Unable to create new maps

same problem here...

which java version did you use?

 

Hail and well met Smiley686, theko,

Hmm. So you got it to work by reverting the Java version or did it start working with the newer version? I'd definitely like to know the Java version and OS you are using so we can track this down.

Also if you feel comfortable sharing your map file I will attempt to reproduce locally. Please PM me a link to the file or I will provide my email in the reply if it's small enough to send.

 

Okay..is there an actual FIX on the way for this that doesn't require reverting?...I have other software that is asking for newer Java, and so I'm unwilling to revert something that impacts potentially multiple apps for this.

I get that Java is the thing that changed, but since nothing in my system depends on d20Pro, and LOTS in my system depends on Java, Java wins.

Hopefully someone is working on this.....?

 

We have the fix in testing right now and it will be included in our next release. Since we have a fairly major release coming we've included it with that instead of putting out a patch right after testing with just this fix in it.

 

Daggeth, I hate to be a bit whiney here but I wasn't informed on Friday when I purchased the program that I'd have to wait and inderminate amount of time before I could put the program to use! Like others here I can't roll back Java because of other program needs.

Is there a release date estimate at least? I have 2 other players that need to buy licenses but I've told them to hold off because I can't make maps! I'm now losing ground on my arguement to move to this program for our 2 campaigns.

 

Yes, yes. I am in agreement with trundell. Just bought the program today and now I find out I can't import anything from a file. Basically, it's unusable to me for the campaign I am currently in. Any guess on the date of new release so I can find out when I can use the program?

 

I don't have a hard release date, let me talk to some of the devs and I'll find out more information.

 

I immediately tried that and was greetd by a horizontal black box with a text in the upper left hand corner that said something to the effect that photoshop image is too large. I rolled back Java to 22 for the weekend. Found it solved the map issue.

I still have an issue with importing portraits for characters. Is it me or the program? It displays after selecting but clicking the green check button it claims it can't save the image. My work around for that is to use the lower res porttraits through Hero Lab. Of course the ultimate work around will be a return to pen and paper

Since Mindgene knew about the bug before we purchased I think we expected a little heads up. I spent too much time trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Remember its the first time I'm trying to do it, so the first thought is that I'm doing something wrong, not the program! And I had to do multiple searches to find this topic when I did decide that it wasn't me, and then be told to roll back other software? An inauspicious start and opposite of the feelings of joy I know you guys want people to experience. Suggestion: "Known issues" sticky forum. Going threw the forums I notice a couple more "yeah, we're getting to that" Help the new guys understand what's a program limitation and what's just plain broken (for now).

So with that tepid rant out of the way. We had a lot of fun with it last night. I wish the FoW/vision blocking worked like MapTools but there's so much stuff D20Pro is doing better that we'll stick to it and wait for those updates!

 

Trundell, all I can say is you're right, we certainly could have done better in communicating this issue to new customers. Your suggestion is a good one and something I'll be working on. Thank you for being calm and actually making a good suggestion in your rant instead of just going off on what I'm sure was a frustrating experience.

I'm really glad that you were still able to have a good gaming session with d20Pro last night. You're not the only person who's asked for a better FoW system and that is one of our top priorities right now.

 

Daggeth, thanks! Keep up the great work!

 

Please let us know when that new release is ready. And are we going to have to do anything besides just download the update?

 

Keep up the good work guys and thanks for teaming up with HeroLab... really makes life easier. Looking forward to the Java fix, sorry for the double post.

 

I have developed Java apps for years and supported production environments with multiple versions of Java.

You can definitely have multiple development kits (JDK) installed.

It is typical to set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to point to your preferred virtual machine (JVM). However, you can override that in command files, from a command prompt, etc.

I already tweak the d20Pro 64-bit start-up bat file to have a larger min/max memory setting.

For another example, I run a 32-bit SVN client on my 64-bit Vista and Win 7 rigs, and I needed to tweak their start-up files to find a 32-bit JRE sitting in another Java app's install directory, because the client couldn't run with the 64-bit JRE that was installed in my system as THE Java run-time.

So this can be done. You could have the _25 JRE sitting somewhere else and point d20Pro to it, while all of your other Java apps find the default _26 fine.

Sometimes, it's a simple as changing a %JAVA_EXEC% parameter in a start-up file to be equal to a different java instance rather than the default.

Example (some places you can do Unix/Java forward slash '/' instead of windows backslash '\'):

set JAVA_EXEC=c:/jdk1.6.0_25/bin/java

Instead of just

set JAVA_EXEC=java

You could type something like the following from a command prompt to test that your system can run your alternate.

(to see your default)
java -version

(to test an alternate)
C:\>C:\jdk1.6.0_25\bin\java -version
java version "1.6.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_25-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode)

(to change default at a command prompt, or at system level environment settings--may require reboot for everything to see the changes--until changed)
set JAVA_HOME=C:\jdk1.6.0_25
set PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH%

(test)
echo %JAVA_HOME%
echo %PATH%

Post any questions you have if searching the Web doesn't provide an answer, and someone should be able to help.

 

I am unable to load/create maps as well. I uninstalled the newest version of Java and installed the older update and still cannot load/create maps. When I click on the maps tab in the library I get the message 'Failed to accessStoredMaps'. I get the same error when I try to create a raw map as well.