Guest MiloTheGreat Posted December 30, 2004 Report Posted December 30, 2004 I travel from Swanswa to Cardiff everyday, and most days there is an accident, hold-up, some weekend duffer deciding to visit his/her sister Betty in PontyCymmer. This app allows you to type in a motorway (m4 for me, or leave blank for all the hold-ups in the UK) and hit Search, then wait for the results. This app basically queries a SOAP service, which renders the reports in SOAP XML and breaks this out into fields. The design, is pants, and needs work. No thanks to MS dropping tab support on forms. Please try from: http://www.imadeitlast.com/demos/roadclien...oadreportv3.zip or RoadReportV3.zip
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted December 30, 2004 Report Posted December 30, 2004 Cool... Screenshot? Which Web Service are you using if you don't mind me asking? P
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted December 30, 2004 Report Posted December 30, 2004 Cool... Screenshot? Which Web Service are you using if you don't mind me asking? P <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is the SOAP method, and descriptions.ASMX I'll post some up, nothing wonderous, text box, combo, etc, nothing graphic. Just a tidy app footprint. Thanks for the time, I appreciate it.
Guest Dr_StrangeTrick Posted December 31, 2004 Report Posted December 31, 2004 Hey I like it, quick and simple, straight to the point. One thing though it wont run through the cradle, it comes up with a web exception.
Guest pj Posted January 2, 2005 Report Posted January 2, 2005 Hey I like it, quick and simple, straight to the point. One thing though it wont run through the cradle, it comes up with a web exception. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I get the same message in and out of the cradle. :cry: Would love to have this working as I too travell everyday in and around south wales.....always many many traffic problems :x ! Please help. I have a spv e200. Thanks. PJ :)
Guest Lemac Posted January 2, 2005 Report Posted January 2, 2005 Works on my E200 but why did I put M25 in on first http://www.modaco.com/search.php>Search we all know its a car park :) cool Lemac
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 Nice app. Thanks! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks all for the feedback, I'm adding better error trapping in the next version, it does seem very sensative on the GPRS, One bar or less you suffer a good chance of exceptions. If any of you are writing an app to consume the SOAP service can you let me know, the description is likely to change very soon, and I can email you to give you warning. Those that are having consistant comms issues, you may want to check your provider settings. You can compare against the x86 install and webversions... Installs Here
Guest C500pete Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 What is the data volume transmitted over each GPRS session?
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 What is the data volume transmitted over each GPRS session? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very good question... Upload: a few bytes, road string + URL < 1k Download: each report is about 150 bytes So the more reports, the more Tx. This is theoretical, so anyone who can mearsure, real-world, would be helpfull... Thanks...
Guest Ben Horley Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 Wow, what a great little app. This is definitely a keeper. Can I be a real pain and ask for a couple of extra features? 1) Remember the last motorway you typed (or have a default motorway). As it'll be used in a car the less typing the better. 2) A severity indicator (red, green, yellow circle for example) 3) The ability to enter more than motorway at once (ie, my journey covers the M60 and M53). It'd be great to just run your app and click go (as it would have remembered previous searches) and it'd return results from both motorways. If you're not interested in implementing these features then no worries, they're just suggestions from me. Anyway, great work. I was thinking about developing a similar app for football scores - where is it that you actually get your data from?
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 Wow, what a great little app. This is definitely a keeper. Can I be a real pain and ask for a couple of extra features? 1) Remember the last motorway you typed (or have a default motorway). As it'll be used in a car the less typing the better. 2) A severity indicator (red, green, yellow circle for example) 3) The ability to enter more than motorway at once (ie, my journey covers the M60 and M53). It'd be great to just run your app and click go (as it would have remembered previous searches) and it'd return results from both motorways. If you're not interested in implementing these features then no worries, they're just suggestions from me. Anyway, great work. I was thinking about developing a similar app for football scores - where is it that you actually get your data from? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. Agreed, avail next version. 2. Again Agreed, in the next version. 3. Already there, of sorts, "M4 J24", but needs improvement, much improvement. Footy scores... great idea, if you do decide then write it for SOAP first, consuming it is Sooooo easy... I'm also thinking for F1 lap timings... OOOooo the bandwidth.
Guest mcwarre Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 I'm also thinking for F1 lap timings... OOOooo the bandwidth. As F1 is qiute predictable (i.e. Schumacher/Ferrari Wins) then you could reduce bandwidth by placing Schumacher at the top by default :) :(
Guest tsutton Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 I haven't installed it yet (am at work) - is it only for motorways or can be used on any road numbers (i.e. A37, etc)
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 I haven't installed it yet (am at work) - is it only for motorways or can be used on any road numbers (i.e. A37, etc) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It should do, try the web version ... from http://www.imadeitlast.com/demos/RoadClients/index.aspx The results will be exactly the same as the smartphone version....
Guest Blakey Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Do you have a pocket pc version? Would be a useful app to have on a JAM for example... Cheers Blakey
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted January 13, 2005 Report Posted January 13, 2005 Do you have a pocket pc version?  Would be a useful app to have on a JAM for example... Cheers Blakey <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it support .net compact frame work, then it will, use the smartphone version... It also works on a iPaq that supports the .net CFW
Guest gun_runner Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 Nice app. Simple and to the point. Does exactly what it says on the tin!
Guest gun_runner Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 I've done something similar with a weather program but am havingtrouble with adding an application icon. See: http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=199489 Can anyone help? I'll post the app when this is sorted :D
Guest MorphFx Posted February 16, 2005 Report Posted February 16, 2005 How do we know this app is for real, it could just be generating randon answers from a list, anyone proved this app actually works, ie do the results coincide with traffic information from BBC etc? The author doesn't really say where he sources his information from ? Hmm could even be a trojan...eek time for immediate disposal!
Guest gun_runner Posted February 16, 2005 Report Posted February 16, 2005 How do we know this app is for real, it could just be generating randon answers from a list, anyone proved this app actually works, ie do the results coincide with traffic information from BBC etc? The author doesn't really say where he sources his information from ? Hmm could even be a trojan...eek time for immediate disposal! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have tried this app for some time and it has consistently reported the same traffic jams that I was sitting in at the time! Shame it doesn't remind me to check the traffic before I leave work! As for where it gets it's data from, it will I suspect be an online web service like many others that provide freely available information to anyone who wants to query them.
Guest MiloTheGreat Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 (edited) How do we know this app is for real, it could just be generating randon answers from a list, anyone proved this app actually works, ie do the results coincide with traffic information from BBC etc? The author doesn't really say where he sources his information from ? Hmm could even be a trojan...eek time for immediate disposal! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for you support. First app, and your dissing. Thanks a bunch. :| It's not exactly brain surgery, drop the exe into notepad, this is part compiled .net BTW. Edited February 17, 2005 by MiloTheGreat
Guest shack77 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 (edited) Er, done a search, but don't know what a soap xml is. The program won't show the results. Help!! A surfer far far from Newquay needs this!! The Shack Edited February 17, 2005 by shack77
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