Errors in contest entries?

Some of us who've submitted our entries to the contest may not be aware of bugs in our apps. If you find one, please post it here. We can determine if the problem is in the Activity API or our app's code and then elevate any relevant issues.

Please include:

The name of the app
The exact error message (including line number if displayed)
Steps to reproduce the error
An objective suggestion to correct the problem

By the way, my app is "Rockhopper's Race for Fish". I'm anxious to hear how it works for you. Big Smile

Thank you!

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Errors in contest entries?

jomilton

GAThrawn,
   Apparently I hadn't fixed it. I was able to reproduce the error here at work (WinXP, latest patches), but not at home.

   The error was "access denied" while checking if the "filters" property of a DIV element exists. Guess that's not allowed in the latest IE patches.

   I've corrected the fault in my code, tested it in my work environment, home environment, and posted the changes.

http://www.worldsbestapp.com/EntryDetail.aspx Value=W%252fLOetkA63HlFKTZpCfDKh2hYH0%252feEEJEEpNv%252b2IbDA%253d

Again, thank you for your bug report!

Nick V.
dhble
GAThrawn,

Thank you!

I think I found the fault.

Some configurations of IE may not support the filters I'm using. Added a check to see if the filters array exists and what length.

Give it another shot. If it still errors out, I'll install Win2K in the next few days and will troubleshoot it then.

Nick V.
Joe Smugeresky

Nick, could you please elaborate on the environment in which you got that error

I also have XP with all latest patches and checking the 'domNode.filters' property works fine for me. Maybe it's some options which were enabled in IE at your work which prevented the 'filters' property from being accessed
pcgalen
I'd be glad to hear what you guys think of my new pool game: http://worldsbestapp.com/EntryDetail.aspx Value=1hE1VqLOmyXRUXZ7ubCJnAPaDa2WbvOksOak1%252b2tMmg%253d
Please let me know any suggestions/problems :)
GenxBear
My application is Sudoku Race!
http://www.worldsbestapp.com/EntryDetail.aspx Value=%252febnqCmc70AzayCGllTxCcPy%252b0oDbuR6FENadU5%252fyd4%253d

I've had some problems when trying to connect to people. I think it might be because the web server where it's hosted is at my house. I'd like to know if you can connect.

My brother has recently submitted his game. It's 4x4, the board game with pieces big and small, red and blue, ...
http://www.worldsbestapp.com/EntryDetail.aspx Value=2al37KHGXMypex8A%252bD0nNjsS%252bnixrIt8cKxjjOJXQxk%253d

It seems there are also some problems in it, and he's hosted it in a different web server. He says he managed to load it with some people.

We've tried some other games like pool and it didn't connect.

Any information about our games would be appreciated. Specially if you manage to connect with your contacts or not.

Thanks
L
Mighty-O
Oh and it happened again when I tried relaunching, and my opponent said he could only see himself, couldn't see another penguin at all.
Juergen Wenz
Well to start, your game doesn't work for me. As soon as I start it I get an error, somewhere at filters[1] = ...
I recommend you to download Microsoft Script Debugger.

Tankwars also doesn't work for me, but I already contacted the maker about that.
Cridal
Thanks!

I understand what you mean. The opponent position doesn't update often enough, MSN's limitation of 2 packets per second and my lack of handling that limitation makes the shadow penguin very jerky.

I'm experimenting with a few ideas to minimize the perceived jumpiness of the shadow penguin:
- Instead of sending just the last position on the halfsecond: buffer up to the last 20 positions in an array, send the array, clear the array, repeat.
- Write an interpolation routine that smoothes the animation between the last position and the currently updated position.
We'll see how it goes; between homework, work, and family I don't get much time to update the game. :)
Zeeshan Gulzar
Thanks! I think I got it. Let me know if it still fails.
What version of windows and IE are you running

Mine are XP Pro with IE6.
atudela
Nick, I've been trying to get in here to let you know, but apparently the forum's are down for maintenance every time I try to get here.

All works great for me now, great game!
L.A

I took your suggestion about how slow it can be and added linear interpolation between the position updates of the shadow-penguin (opponent).
It's not perfect, but it minimizes the perceived jumpiness, keeps the network traffic low, and gave me a good laugh to watch.

Link: Rockhopper's Race for Fish

Still working on more updates. Suggestions are welcome.
It's late and I have a long drive to work.

Nick V.
Chronous
Yes, it works now! You did a great job on the game, however, I'm nut sure whether it's suitable for MSN Messenger, sice the connection seems to be quite slow sometimes.
William Screen
Getting an error in Rockhopper's Race for Fish (bit disappointed, cos the description got me quite excited about playing)! The error is a standard IE script error that popped up as the game was loading. I can see what looks like the platforms, penguins and walls. And I can see the other player moving. Just can't sem to move myself at all.

Also got a popup window at the same time as the error saying "Can we play Rockhopper again " and giving three buttons.

Error:

Internet Explorer Script Error
Line: 1529
Char: 4
Error: Access is denied.
Code: 0
URL: (I'm sure you know this, so I won't publicize it to the rest of the group)

Not the most informative error I'm afraid but hopefully it'll help you.
Other info, the pc that had the error is the inviter, its a Windows 2000 Pro box running the latest fully patched version of IE 6 and MSN Messenger 7.0.
Errors in contest entries?

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