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If anyone has noticed that importing of boat positions has become erratic or non-functional, this is what I have found: The HttpFox add-in was updated to version 0.8.11 at the end of May. If your browser is set to auotmatically update it has probably installed the new version of HttpFox. This new version clears the plugtmp directory every 5 minutes, so unless you are dead lucky the file VRTool uses to get the position is already gone.

The solution is to remove the HttpFox add-in from the browser, and then install the previous 0.8.10 version. Everything works fine again . (And then turn off auto-updating of the browser.)

Than x for the tip...Same issue here.How do I get the previous version off httpfox??? ( 0.8.10 ) Oke... Fixed that problem..but no data coming in..yet..settings of httpfox???

Haarlemse zv wrote:Than x for the tip...Same issue here.How do I get the previous version off httpfox??? ( 0.8.10 ) Oke... Fixed that problem..but no data coming in..yet..settings of httpfox???

You will have it here: http://code.google.com/p/httpfox/downloads/list

After some investigation, I found that version 0.8.11 of httpFox
deletes the files from disk cache soon after they are downloaded (as pointed by mclean)

This version was posted to fix a memory leak in Firefox when httpFox is active
( see bug report https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747167 ).
In fact, it is easy to see that Firefox consumes a lot o memory when running
with previous versions of httpFox active for some time (a day or more).
Unfortunately this bug fix also breaks the boat data import method.

I have no solution for this problem at this time. I'm investigating other options,
because the the FF cache import method is now so contrived.
Any ideas are welcome

If you choose to stick with version 0.8.10 of httpFox, be aware that
this hogs your computer memory. Restarting FF at least once a day is
recommended to reclaim lost memory.

Steps to downgrade from httpFox 0.8.11 to 0.8.10:
- Select Firefox > Add-ons from FF menu. Locate add-on httpFox 0.8.11. Click [Remove]
- Disable automatic extension update ( in the Add-ons Manager page, click the options button (the gear icon), uncheck Update add-ons automatically )
- Download file http://httpfox.googlecode.com/files/httpfox-0.8.10.xpi and save it.
- Drag httpfox-0.8.10.xpi from Firefox Downloads window and drop in FF main window. Restart Firefox.

Yeah, I know this is sick

Hi Omar

I took the liberty of translating your solution for French users on my blog (http://vrguide.blogspot.com/)
Hope it's not an issue ?

I add to this solution that it may be useful to regularly delete the cached files once they have been imported in VRTool. This can be easily achieved using the Clean_Plugtmp.bat procedure that you can download here.

DIC

I'm working on an alternative data import method, as using Firefox cache has
become so complicated (due to many Firefox and httpFox changes).

Thanks Le Grand DIC for the french translation and the plugin clearing batch.

Hi Omar,
Any news on the alternative import method?
Glad to hear,
Ward

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