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Colen
May 7th, 2010, 09:09 PM
Hi all,

I've just released an update that works correctly with the May compendium update. The major change in this update is that the downloader is more reliable - if one or more files fail to download, the downloader remembers what they are and tries to redownload them after everything else.

If they still fail after that, you have the option of waiting some time (I recommend at least 30 minutes) and trying again indefinitely. This allows you to download most of the content in one go, leave the downloader open for a few hours, then download the rest when the compendium servers stop hiccupping.

Hopefully this helps those of you who have been having problems with the downloader - please let me know how the new downloader works for you.

Thanks!

oridyne
May 11th, 2010, 08:11 AM
Hi,

Just used the ddidownloader first thing this morning and I have just run Herolab with the following error messages: (hope this helps)

The data files could not be loaded due to the following errors:

File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 7) - Thing 'eqAccurorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 14) - Thing 'eqAccurrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 21) - Thing 'eqAccursta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 28) - Thing 'eqAccursym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 35) - Thing 'eqAccurtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 42) - Thing 'eqAccurwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 72) - Thing 'eqAshenrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 73) - Thing 'eqAshenrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 80) - Thing 'eqAstrasym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 81) - Thing 'eqAstrasym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 140) - Thing 'eqCindewan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 141) - Thing 'eqCindewan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 168) - Thing 'eqCrystorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 169) - Thing 'eqCrystorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 176) - Thing 'eqDeathrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 177) - Thing 'eqDeathrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 184) - Thing 'eqDefiarod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 185) - Thing 'eqDefiarod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 198) - Thing 'eqDragowan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 199) - Thing 'eqDragowan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 210) - Thing 'eqEchotom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 211) - Thing 'eqEchotom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 223) - Thing 'eqFarsetot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 224) - Thing 'eqFarsetot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 259) - Thing 'eqForbitom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 260) - Thing 'eqForbitom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 278) - Thing 'eqGreenorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 279) - Thing 'eqGreenorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 286) - Thing 'eqGuardsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 287) - Thing 'eqGuardsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 326) - Thing 'eqIcicltot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 327) - Thing 'eqIcicltot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 382) - Thing 'eqMindwsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 383) - Thing 'eqMindwsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 405) - Thing 'eqPetriorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 406) - Thing 'eqPetriorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Forceful' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 422) - Thing 'eqQuicksta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 423) - Thing 'eqQuicksta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Forceful' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 449) - Thing 'eqRowanwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 450) - Thing 'eqRowanwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 505) - Thing 'eqStormtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 506) - Thing 'eqStormtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 555) - Thing 'eqUnspetom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 556) - Thing 'eqUnspetom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 575) - Thing 'eqWardisym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 576) - Thing 'eqWardisym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 593) - Thing 'eqWrathsym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 594) - Thing 'eqWrathsym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_weapons.dat (line 13) - Thing 'wpAccurdag' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_weapons.dat (line 98) - Thing 'wpCraghamm' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Brutal2' not defined

bam4k
May 11th, 2010, 02:57 PM
I too am recieveing this error. It is preventing me from running Hero Lab.


The data files could not be loaded due to the following errors:

File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 7) - Thing 'eqAccurorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 14) - Thing 'eqAccurrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 21) - Thing 'eqAccursta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 28) - Thing 'eqAccursym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 35) - Thing 'eqAccurtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 42) - Thing 'eqAccurwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 72) - Thing 'eqAshenrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 73) - Thing 'eqAshenrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 80) - Thing 'eqAstrasym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 81) - Thing 'eqAstrasym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 140) - Thing 'eqCindewan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 141) - Thing 'eqCindewan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 168) - Thing 'eqCrystorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 169) - Thing 'eqCrystorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 176) - Thing 'eqDeathrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 177) - Thing 'eqDeathrod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 184) - Thing 'eqDefiarod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 185) - Thing 'eqDefiarod' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 198) - Thing 'eqDragowan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 199) - Thing 'eqDragowan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 210) - Thing 'eqEchotom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 211) - Thing 'eqEchotom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unerring' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 223) - Thing 'eqFarsetot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 224) - Thing 'eqFarsetot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 259) - Thing 'eqForbitom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Deadly' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 260) - Thing 'eqForbitom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 278) - Thing 'eqGreenorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 279) - Thing 'eqGreenorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 286) - Thing 'eqGuardsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 287) - Thing 'eqGuardsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 326) - Thing 'eqIcicltot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 327) - Thing 'eqIcicltot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 382) - Thing 'eqMindwsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 383) - Thing 'eqMindwsta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 405) - Thing 'eqPetriorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 406) - Thing 'eqPetriorb' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Forceful' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 422) - Thing 'eqQuicksta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 423) - Thing 'eqQuicksta' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Forceful' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 449) - Thing 'eqRowanwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Distant' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 450) - Thing 'eqRowanwan' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 505) - Thing 'eqStormtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Energized' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 506) - Thing 'eqStormtot' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 555) - Thing 'eqUnspetom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 556) - Thing 'eqUnspetom' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 575) - Thing 'eqWardisym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Shielding' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 576) - Thing 'eqWardisym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Unstoppabl' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 593) - Thing 'eqWrathsym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'EmpowCrit' not defined
File: ddi_equipment.dat (line 594) - Thing 'eqWrathsym' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Undeniable' not defined
File: ddi_weapons.dat (line 13) - Thing 'wpAccurdag' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Accurate' not defined
File: ddi_weapons.dat (line 98) - Thing 'wpCraghamm' (dynamic tag) - Tag 'Brutal2' not defined

