Problem Running VHFLOG32.exe

lennyw · Post by **lennyw** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:22 pm

I installed VHFLOG32.exe (see http://mysite.verizon.net/dmascaro1/vhf32v356.exe for the self extracting exe) . It installs ok, though you may have to separately install the microsoft vbrutime version 6 package before it will run.. It has a rather cryptic user interface, first you create a profile and enter a log file name and press continue. Then you actually get to the logging screen. There you can enter a call sign (say w2www) and grid square (say fn20) and hit enter twice to record the log entry, When the log entry is made program displays "Runtime Error 380 Invalid Property Value" in a message box. It exits when you press "OK"

The program runs fine in Windows XP.
I'm not sure if this forum is the place for this kind of problem or if this constitutes a bug that need reporting more formally.

I've tried running VHFLOG32 under Wine 1.0.0 and the current development version 1.1.12 with the same results.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I redirected WINE's stderr from the run of VHFLOG32 to a file and here is the text of it

fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32f538), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x142f90)->(0x14e2b8, 0, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32eb0c), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x169b30)->(0x16e180, 0, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32f40c), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32e88c), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x153d58)->(0x146f90, 0, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32e7e0), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x1a8630)->(0x1d6078, 0, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xe8e78c,2246,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32f2b0), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_get_hPal unimplemented for type 3. Returning 0 palette.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_FindConnectionPoint no connection point for {33ad4f92-6699-11cf-b70c-00aa0060d393}
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_FindConnectionPoint no connection point for {33ad4f92-6699-11cf-b70c-00aa0060d393}

Thanks for your comments

Lenny WIntfeld
W2BVH

qwertymn · Post by **qwertymn** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:08 pm

i gave the app a try, and got the same bug. Probably an issue with missing fonts. From the debug log, there was someting like it seemed to need COURIER NEW.

Anyway, i copied over all my fonts from my windows partition (in c:\\windows\\Fonts) to ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts, and the problem seemed to be gone. Could you give that a try?

lennyw · Post by **lennyw** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:41 pm

I tried your suggestion and it seems to have worked out great. So far I have not been able to kill the app. Even tried some of the applets it execs (which also had problems) and they all seem to function just fine so far.

Thanks very much for your suggestion!

If you have time could you let me know what showed up in your stderr that led you to the solution? I did not see any references to fonts or courier new in mine. If you don't have the time, no problem. The program runs in wine!!

Sincere thanks.

Lenny

qwertymn · Post by **qwertymn** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:27 pm

Good to hear it worked out

If you have time could you let me know what showed up in your stderr that led you to the solution? I did not see any references to fonts or courier new in mine.

There wasn't anything in stderr, as I said it was from a debuglog, run the app with WINEDEBUG=+relay,+tid,+seh wine VHFLOG32.exe &>/tmp/log , and in the file '/tmp/log' you'll find all the APIcalls the app did, just search for " Runtime Error 380" and try look for susp[icious things in the log before that line. Then i saw some font-related stuff was done, so that lead me to guess to copy all windows fonts over to wine. In the wine-wiki you can read some more about debugchannels, and elemantary bug-hunting. Have fun;)