[WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up

Thu Jul 8 23:04:07 PDT 2010

I also see this message intermittently from the MMTTY plug-in. I'm running 
under Vista 32 bit and I just tried Don's suggestion about renaming the 
USERPARA.INI file, starting the full MMTTY program (mine is at C:\MMTTY\) 
and letting MMTTY create a new USERPARA.INI file. Glad Don suggested I 
rename the original one USERPARA_old.INI first, because after MMTTY created 
a new parameter file RTTYRITE wouldn't run. Every time I started it up I 
got the message '"RTTYRITE MFC Application has stopped working." I deleted 
the new parameter file and renamed the "old" file back to its original name. 
When I restarted WL RTTYRITE the MMTTY parameter error message appeared 
again, but when I closed the error message box RTTYRITE started and ran 
normally.
Not sure why this happened, but I did notice that the original USERPARA.INI 
file is 8 kB in size whereas the new one MMTTY created was only 3 kB in 
size. I didn't change the parameter file for the plug in located in 
C:\Program Files\WriteLog\Programs (also 8 kB) so I'm wondering if there was 
some sort of problem between the two different parameter files being a 
different size? The MMTTY path name in writelog.ini is correct - points to 
the USERPARA.INI file in the full MMTTY progarm location.
Anyway, before I trash something up and can't get it working right again I 
think I'll beat a hasty retreat and suffer the intermittent error messages 
that pops up. That will have to remain one of life's mysteries for now.
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
To: <WriteLog at contesting.com>
Sent: July 08, 2010 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up
> This is an error that we've seen before. I've even had it here for a 
> while but it went away and I don't' remember why it went away
> or what I did to get it to go away. It has something to do with the 
> USERPARA.INI file which MMTTY uses to set its parameters. The
> error seems harmless but it is a nuisance.
>> I investigated this error a couple of times by doing a search of the 
> WriteLog reflector archives to see what others have done but
> could not find a definitive fix.
>> As Joe, W4TV, said it may be due to a missing or corrupted USERPARA.INI 
> file. I tend to believe it's the latter because if I remove
> USERPARA.INI and then try to open MMTTY within WriteLog I get a different 
> error that says "RTTYRITE MFC Application has encountered
> a problem and needs to close). When this happens, a new USERPARA.INI file 
> is created but it must be corrupted because I get the
> same error when reopening WriteLog with MMTTY.
>> When using the MMTTY plug-in for WriteLog, make sure it points to a 
> directory where there has been a full install of MMTTY (and not
> just MMTTY.EXE by itself). You can do this by opening writelog.ini and 
> looking in the [Rttyrite] section for a line that says:
>> MMTTY_LOCATION=C:\Program Files\MMTTY (this assumes a full install has 
> been done at C:\Program Files\MMTTY)
>> I suggest go into the MMTTY directory, find USERPARA.INI and rename it to 
> something else like USERPARA_old.INI. Then open MMTTY
> stand-alone (not WriteLog). It will create a new USERPARA.INI file. Then 
> open WriteLog and see if the error comes up again.
> Please post your findings on the reflector. I'd like to nail this one 
> down.
>> Other options include uninstalling MMTTY and reinstalling (preferably the 
> latest version 1.66G) and uninstalling the MMTTY plug-in
> for WriteLog and reinstalling but I don't know this is necessary. It's a 
> good idea to reboot after reinstalling the MMTTY plug-in
> for WriteLog if you do so.
>> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
> http://www.rttycontesting.com
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Bergmark
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:13 AM
> To: WriteLog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Error Message when Writelog 10.77H is started up
>> Hi
>>>> I have a strange message come up when I run Writelog 10.77 under WIN 7, 64 
> bit. I think it is coming up with the computer runs
> MMTTY. I am getting ready for the fall contest period and would like to 
> see if anybody else has this problem and if it will affect
> the logging for the contests coming up.
>>>> The error message is in a little box head the caption, "ERROR MSG" and the 
> following message "!UserPara. INI" followed by several
> funny characters. I think this is appearing when MMTTY is loading.
>>>> Once I click OK in the error message, Writelog come up with MMTTY and all 
> seems ok. I would like to get rid of the ERROR MSG but
> don't know where to begin. HELP!
>>>> Don
>> W9NGA
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