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LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by Richard Russell on Feb 10th, 2012, 4:10pm

I've updated LB Booster to version 1.72:

http://www.lbbooster.com/LBB.exe (application)
http://www.lbbooster.com/LBBRUN.exe (runtime engine)

Changes in this version are as follows:

  1. Structures can act as strings. This makes Stefan's 'String Hack' polygon program work:

    http://lbpe.wikispaces.com/StefanPolygon

  2. The SPRITECOLLIDES list no longer has a trailing space. This makes Janet's 'Drag and Drop Sprites' programs work:

    http://justbasic.conforums.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=tutorial&num=1137865458

  3. MAPHANDLE now works with controls as well as with windows.
Richard.
Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by tsh73 on Feb 10th, 2012, 6:13pm

Richard, thanks for update.
Just wonder what happened with 1.71? (silly curiosity, you could ignore it wink )

But I have problems getting to www.lbbooster.com
Opera browser say me "Could not locate remote server"
If I use http://just-ping.com/ to check it, I see really big number of "Packets lost" (90%, 100%)

However, I was able to get it from http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/
It has a link to LBB in "New on this site:" part, though this page says "1.70". But page linked indeed new one, 1.72.
Same ping tool shows that it is much more reachable.
Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by Richard Russell on Feb 10th, 2012, 9:47pm

on Feb 10th, 2012, 6:13pm, Guest-tsh73 wrote:
Just wonder what happened with 1.71?

I am embarrassed to admit that what I thought was such a simple mod that it couldn't fail, turned out to break opening a serial port! Fortunately the issue was spotted very quickly.

Clearly my testing regime wasn't up to scratch on this occasion, for which I apologise.

Quote:
But I have problems getting to www.lbbooster.com

lbbooster.com is an 'add-on domain' of bbcbasic.co.uk. It's hosted by MeirHosting, who have a very good record for reliability and connectivity (they have servers in both the UK and in the States).

Quote:
It has a link to LBB in "New on this site:" part, though this page says "1.70".

I tend to modify that page only when there is a major release of LBB, not a minor update like 1.72.

Richard.
Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by Richard Russell on Feb 11th, 2012, 11:09am

on Feb 10th, 2012, 6:13pm, Guest-tsh73 wrote:
If I use http://just-ping.com/ to check it, I see really big number of "Packets lost" (90%, 100%).

It seems to be better now; try it again.

Richard.
Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by tsh73 on Feb 11th, 2012, 5:50pm

Quote:
It seems to be better now; try it again.

Bad luck, I just cannot get in ("Could not locate remote server")
And that ping service shows it as bad as yesterday.

I dunno. May be it is range ban or something
(btw I several times had similar problems with Alyce's Restaurant site, but as for now it works)

Googled for "online proxy", selected one at random (www.gogowebproxy.com) - indeed it allow to open a www.lbbooster.com site.

But really, I'm OK as far I could to get it anyway. Getting via http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/ just fine for me.

Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by Richard Russell on Feb 25th, 2012, 10:56am

on Feb 11th, 2012, 5:50pm, Guest-tsh73 wrote:
Bad luck, I just cannot get in ("Could not locate remote server")

Would you be kind enough to run 'tracert' on the troublesome URL and send me the report? I can then get my hosting provider to find out what the problem is.

Richard.

Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by tsh73 on Feb 26th, 2012, 06:37am

Quote:
Would you be kind enough to run 'tracert' on the troublesome URL and send me the report? I can then get my hosting provider to find out what the problem is.


Tracert just returns me something in lines of "Unable to resolve target system name www.lbbooster.com"
(actually my system says it in Russian)
Same about bbcbasic.co.uk.
So this should be DNS problem of my provider, somehow.
I tried using my cell phone provider but results are the same.

Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by Richard Russell on Feb 26th, 2012, 09:41am

on Feb 26th, 2012, 06:37am, Guest-tsh73 wrote:
Tracert just returns me something in lines of "Unable to resolve target system name www.lbbooster.com"

As you say, that's a DNS problem. You could try adding some more DNS servers to the list. The setting is in 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties... Advanced TCP/IP settings... DNS... DNS server addresses, in order of use'. Google provides a public DNS you could try:

http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/

Richard.
Re: LB Booster version 1.72 released
Post by tsh73 on Feb 27th, 2012, 05:17am

Thank you Richard
Adding Google DNS as secondary DNS server fixed it for me.