Colen
May 13th, 2010, 08:18 AM
Thanks for the detailed reports - I'm working on the problem, and I'll be posting an update today to fix this.

Colen
May 13th, 2010, 01:27 PM
For anyone who is experiencing this problem, I've attached a file to this post - download it, put it in your c:\HeroLab\data\4e\ folder, and everything should start working. (The downloader wasn't copying that file into the correct place.)

For everyone else, I've just uploaded a new version of the data files that fix this problem, so people shouldn't encounter it again.

LeeSmith
May 13th, 2010, 05:28 PM
Thank you Colen!

This works great!

Lee Smith

Maidhc O Casain
May 18th, 2010, 07:13 AM
I seem to be having two issues:

1) When I use the downloader I get several indications of files that aren't downloaded correctly (the "!" instead of the "."). This may very well be due to network inconsistency, but I don't know much about that stuff so I thought I'd ask here. It's in different places every time, so I don't think it's a corrupt file. It's very frustrating to wait for hours to get the latest update, only to find that I may not have gotten everything.

On a related note - is there a way to download only those things that have changed since the last DDI update? Do we have to download the entire thing every month? I may end up sounding really stupid for asking this, but I can't see it if there is.

2) After I load the latest update all the characters I created with previous versions open with a box stating that there may be errors in the character. I haven't spotted any so far, but it's still an annoyance, and an indication that the program isn't working like I expect it to. Is there an adjustment I'm failing to make, a simple file reload or something? I tried "<ctrl>+r" but still get the same message.

Thurgian
May 18th, 2010, 07:43 AM
I seem to be having two issues:

1) When I use the downloader I get several indications of files that aren't downloaded correctly (the "!" instead of the "."). This may very well be due to network inconsistency, but I don't know much about that stuff so I thought I'd ask here. It's in different places every time, so I don't think it's a corrupt file. It's very frustrating to wait for hours to get the latest update, only to find that I may not have gotten everything.

On a related note - is there a way to download only those things that have changed since the last DDI update? Do we have to download the entire thing every month? I may end up sounding really stupid for asking this, but I can't see it if there is.

2) After I load the latest update all the characters I created with previous versions open with a box stating that there may be errors in the character. I haven't spotted any so far, but it's still an annoyance, and an indication that the program isn't working like I expect it to. Is there an adjustment I'm failing to make, a simple file reload or something? I tried "<ctrl>+r" but still get the same message.

Getting information from DDI is like having a root canal. You do it when it is necessary; but it is still mighty uncomfortable ...

1) The !s indicate problems with individual files. It is frustrating, to say the least, and of the 3 programs that I use that access DDI this is by far the slowest (Of course, one of the fast programs just got a "Cease & Desist" order from WotC).

2) Wizards has this annoying habit of changing the rules every month. While this is only my guess, I expect that the error message is letting you know that "Since you have downloaded an update, it is entirely possible that your characters are no longer valid; and that you need to review them for consistency" - For example, this last patch got rid of a feat called "Focused Expertise" which immediately rendered one of my mages - "invalid".

SAbel
May 18th, 2010, 03:58 PM
This last month DDI down load (knocking on wood) went a bit faster for me and everything is working (again knocking on wood). Its still not fast and yes Wotc makes it hard to use but hey I am not upset I think HL is a great program and does everything I want from both a player and GM stand point.
Keep up the good work guys.

Colen
May 27th, 2010, 02:06 PM
Mowgli:

1) If you see any !s during download, once the download finishes, you should be offered the choice of re-downloading those files again. If you tell it to retry the download, it should attempt to download just those files again, not everything - so the retry should be fairly painless.

If you still get failures when you retry, I recommend leaving the program open for a few hours and then retrying again - sometimes the servers experience failures like this, then just get better by themselves.

2) The message you get is basically a warning that means "Hey, the data files have changed, so if you get any errors, that's why". As Thurgian says, sometimes feats / paragon paths / abilities disappear from the D&D compendium, so we want to warn people that a new version might have changed things. :(

Hope this helps!