Amtrak Status Maps / Amsnag - Down

[user 1215]

Just wanted to bump this as it has hit page 3 and is still an ongoing issue.

Thanks John & Paul for all your help!

 

[John Bobinyec]

Just wanted to bump this as it has hit page 3 and is still an ongoing issue.

Thanks John & Paul for all your help!

Thanks. We're getting close.

jb

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Seems like it should be possible to script a request from the user's PC and thus avoid having to play tricks or jump through hoops with the server's address.

 

[John Bobinyec]

Seems like it should be possible to script a request from the user's PC and thus avoid having to play tricks or jump through hoops with the server's address.

That's tricky, but possible. You'd pretty much have to rewrite it in a Java-derivative so that it would download as an "app" and run in your browser. Right now the code is written in php, which is designed to run on a server and then present the user with the result.

jb

 

[John Bobinyec]

AmSnag

We're going two steps forward and one step back. Each scenario we come up with has its "insurmountable" pitfalls. We still have more to try out and it will take the rest of the week.

jb

 

[Phil S]

AmSnag

We're going two steps forward and one step back. Each scenario we come up with has its "insurmountable" pitfalls. We still have more to try out and it will take the rest of the week.

jb

John - Probably you have the arr/dep times part of the program disabled for the moment but just in case....... Message is that the server at 98.69.168.187 is not responding. Tried both IE and Firefox. -- Phil

 

[John Bobinyec]

AmSnag

We're going two steps forward and one step back. Each scenario we come up with has its "insurmountable" pitfalls. We still have more to try out and it will take the rest of the week.

jb

John - Probably you have the arr/dep times part of the program disabled for the moment but just in case....... Message is that the server at 98.69.168.187 is not responding. Tried both IE and Firefox. -- Phil

It's not disabled. The address of the server changes every so often. For example, as we speak it's 98.69.165.89. You'll need to do a refresh of the map or the archive page - however you got to the train's file - and then click on the train again. Depending upon browser, you might even have to clear the cache.

jb

 

[Devil's Advocate]

The address of the server changes every so often. For example, as we speak it's 98.69.165.89. You'll need to do a refresh of the map or the archive page - however you got to the train's file - and then click on the train again. Depending upon browser, you might even have to clear the cache.

Was this address cycling a necessary aspect of the resolution?

 

[John Bobinyec]

The address of the server changes every so often. For example, as we speak it's 98.69.165.89. You'll need to do a refresh of the map or the archive page - however you got to the train's file - and then click on the train again. Depending upon browser, you might even have to clear the cache.

Was this address cycling a necessary aspect of the resolution?

Bingo.

If it gets to be too much of a pain for the troops, I'll put the files for the trains to dixielandsoftware.com - but that's going to take a little while. Right now we're trying to get AmSnag going again.

jb

 

[John Bobinyec]

AmSnag,

I believe we're past the last hurdle. Paul just needs to rework it a bit, and we'll be there.

jb

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

AmSnag,

I believe we're past the last hurdle. Paul just needs to rework it a bit, and we'll be there.

jb

Nice to hear. It's still not working for me, but I hope you can get it through.

 

[John Bobinyec]

AmSnag,

I believe we're past the last hurdle. Paul just needs to rework it a bit, and we'll be there.

jb

Nice to hear. It's still not working for me, but I hope you can get it through.

It's just now working in a testbed. Hopefully Paul will be able to git'r'done today.

jb

 

[TraneMan]

Want to give both of you both a very big thank you for doing this!

 

[PaulM]

fooonuAmtrak

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the work and effort to return this incredibly useful tool to proper working order.

You really and truly don't know what you've got until it's gone.

fooonuAmtrak

Not sure if that means it's ready for prime time but I gave it a whirl...

Got back some dates and costs and this thing...

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\scripts\amSnagJB.php on line 37

 

[Tumbleweed]

fooonuAmtrak

Lookin' good, thanks!

 

[John Bobinyec]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the work and effort to return this incredibly useful tool to proper working order.

You really and truly don't know what you've got until it's gone.

fooonuAmtrak

Not sure if that means it's ready for prime time but I gave it a whirl...

Got back some dates and costs and this thing...

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\scripts\amSnagJB.php on line 37

What was the data that you requested? How many days?

jb

 

[jebr]

fooonuAmtrak

Working for me on a 10-day test run!

 

[PaulM]

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\scripts\amSnagJB.php on line 37

The solution turned out to be a Rube Goldberg contraption (a very clever on on John's part), which means response time is somewhat slower. I just tried a complicated one - CHI to LAX - and it timed out after 19 days.

I believe this can be fixed. Love all the free QA. :giggle:

 

[dlagrua]

If hackers can get into the Pentagons system surely some can figure out a way to access information in the public domain.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the work and effort to return this incredibly useful tool to proper working order.

You really and truly don't know what you've got until it's gone.

fooonuAmtrak

Not sure if that means it's ready for prime time but I gave it a whirl...

Got back some dates and costs and this thing...

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\scripts\amSnagJB.php on line 37

What was the data that you requested? How many days?

SAS to MRC starting Sat 05/19/12 for 30 days.

 

[Blackwolf]

Fantastic!!! Yup, a little slower, but I'm not going to complain at all. Very much worth the wait.

Thanks a ton, you guys! I'm certain it was (and likely still is to a degree) a huge headache to get AmSnag back on line along with the Maps. It is greatly appreciated! :lol:

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Wah, can't access the "new" Amsnag on my work computer. Where else would I be motivated to plan trips. :giggle:

I know it's still a "work in progress" and appreciate all the hard work (being a programmer myself).

 

[PaulM]

If hackers can get into the Pentagons system surely some can figure out a way to access information in the public domain.

I'm only a hacker in the old fashioned sense of the word, like you might call a golfer a hacker. But not in the modern sinister sense.

PS I've upped the max connection time to 60 seconds from the 30 second default. If this is not enough, you may have to form 2 queries, perhaps from different windows.

 

[Bob Dylan]

:hi: Thanks Guys! It's True! It's True! It's True! (Blazzing Saddles)You meet really Interesting Folks on Amtrak and AU!!!!!