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[AHK] Transfer FTP Notes to HEM (bonus image: FTP Note icons in HEM HUD)
05-29-2009
, 04:23 PM
Notes in Full Tilt and HEM
I built a simple AHK tool to allow you to transfer your FTP notes to the HEM db, using HEM's note import feature. I need to do some testing, so if any prolific note-takers could send me their PlayerName.xml file I can use it to verify it works in more cases. Since I use FTP notes more for the icon-colours than actual notes, I don't have much to test. For instance, the .xml file stores certain characters in a code format (e.g. greater than, less than, new line, apostrophe) and I would prefer to transfer these with the real character rather than as codes. I have some of the most common ones, but a couple of sample files would help me find any others.
If you just want to try it out, send me a PM. If you want to try it without sending your notes, thats fine as well. After sufficient feedback and testing, I will post a link to the files. Although it is a relatively safe tool, I would prefer to have a couple of advanced users try it out before releasing it to the masses. This particular tool would work best for users who do not currently create their notes in HEM, but would like to start (HEM's import tool does not update existing notes, only inserts new ones).
I have written this as a simple AHK script which takes the contents of your PlayerName.xml file and creates a .HMNotes file that can be imported into HEM. As far as I can tell, there is a limitation with this import in that it will only insert new records and does not update existing ones. I have also created a new graphics file that makes the HEM note icons look like FTP note icons. Alternatively, you can 'map' the FTP note icons to the existing HEM icons (a mix of colours and graphical icons). I prefer the FTP colours.
I have a few other ideas for Note Management tools. Eventually I would like to build a tool that allows you to create and edit notes / groups of notes for either FTP or HEM without running either application, but we'll see how that goes. There is also a need for a tool that allows you to simply set or change note icon / colour in bulk (in either FTP or HEM).
Useless without pics, so:
Success - imported HEM note matches FTP note (note: line feeds have been preserved):
These are the replacement HEM Note Icons, created to match the FTP Icons:
Q. Why is it better to keep notes in HEM than FTP?
A.
In general, you should take a backup of your PlayerName.xml file periodically to avoid losing all your notes if there is a problem.
I built a simple AHK tool to allow you to transfer your FTP notes to the HEM db, using HEM's note import feature. I need to do some testing, so if any prolific note-takers could send me their PlayerName.xml file I can use it to verify it works in more cases. Since I use FTP notes more for the icon-colours than actual notes, I don't have much to test. For instance, the .xml file stores certain characters in a code format (e.g. greater than, less than, new line, apostrophe) and I would prefer to transfer these with the real character rather than as codes. I have some of the most common ones, but a couple of sample files would help me find any others.
If you just want to try it out, send me a PM. If you want to try it without sending your notes, thats fine as well. After sufficient feedback and testing, I will post a link to the files. Although it is a relatively safe tool, I would prefer to have a couple of advanced users try it out before releasing it to the masses. This particular tool would work best for users who do not currently create their notes in HEM, but would like to start (HEM's import tool does not update existing notes, only inserts new ones).
I have written this as a simple AHK script which takes the contents of your PlayerName.xml file and creates a .HMNotes file that can be imported into HEM. As far as I can tell, there is a limitation with this import in that it will only insert new records and does not update existing ones. I have also created a new graphics file that makes the HEM note icons look like FTP note icons. Alternatively, you can 'map' the FTP note icons to the existing HEM icons (a mix of colours and graphical icons). I prefer the FTP colours.
I have a few other ideas for Note Management tools. Eventually I would like to build a tool that allows you to create and edit notes / groups of notes for either FTP or HEM without running either application, but we'll see how that goes. There is also a need for a tool that allows you to simply set or change note icon / colour in bulk (in either FTP or HEM).
Useless without pics, so:
Success - imported HEM note matches FTP note (note: line feeds have been preserved):
These are the replacement HEM Note Icons, created to match the FTP Icons:
Q. Why is it better to keep notes in HEM than FTP?
A.
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Does anyone know how to get notes from one computer to another? I copy *screenname*.dat and *screenname*.xml, but when FTP loads it says it's converting my notes, and I lose them.
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Does anyone's FTP delete their 'username'.xml file every once and a while? So annoying... (Vista 64bit)
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wtf is this ****??
I log into FTP, a window pops up saying "player notes conversion"
Now like 90% of my color codings of players are gone!!!
I log into FTP, a window pops up saying "player notes conversion"
Now like 90% of my color codings of players are gone!!!
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my notes and player tabs keep getting erased like at least once a week. i just uninstalled and reinstalled ftp software, which hopefully will work. any one else had same problem?
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05-29-2009
, 04:27 PM
If you only want to update your HEM icons to mimic the FTP Note Icons, you can use the following updated image file:
Make a backup copy of the original, so you can revert back to it easily, and then replace it with this one. Since the icons are now different, you would obviously need to edit your existing notes from the HUD to change them to the correct FTP Note Icon. Location: C:\Program Files\RVG Software\Holdem Manager\Images
If you decide to try this tool out, I would strongly suggest you export all your current notes using HEM's notes export feature first, and back this file up / rename it to something you'll remember (also so it won't get overwritten again by the export). That way, if you change your mind about these new icon images, you can revert back to your old notes / icon numbers without having to change them all by hand again.
