I never said he was having issues with it. But if you must know, I asked him about adding it to his software, he's busy working on an update and would consider it for the next update if he had more information about the format they use. I volunteered to try and get said format since I'm the one asking for the addition of the feature. It's not encrypted, but it's also not a CSV, TSV, or something entirely readable in Notepad++. I asked for the format so I could possibly contribute to the process instead of barking at a developer demanding features.TReischl wrote:Well darn, if the format is not encrypted as you state, why is your developer having a difficult time? And if he is not having a difficult time then what is the issue?
Which line? I don't think I implied that it would be "so beneficial" to Vectric. On the contrary, I said it would benefit people with customized values in their tool database that wanted to use additional software.TReischl wrote:BTW, that line about how doing this would be so beneficial to Vectric is very normal for someone wanting something,
I imagine they'd do the same thing when a plugin or gadget or other third party software causes an issue - tell you it's not their problem. Again, gadgets and plugins have far more interaction and risk of error than the act of simply being able to read (not write to, not modify, not move, not correct, not mangle, not fondle, not molest, not reorder, ONLY READ) the tool database.TReischl wrote:Edit: Here is something you have NOT considered:
Let's say Vectric turns over the format to your developer. Then your developer mangles things, suddenly Vectric is getting complaints that there are problems with THEIR tool database. Yea, that actually happens. We see it here pretty much every week. Machine is fouled up? Nah, MUST be the software! Operator enters wrong data? MUST be the software! Nope, if it were me I would not turn over the format either.
I get it, you're opposed to the idea another program reading, and only reading the tool database. It's not the end of the world - I've already moved on, maybe you should to.