Visual ZPlan Deco Software

betti154 · 13th June 2007, 03:05

Guys,

I’ve had a few requests for this program of late, so I thought I’d just post it here and get some feedback and constructive criticism.

For a while I’d be using ZPlan, and then ZPlanner for cutting primary and bail-out tables. Whilst I found that both do their intended job, they leave a lot to be desired in regards to data entry and printing tables. I also looked at commercial products such as GAP and DecoCheck , however I didn’t find that any of them suited my requirements.

To this end, I created Visual ZPlan to fill the void. Like ZPlanner, Visual ZPlan is a Windows based wrapper or GUI around the base ZPlan command line application. Simply put, it captures input values via the Windows interface and passes them to ZPlan which does all the deco calculations. The direct output is captured and displayed in grid and graph format. Due to this, Visual ZPlan is limited to the functionality of ZPlan which cannot be changed.

My main objectives for building the application were:

Easy entry of dive profile info
Quick and simple OC bailout tables for CCR dives (ie. Enter the primary profile, and automatically produce bailout tables)
Tailored table printing (ie. Targeted printing for 100x150 or 4”x6” photo cards, which are easily laminated)
Ability to save entered dive profiles

I did not implement the repetitive dive feature of ZPlan using the tissue.dat file, so for now at least Visual ZPlan can only be used to run single dive profiles.

You download and install it from Visual ZPlan Webpage.

More information can be found in the Visual ZPlan User Guide.

Like ZPlan, Visual ZPlan is free.

Note: There is a bug in the Microsoft ClickOnce installation procedure that prevents the online install from happening behind a proxy server that requires authentication. I expect this will only affect people attempting to install the application at work. I'll hopefully have an offline installation option available in the near future. This bug only affects the installation, not the execution of the program.

mysiar · 13th June 2007, 09:37

Damien
I manged to install it.
I had a problem becasue I use Firefox as default browser and your program needs IE.

I have NET 2 and MS Report Viewer 2005

when I run program I got error like this.
When I click Continue I got main window.
When I run profile I got similar error message

Quote:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at VisualZplan.FormMain.LoadData(String filename)
at VisualZplan.FormMain.tsbNew_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at VisualZplan.FormMain.FormMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Mes sage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Mess age& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.O nMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.W ndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
VisualZplan
Assembly Version: 1.0.1.36138
Win32 Version: 1.0.1.*
CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/VisualZplan.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
NPlot
Assembly Version: 0.9.10.0
Win32 Version: 0.9.10.0
CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/NPlot.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
DevTools.Common
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/DevTools.Common.DLL
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

mysiar · 13th June 2007, 09:42

Damien
I found the problem for some reason when I have set Polish regional options in Control Pannel your program didn't work.
After I switch to English it is working.

It does not like decimal separator , in Polish settings

betti154 · 13th June 2007, 10:53

mysiar,

Thanks for taking the time to post the problem and fix. I didn't really cater for languages other than English, as I'd be coding forever and the underlying Zplan application doesn't support various languages anyway.

Re: Using Firefox vs IE, you can use Firefox though you'll need to save the Setup.exe to disk and execute it from there.

Glad to hear you've got it running though.

damien

mysiar · 13th June 2007, 16:30

Damien
no complains from my side

Great work

Cheers
Piotr

betti154 · 14th June 2007, 06:35

If anyone was having problems with the MS ClickOnce online install, they can now use the standard offline install which is also now available from URL listed above.

The only difference is that the online install is selft updating, so it will automatically download a new version if one exists on the server.

mysiar · 15th June 2007, 14:35

Damien
online instalation stopped working
seems like files disappeared

PiOtR

betti154 · 16th June 2007, 03:47

All good now. Online and offline installs are available.

poseidonjoe · 14th October 2007, 01:33

Hi Damien

I'm trying to download the app, but I get an error, page cannot be found, I'm trying from home, is the page down for some reason?

