Hi Again,
  Here is what I tried to, I uninstalled LoadDVD and DVD profiler and then remove any left over file and registry entries.  I then re-installed both items in Windows XP SP3 Compatibility mode.  I then started DVD Profilier in XP Compatibilty mode, re-enter the device IDs for the Carousels.  I still get the same error message: "Cannot start process because a file name has not been provided".
  The one thing this did fix is now the dacalmap.txt file in C:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD is updated when the LoadDVD options are changed.

  I assume LoadDVD works with Windows 7, is the a safe assumption?

1)  Location and Slot fields are blank, LoadDVD Options is set to use Collection #.

2)  Here is list of files in C:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD

07/09/2011  06:52 PM    <DIR>          .
07/09/2011  06:52 PM    <DIR>          ..
01/28/2011  03:50 PM              61,440  AxInterop.WMPLib.dll
06/20/2007  09:43 PM            499,712  cx777.exe
07/09/2011  06:55 PM                    48  CX995VMap.txt
07/09/2011  06:55 PM                2,032  DacalMap.txt
10/12/2010  03:56 PM              65,902  DefaultAutomation.xml
08/15/2010  03:23 PM            176,128  Interop.SpeechLib.dll
01/28/2011  03:50 PM            339,968  Interop.WMPLib.dll
04/16/2011  11:23 AM        1,438,208  LoadDVD.dll
05/13/2008  10:24 AM                  457  PlayFromDisk.bat
07/12/2010  09:27 PM                  853  PlayFromDisk.wsf
07/12/2010  03:09 PM                  451  Rs232.bat
09/01/2010  08:57 PM              77,312 RunAction.exe
11/30/2010  10:55 AM                3,610 Settings.settings
07/09/2011  06:52 PM                2,431 unins000.dat
07/09/2011  06:51 PM            684,432 unins000.exe
12/19/2002  01:36 AM            299,008 USBCDDLL.dll
05/30/2010  09:39 AM                  287  USBIRT.bat
07/09/2011  06:55 PM                    60  VGPXL1BMap.txt
              18 File(s)      3,652,339 bytes
              2 Dir(s)  16,943,599,616 bytes free

3)  Turning Automation Off/On makes no difference

Is there any testing I may be able to help you with?

Thanks, for the help.

LoadDVD V2.11 Available

Fixed bug preventing Dacal/Ziotek as default changer. In this mode, no coding of Location and Slot is required. The correct disc is selected by calculating the unit and slot from the Profile collection number, modulo changer capacity. For example, for a changer of capacity 150 discs, the first changer is presumed to have discs (collection#) 1 - 150, the second changer maps collection# 151 - 300 to discs 1 - 150, etc.

Edit: Location and Slot still need to be blank for this mode to work, although logically I don't see why. I will try to recode this limitation in the future.

(Note: setting the option Play %4 = collection number has nothing to do with this feature, and is totally independent. This feature is triggered by the Default Changer setting only).

Quoting whewjaws:

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Thanks MD that saved me a lot of work adding location/slot.  The new version works perfect.

Yaay!!!! Thanks for the quick feedback. You'd be amazed how often people forget to let me know the results! 

Hi,

I just upgraded from 1.75 to 2.11 and I have a question about an inteface change.

I have several episodic discs that are stored as files and entered in DVD Profiler as a seperate record for each season and as a seperate disc per record for each episode. 

I the earlier version the context menu drop down displays the discs as disc#: Episode Name.  In 2.11 the first 9 disc names are followed by numbers 1-9.  Then episodes 10-16 are dispalyed as before and then the names are followed by letters.

Is this intentional?  If so why?

Thank you,
Dave

Ok, yeah I see it. I have no clue what happened there. Sorry but maybe you can go back to the version that worked for you until I figure it out. Thanks for the good info. That will be helpful in figuring it out.

Ok, found it. The characters to the right of the menu should be the shortcut keys, and I had it all messed up.

When I release the fix, they will be ctrl-1 ... ctrl-9, ctrl-A ... ctrl-Z, ctrl-F1 ... ctrl-24 to handle up to 59 discs.

Makes it pretty obviuos that nobody was trying to use that feature.

LoadDVD V2.19 Available

Fixes:
- Symbol substitution in default filepath now works
- Improved performance in displaying toolbar icons
- Fixed the hotkey associations with the disc dropdowns (I hope), per my preceeding post

New Features:
- Symbol substitution has been added to filepath in Notes
- Tools\Filepath\Add menu allows you to add a filepath quickly to Notes and sets Location to "file"
- Multiple disc icons on toolbar has been replaced by a single "multidisc" icon with dropdown. This is very beneficial for profile with several discs.
- Added serial port support for Sony CX7000ES BD megachanger and infrared support (of sorts) for Sony BD CX960.

For serial port support of CX7000ES, use the following entries in the Location field:
cx7kcom1 com6 - CX7000ES set to mode 1 remote control, connected to com6 port (example)
cx7kcom2 com3 - CX7000ES set to mode 2 remote control, connected to com3 port (example)
cx7kcom3 com3 - CX7000ES set to mode 3 remote control, connected to com3 port (example)

For serial port support of CX777ES, use the following entries in the Location field:
cx777com1 com6 - CX777ES set to mode 1 remote control, connected to com6 port (example)
cx777com2 com3 - CX777ES set to mode 2 remote control, connected to com3 port (example)
cx777com3 com3 - CX777ES set to mode 3 remote control, connected to com3 port (example)

For IR support of BD CX7000ES and CX960, use the following entries in the Location field:
cx960bdp1 - BD Changer set to mode 1 remote control
cx960bdp2 - BD Changer set to mode 2 remote control
cx960bdp3 - BD Changer set to mode 3 remote control
(Ok, this is NUTS!!!! This support first selects Rental Slot (#1), which opens the door, then counts - yes friends, counts by using Disc Skip+ commands up to the requested disc. It sorta works - you asked for it, but .... )

Known Limitations / Issues:
- ctrl-A ... sometimes conflicts with other DVDP shortcuts. I plan to change to shift-ctrl-A ... next release
- still cannot link SideB to a filepath. Actually I forgot this request. Putting it here to keep track. Hopefully next release. I envision a side="A" or side="B" parameter added to filepath. Will this work?
- The Sony CX960 cannot actually select a disc remotely, via IR or any other known method. My trick of first going to the rental slot and then counting up is totally "tongue in cheek." Just so you know ...

Quoting DaveArtis:

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Hi Jim,

I finally got around to trying the new version, but it seems that 2.19 is very broken.  The Play/Retrieve context menu item is gone and there is no file menu in the options dialog.   I reverted back to 2.11 and everything works.

Dave

Oh I am just seeing this. Let me check into it. I did make a lot of changes in the way the menus work, trying to fix the hotkeys and faster disc icons. There are also some new unannounced hidden features that you will like - but I need to make sure to fix the old stuff first. Thanks for your post.

Edit: Ok, I confirmed your issues. If anybody else needs a workaround to save options changes, you can use Alt-F to bring up the File menu until I get it fixed.