Resurrect 17 year old HXT file?

[R Reynolds]

While rummaging through an old miscellaneous folder I found a plug-in from 2005 that, if I remember correctly, simultaneously changes the crossing bias at all cp's around a circular spline. It could be a nice time saver. I tried dropping it into my HXT folder but it didn't show up as a plug-in or wizard. Is there some way to "re-compile" it for v19p?

Bottleneck.hxt

[robcat2075]

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changes the crossing bias at all cp's around a circular spline.

That is something I've wished for for a long time.

No, there isn't an easy re-fit for that.

The source code would be needed and since that isn't in A:M already that must have been a third party plugin by someone. Do you know who made it?

 

Incidentally, @Rodney and i have been learning C++ and we're about try to figure out how to write a plugin. That sounds like it might be a plausible early project.

[R Reynolds]

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Do you know who made it?

I have a vague memory that the programmer's name came up when you opened the plugin. Can you still install v13 (2005 "Sorserez" disk) and run the hxt?

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Incidentally, @Rodney and i have been learning C++ 

My hat's off to the both of you. The last time I coded anything in C was in the last century and my brain would always hurt after someone tried to make me understand the concept of a pointer to an array of pointers.

[robcat2075]

37 minutes ago, R Reynolds said:

 Can you still install v13 (2005 "Sorserez" disk) and run the hxt?

The CD based versions can possibly still be run with this work-around. I've only tried it on Windows 7...

 

[R Reynolds]

From your 2016 reference;

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 There is no published solution from Microsoft for Windows 10

Since all my hardware runs Windows 10, I've hit a wall.

[robcat2075]

27 minutes ago, R Reynolds said:

From your 2016 reference;

Since all my hardware runs Windows 10, I've hit a wall.

I recall someone on this forum getting windows 10 to work but I can't find the post