Thanks

13th June 2007, 03:05	#1 (permalink)
betti154 Damien Siviero Waiting for Pathfinder :( Inspiration, Kiss Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 240	Visual ZPlan Deco Software Guys, I’ve had a few requests for this program of late, so I thought I’d just post it here and get some feedback and constructive criticism. For a while I’d be using ZPlan, and then ZPlanner for cutting primary and bail-out tables. Whilst I found that both do their intended job, they leave a lot to be desired in regards to data entry and printing tables. I also looked at commercial products such as GAP and DecoCheck , however I didn’t find that any of them suited my requirements. To this end, I created Visual ZPlan to fill the void. Like ZPlanner, Visual ZPlan is a Windows based wrapper or GUI around the base ZPlan command line application. Simply put, it captures input values via the Windows interface and passes them to ZPlan which does all the deco calculations. The direct output is captured and displayed in grid and graph format. Due to this, Visual ZPlan is limited to the functionality of ZPlan which cannot be changed. My main objectives for building the application were: Easy entry of dive profile info Quick and simple OC bailout tables for CCR dives (ie. Enter the primary profile, and automatically produce bailout tables) Tailored table printing (ie. Targeted printing for 100x150 or 4”x6” photo cards, which are easily laminated) Ability to save entered dive profiles I did not implement the repetitive dive feature of ZPlan using the tissue.dat file, so for now at least Visual ZPlan can only be used to run single dive profiles. You download and install it from Visual ZPlan Webpage. More information can be found in the Visual ZPlan User Guide. Like ZPlan, Visual ZPlan is free. Note: There is a bug in the Microsoft ClickOnce installation procedure that prevents the online install from happening behind a proxy server that requires authentication. I expect this will only affect people attempting to install the application at work. I'll hopefully have an offline installation option available in the near future. This bug only affects the installation, not the execution of the program.
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13th June 2007, 09:37	#2 (permalink)
mysiar RBW Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kraków Posts: 33	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software Damien I manged to install it. I had a problem becasue I use Firefox as default browser and your program needs IE. I have NET 2 and MS Report Viewer 2005 when I run program I got error like this. When I click Continue I got main window. When I run profile I got similar error message Quote: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************ Exception Text ********** System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format. at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) at System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt) at System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info) at VisualZplan.FormMain.LoadData(String filename) at VisualZplan.FormMain.tsbNew_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at VisualZplan.FormMain.FormMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Mes sage& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Mess age& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.O nMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.W ndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ********** Loaded Assemblies ************ mscorlib Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- VisualZplan Assembly Version: 1.0.1.36138 Win32 Version: 1.0.1.* CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/VisualZplan.exe ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- NPlot Assembly Version: 0.9.10.0 Win32 Version: 0.9.10.0 CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/NPlot.DLL ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) CodeBase: file:///F:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- DevTools.Common Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///F:/Documents%20and%20Settings/admin/Local%20Settings/Apps/2.0/6T9BLQCD.0LP/W47WTH3D.86W/visu..tion_750b8dfb745db23a_0001.0006_00c9287f580e 4365/DevTools.Common.DLL ---------------------------------------- ************ JIT Debugging ************ To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box.
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13th June 2007, 09:42	#3 (permalink)
mysiar RBW Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kraków Posts: 33	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software Damien I found the problem for some reason when I have set Polish regional options in Control Pannel your program didn't work. After I switch to English it is working. It does not like decimal separator , in Polish settings Last edited by mysiar; 13th June 2007 at 09:47..
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13th June 2007, 10:53	#4 (permalink)
betti154 Damien Siviero Waiting for Pathfinder :( Inspiration, Kiss Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 240	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software mysiar, Thanks for taking the time to post the problem and fix. I didn't really cater for languages other than English, as I'd be coding forever and the underlying Zplan application doesn't support various languages anyway. Re: Using Firefox vs IE, you can use Firefox though you'll need to save the Setup.exe to disk and execute it from there. Glad to hear you've got it running though. damien Last edited by betti154; 13th June 2007 at 10:57..
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13th June 2007, 16:30	#5 (permalink)
mysiar RBW Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kraków Posts: 33	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software Damien no complains from my side Great work Cheers Piotr
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14th June 2007, 06:35	#6 (permalink)
betti154 Damien Siviero Waiting for Pathfinder :( Inspiration, Kiss Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 240	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software If anyone was having problems with the MS ClickOnce online install, they can now use the standard offline install which is also now available from URL listed above. The only difference is that the online install is selft updating, so it will automatically download a new version if one exists on the server.
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15th June 2007, 14:35	#7 (permalink)
mysiar RBW Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kraków Posts: 33	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software Damien online instalation stopped working seems like files disappeared PiOtR
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16th June 2007, 03:47	#8 (permalink)
betti154 Damien Siviero Waiting for Pathfinder :( Inspiration, Kiss Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 240	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software All good now. Online and offline installs are available.
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14th October 2007, 01:33	#9 (permalink)
poseidonjoe New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 8	Re: Visual ZPlan Deco Software Hi Damien I'm trying to download the app, but I get an error, page cannot be found, I'm trying from home, is the page down for some reason? Thanks
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