Event Manager v0.96 [12/12/13]
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THIS HAS BEEN PORTED INTO C3 CON TOOLS AND IMPROVED AS A PART OF THAT. SO GO TO THE C3 CON TOOLS THREAD AND GRAB IT THERE.
Let’s start by saying this is not being offered as a C3 software. Why? This was created in early 2012 when I was very much new to programming and all I knew was Visual BASIC. This is created in VB.NET code and is nowhere near as polished or tested as the tools I have created for C3.
With that in mind, let’s talk about what it does.
It was created to help me run a Rock Band event in school. Then I updated it a little bit this year when I ran the event again. Tonight I’m hosting another similar event and needed the software, so I updated it and enhanced it as much as I could given that it is still in VB.NET code.
It’s a very simple interface for entering the name of the player’s band, the name of the song, and the name of the original artist. It creates a queue, which you can edit, and then it keeps track of how many times an “act” is skipped and/or plays. This allows you to easily keep track of who has played and what they played, and when.
The more you use the software, the easier it becomes to use, because it “learns” from you. Every band name, song name and artist name you enter is stored, so when you type “Qu” you’ll get “Queen”, “Queensryche” and “Queens of the Stone Age” so you can 1) fill it in quickly and 2) consistently. This “learning” process happens as you use the program and is saved across sessions, so next time around, all names entered before are already there.
You can modify the existing items by going to Tools – Edit Bands, Edit Artists, or Edit Songs.
Every time you run the software it creates a log, which you can view by going to Tools – View Logs. The logs try to show you some basic analytics, so you’ll have a percentage of added vs. played, added vs. skipped, most played band, etc. Nothing too exciting but it was helpful for my usage.
The big lock on the corner allows you to lock the interface, in case you need to step away from the computer. The only thing anyone without the password can do is add another act to the queue or view the previous acts. The close (X) button is disabled and the File – Save and Exit menu is disabled as well. If they close the program via Ctrl+Alt+Delete, just re-launch the program and it’ll ask you if you want to load the last saved session before it “crashed” and you’ll be back where you were before. Then smack that person in the head.
This is to be considered beta software. Do not rely on it for anything sensitive.
I have no plans to continue updating this beyond what it is. If any of you are familiar with VB.NET code and want to take over, or want to port it to another language, let me know and I’ll send you the source code.
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LINK REMOVED PERMANENTLY. GET C3 CON TOOLS AND USE THE EVENT MANAGER FOUND THERE.
I have no plans to continue updating this beyond what it is. If any of you are familiar with VB.NET code and want to take over, or want to port it to another language, let me know and I’ll send you the source code.I roll between VB.NET and C# pretty often and they’re quite similar. It’s just sorting out subtle syntax nuances.
” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_cheeky.001.gif”>Added a screenshot of the Log Viewer with the information from last night’s event.
The software performed well, but I did notice a couple of things that needed fixing. I may get around to that sometime next week, since as of now it feels less than complete due to those small annoyances.
Updated the software to v0.95, which is most likely the last time I will ever touch this.
This brings all kinds of fixes and features I felt were needed when I used it for a four hour event recently.
Among the changes:
1 – When enabling/disabling buttons, the color changes as well, to make it clear which button is enable or not
2 – Added ability to edit previous performances
3 – Added ability to delete previous performances
4 – Fixed bug that would cause current performance to be lost in limbo if you pressed Play before pressing Stop
5 – Improved code (straight stolen from Le Fluffie) to resize the band/artist/song names to fit better within the marquee
6 – Expanded storing of entered information to take into account editing of existing performances (wouldn’t save before)
7 – Added clock to form – can be moved around by click and dragging – can be turned off under Tools – Clock Options
8 – Added ability to show clock on title bar – turn on/off under Tools – Clock Options
9 – Fixed reading of logs from days less than the 10th of the month
10 – Added ability to look at more information in the Log Viewer by double clicking on an entry
11 – Several improvements to code stability and consistency throughout the program.
This is still not perfect, but it is now considerably better than before. Enjoy.
I’m out
Based on some requests I received, here’s another small but useful update.
– Now the entire program can be maximized and/or resized to make the most of your monitor space. Everything resizes and/or adjusts position relative to new size
– Can move entries in the ‘Coming Up’ list up and down relative to one another. Click on an entry and you’ll get either the up or down arrows, or both, depending on where on the queue you’re clicking.
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