Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

There is a bug with PartyPoker in the latest version that the notes.txt file gets deleted/truncated.

We need a script that does this:

1) Copies the notes.txt file to a specified folder, and names it notes.datestamp-timestamp.txt
2) Starts party poker.

At least this way we can recover it, if it gets deleted again.

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

Copy paste the text into notepad. Save as a .bat file. Double click to run. The window will hang around until party is closed, someone else might be able to prevent this.

@echo off
IF NOT EXIST "%programfiles%\partygaming\partypoker\notes backup\" MKDIR "%programfiles%\partygaming\partypoker\notes backup\"

for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/- " %%a in ('date /t') do set XDate=%%a-%%b-%%c
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=: " %%a in ('time /t') do set XTime=%%a-%%b-%%c


IF EXIST "%programfiles%\partygaming\partypoker\notes.t xt" COPY "%programfiles%\partygaming\partypoker\notes.t xt" "%programfiles%\partygaming\partypoker\notes backup\notes.%XDate%_%XTime%.txt

cd %programfiles%\partygaming\

start partygaming.exe -P=PartyPoker

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

That's great thanks, will try it later when I get home.

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

how does one save as a .bat file?

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

thanks for doing this btw Phil

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

fabulous

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

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how does one save as a .bat file?

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Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

goto save
at "save as filetype" select "all"
save the file as whateveryouwannanameit.bat

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

i changed programfiles to programme as im running a german windows and it keeps telling me it cant find partygaming.exe
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Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

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i changed programfiles to programme as im running a german windows and it keeps telling me it cant find partygaming.exe
hyahyhyhyhchchyhy

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Try changing them all to "progra~1" instead.

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

Is the problem just that the notes gets truncated/deleted? To me it seems that the notes are only getting written when party is closed normally. I've been playing all morning and watching my notes.txt file and the timestamp hasn't changed. It's still from a couple days ago.

I would think we need a script that copies the player notes from windows memory to a notes backup file, so if the program crashes (or we have to kill the process we don't lose our notes).

Re: Really simple/easy request for a script, one minutes work
 

Hmmm. I may have found a workaround for the issue where your notes either don't save and/or get deleted or truncated.

You sometimes get that weird memory error when PartyPoker is closing. However I've noticed you don't always get the error message when your notes still fail to save. You may also experience (as I do) the behavior where PartyPoker will relaunch itself after you close it, and log you in! Very weird. I think you'll also see two "Partygaming.exe" processes running at the same time for this scenario to occur. Maybe this is why you get the memory error and notes.txt issue.

At least, if I close PartyPoker, let it relaunch itself, and THEN record a note on a player; it actually will save the note when I exit the application. I've only tried this once and will try some more, but I'd appreciate if anyone else can confirm this or a similar workaround - as it's VERY frustrating to lose all notes that I've collected for an entire session.