

Sure. 150000 was the biggest I tried. Not that cuases the problem.

Do you use a firewall? Are you using a slow computer?

No. It is not a slow one. A complete McAffee Endpoint Protection is installed on it.

Isn't there any alternative solution getting info into http_response.txt apart from that vbs script?

[Marco]

ve you tried raising the Delay value to an high value, like 4000?

Sure. 150000 was the biggest I tried. Not that cuases the problem.

Do you use a firewall? Are you using a slow computer?

No. It is not a slow one. A complete McAffee Endpoint Protection is installed on it.

Isn't there any alternative solution getting info into http_response.txt apart from that vbs script?

I could rely on one of the many sites that analyze http headers, but
-what if such sites go down/close?
-network overhead and script running time increases
Are you sure that mcafee doesn't interfere with the vbs connecting to the internet? I know my CIS warns me if that vbs connects to the internet and writes a txt file, so I whitelisted it.

[LittleBiG]

Are you sure that mcafee doesn't interfere with the vbs connecting to the internet? I know my CIS warns me if that vbs connects to the internet and writes a txt file, so I whitelisted it.

Yes, I am sure because the problem exists on my other, completely different computer. (Other network, other OS, other security solution)
EDIT: And it works with mobile stick.