Comments on: Packrat Helper: future plans

By: Piotr P. Karwasz

Piotr P. Karwasz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:39:46 +0000

letti, Packratter and Henry P.: Please save a page with “in the oven” and send it by mail to piotr DOT karwasz AT gmail DOT com so that I can see what goes wrong.

I don’t think the script pauses, it rather crashes. In this case can you cut and copy the error message in Tools > Error Console?

By: Tony C

Tony C — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:54:39 +0000

One interesting point to note — the script cruises just fine over “In the Oven” cards that are locked.

By: Tony C

Tony C — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:42:56 +0000

I think the first comment of “In the Oven” pausing the script was enough, don’t the rest of you guys?

The script appears to be using the IMG ALT entry for each card to match up collection names with the cards. Looks like it might be pausing because the “In the Oven” cards don’t have one? I updated all the collection names and even added “In the Oven”, but since it only shows up as a TEXT field, that might have to be accommodated for in the script. At least that’s my layman’s assessment — which is way above my miniscule feat of editing simple text variables. Someone with some JS skills will have to tackle the issue.

Good luck with your PhD Piotr! Don’t let them bug you too much! =)

By: packrat addict

packrat addict — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:36:54 +0000

Fourthed - not only does the script not take you to the next pack, but it also will not pick up a credit on a page where a friend has an item baking.

By: Sepideh

Sepideh — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:15:37 +0000

It’s too bad that PackRat now has a timer that has broken your script. I was trying to look into it, but it was a little too complicated for me. It appears that GetElementsbyClassName is called on something that may not exist for the special “In the Oven” cards that are produced when making certain new recipes including “Cassandra Calamitous” from Summer Blockbuster. If a friend of yours is holding one of these cards, the script simply stops sometimes. I think it stops if the “In the Oven” card is in the first position of your pack.

By: Henry P.

Henry P. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:55:17 +0000

FYI - The script no longer continues when it reaches a friend’s pack who has a baking card. It just sits there and needs to be manually forwarded to the next pack. Hope your studies are going well!

By: Packratter

Packratter — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:35:09 +0000

Hey, the script appears to pause when reaching a friend that has something “in the oven,” which is a new thing as of today (certain recipes take X hours to “bake” before they show up as the card). I say APPEARS to, because I’m not sure if it’s the “in the oven” thing or if there’s another reason why it’s pausing - this is of course, not related to the pause for popups, that isn’t part of the scenario.

By: letti

letti — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:54:26 +0000

hiya…the packrat devs came up with this “baking in the oven” card today, i guess, for when you’re trying to make something with the recipes….and the script pauses whenever it gets to someone’s page that has that card.. is there a way to get around it? thanks.

By: HLM

HLM — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:45:17 +0000

Here’s to hoping we can call you doctor soon! I can hardly wait for the additions.