Make a backup copy of the original, so you can revert back to it easily, and then replace it with this one. Since the icons are now different, you would obviously need to edit your existing notes from the HUD to change them to the correct FTP Note Icon. Location: C:\Program Files\RVG Software\Holdem Manager\Images
If you decide to try this tool out, I would strongly suggest you export all your current notes using HEM's notes export feature first, and back this file up / rename it to something you'll remember (also so it won't get overwritten again by the export). That way, if you change your mind about these new icon images, you can revert back to your old notes / icon numbers without having to change them all by hand again.
06-24-2009
, 11:48 PM
I had zero response, so I assumed there was no interest 
The script, icons and all documentation can be downloaded from here:
http://www.akabeaucoupfish.com/Home/downloads
(file FTP Notes.zip, currently the above link just takes you to my public Sky Drive)
Just make a reply if you use it, like it, hate it, have any comments / suggestions etc.
The script, icons and all documentation can be downloaded from here:
http://www.akabeaucoupfish.com/Home/downloads
(file FTP Notes.zip, currently the above link just takes you to my public Sky Drive)
Just make a reply if you use it, like it, hate it, have any comments / suggestions etc.
06-25-2009
, 02:13 AM
07-25-2009
, 09:51 PM
07-25-2009
, 10:40 PM
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Just got it to work. I didn't realize I needed to manually import as I'm not too familiar with the software. But now things look great.
Ok, cool. HEM has some way to go with notes imo, but the import feature made this script a lot easier, since I didn't have to make a connection to the database at all, its all driven by importing a correctly-formatted file.
Two questions:
1.) Do I need to do this every session, or will the notes constantly append to the output file? (As opposed to overwriting every session).
It's a one-off process. Each time you run the script, it will create a new, complete notes file from your current FTP notes, for subsequent importing into HEM. But when you import it into HEM, only players that have no notes will have any notes imported. Players with existing notes will be skipped over, this is just how HEM currently works and this would be a feature request for HEM, to be able to update existing notes through the notes import. So if you update existing notes within FTP, these changes won't make it into HEM, unless you delete all the notes from HEM first and repeat the process you just completed (I included instructions on how to delete the notes from HEM, just make sure you are careful
). This is a little fiddly, but possible.
2.) Do you have any updates or changes planned?
I am pretty interested in how players like yourself do their note-taking and I am open to suggestions, feel free to PM me with any of your own ideas.
Some of the ideas are going to be a bit hard to do in a scripting language, but it is the easiest and most transparent way of getting functionality to players who don't trust binary files from unknowns (a good attitude to have, security-wise). I like the idea of being able to review the notes you have in FTP alongside the notes you have in HEM, and review / edit / merge them before finally deciding to consolidate them. This would help with the problem you mentioned above, about being able to more easily update HEM notes from FTP notes.
Also, updating note icons in large numbers has been mentioned before (e.g. for changing fish=green to fish-blue after you have already set the wrong colour for lots of players).
Some colour-blind players have problems with the icon colours just as they do with cards, so creating a new set of icons for both FTP and HEM might be a neat idea. That's less a software issue than icon design but with the ability to easily change large numbers of note icons from one to another, this would be a lot easier to implement.
Finally, the reverse process of updating your FTP notes from a HEM db would be a great way to get all the icon colours set up so you can identify player types in the FTP client when you are browsing tables.
Great stuff.
Ok, cool. HEM has some way to go with notes imo, but the import feature made this script a lot easier, since I didn't have to make a connection to the database at all, its all driven by importing a correctly-formatted file.
Two questions:
1.) Do I need to do this every session, or will the notes constantly append to the output file? (As opposed to overwriting every session).
It's a one-off process. Each time you run the script, it will create a new, complete notes file from your current FTP notes, for subsequent importing into HEM. But when you import it into HEM, only players that have no notes will have any notes imported. Players with existing notes will be skipped over, this is just how HEM currently works and this would be a feature request for HEM, to be able to update existing notes through the notes import. So if you update existing notes within FTP, these changes won't make it into HEM, unless you delete all the notes from HEM first and repeat the process you just completed (I included instructions on how to delete the notes from HEM, just make sure you are careful
). This is a little fiddly, but possible.2.) Do you have any updates or changes planned?
I am pretty interested in how players like yourself do their note-taking and I am open to suggestions, feel free to PM me with any of your own ideas.
Some of the ideas are going to be a bit hard to do in a scripting language, but it is the easiest and most transparent way of getting functionality to players who don't trust binary files from unknowns (a good attitude to have, security-wise). I like the idea of being able to review the notes you have in FTP alongside the notes you have in HEM, and review / edit / merge them before finally deciding to consolidate them. This would help with the problem you mentioned above, about being able to more easily update HEM notes from FTP notes.
Also, updating note icons in large numbers has been mentioned before (e.g. for changing fish=green to fish-blue after you have already set the wrong colour for lots of players).
Some colour-blind players have problems with the icon colours just as they do with cards, so creating a new set of icons for both FTP and HEM might be a neat idea. That's less a software issue than icon design but with the ability to easily change large numbers of note icons from one to another, this would be a lot easier to implement.
Finally, the reverse process of updating your FTP notes from a HEM db would be a great way to get all the icon colours set up so you can identify player types in the FTP client when you are browsing tables.
Great stuff.
09-15-2009
, 04:54 PM
09-16-2009
, 06:38 PM
Last edited by BeaucoupFish; 09-16-2009 at 06:38 PM.
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