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EFT, anyone else have this problem
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irishFour
Almost Dangerous
#1 - 2012-08-17 02:03:24 UTC
Alright,
I have EFT, its awesome.
One problem,
Every time i log off, or shut the program down and start it up, or restart my comp, i lose the characters ive loaded.
Yes, i click the remember to click the "remember this character" option when i load the new character.

Is there a way to make it remember my toons, or is this a common problem

thanks

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James 315
Experimental Fun Times Corp RELOADED
CODE.
#2 - 2012-08-17 02:04:14 UTC
YMMV, but I've never had that problem. Just select character from the drop-down menu and it's done. What?

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Roll Sizzle Beef
Space Mutiny
#3 - 2012-08-17 02:07:13 UTC
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"
Mistah Ewedynao
Ice Axe Psycho Killers
#4 - 2012-08-17 02:27:11 UTC
Why in the world are you running EFT which hasn't been updated in how long? A year?

Google is your friend, and input PYFA for Python Fitting Assistant (I think)

It even imported my old EFT fits, with some errors but it has all the new stuff and works quite well.

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non judgement
Without Fear
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
#5 - 2012-08-17 02:32:08 UTC
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Why in the world are you running EFT which hasn't been updated in how long? A year?

Google is your friend, and input PYFA for Python Fitting Assistant (I think)

It even imported my old EFT fits, with some errors but it has all the new stuff and works quite well.

you mean 13 aug 2012?

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Terajima Kazumi
Perkone
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-08-17 02:33:37 UTC
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Why in the world are you running EFT which hasn't been updated in how long? A year?.

When did they shorten years to three days?

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Mistah Ewedynao
Ice Axe Psycho Killers
#7 - 2012-08-17 02:40:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Mistah Ewedynao
Wow my bad. Last time I went looking for an update I found a year old post.

That's what I get for using the search function here I guess.

Anyway somebody in an NPC corp told me about PYFA and I love it.

Really worth looking at has some pretty cool features.


edit:

Also the wiki article still directs you to the old version, that confused me also.

Not dissing Gripens hard work at all. Still gonna use both of them. I just really like the ability to try out my fits against certain ammo types in PYFA.

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non judgement
Without Fear
Flying Burning Ships Alliance
#8 - 2012-08-17 02:45:43 UTC  |  Edited by: non judgement
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Wow my bad. Last time I went looking for an update I found a year old post.

That's what I get for using the search function here I guess.

Anyway somebody in an NPC corp told me about PYFA and I love it.

Really worth looking at has some pretty cool features.

Yeah I agree PYFA is a fairly good program. They both have round about the same things in them with a few small differences.
EFT has mining amount when you are fitting mining modules to a ship instead of dps. I wont go into everything else different.

I've never had the problem of the OP. Edit: I'd just offer the usual advice. Eg. have you tried reinstalling it?
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#9 - 2012-08-17 03:33:24 UTC
Roll Sizzle Beef wrote:
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"

That's one way, but it shouldn't be needed.


It sounds like it's not managing to save the character files, which does indeed indicate a permission problem. Check to make sure that the correct corresponding chr file is being generated in the EFT character directory.
Sturmwolke
#10 - 2012-08-17 06:14:11 UTC
As per Tippia, EFT stores all character details in a child folder called "Characters".
Check write permissions to where you have EFT folder stored.

Prefer EFT over PyFA mainly because of the easier UI. PyFA (last one I tried was 1.1) had teething UI issues and iirc had no real significant advantages over EFT in functionality. Dropped it when I discovered playing with ship fits entails a game of mouse olympics looking for the right module ... again .. and again ... and again .... one would ponder why it doesn't adopt a proven way of dealing with it as demonstrated by the EFT item history list (aka Recently Used).
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
#11 - 2012-08-17 07:01:54 UTC
OP here is your problem.


EFT for what I know is a Delphi program that stores data in the same folder tree where you installed it.

Depending on your computer Operating System (expecially Vista / Win 7) and where you installed it and depending on your account being Administrator or not, it will cause EFT to be unable to save where it wants to.

Basically if you cannot login in an admin account you have to reinstall EFT in a folder where write permissions are not enforced like where you installed it right now.

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Sarton Wells
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-08-17 10:32:46 UTC
Sturmwolke wrote:
with it as demonstrated by the EFT item history list (aka Recently Used).


It does now :)
Jorma Morkkis
State War Academy
Caldari State
#13 - 2012-08-17 10:51:35 UTC
Roll Sizzle Beef wrote:
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"


If program requires admin rights to work properly developer of said progam is very bad at programming or doesn't know standards.
Vilnius Zar
SDC Multi Ten
#14 - 2012-08-17 11:08:50 UTC
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Why in the world are you running EFT which hasn't been updated in how long? A year?

Google is your friend, and input PYFA for Python Fitting Assistant (I think)

It even imported my old EFT fits, with some errors but it has all the new stuff and works quite well.


You're probably best off not to give "advise" to others if you really think EFT hasn't been updated "in a year".
Vilnius Zar
SDC Multi Ten
#15 - 2012-08-17 11:09:54 UTC
Jorma Morkkis wrote:
Roll Sizzle Beef wrote:
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"


If program requires admin rights to work properly developer of said progam is very bad at programming or doesn't know standards.


It has probably more to do with read/write user settings.
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
#16 - 2012-08-17 11:33:04 UTC
Jorma Morkkis wrote:
Roll Sizzle Beef wrote:
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"


If program requires admin rights to work properly developer of said progam is very bad at programming or doesn't know standards.


It's a fine software and for many, many years it's been the only accurate fitting tool.
If that makes him "very bad at programming", I invite you to code something better.

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Vilnius Zar
SDC Multi Ten
#17 - 2012-08-17 11:34:34 UTC
Vaerah Vahrokha wrote:
Jorma Morkkis wrote:
Roll Sizzle Beef wrote:
When in doubt: "is it running as administrator?"


If program requires admin rights to work properly developer of said progam is very bad at programming or doesn't know standards.


It's a fine software and for many, many years it's been the only accurate fitting tool.
If that makes him "very bad at programming", I invite you to code something better.


You have to realise that clowns and carebears would much rather blame "something else" than their own lack of effort&knowledge. See also ganking.
Josef Djugashvilis
#18 - 2012-08-17 14:40:05 UTC
Terajima Kazumi wrote:
Mistah Ewedynao wrote:
Why in the world are you running EFT which hasn't been updated in how long? A year?.

When did they shorten years to three days?

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Warpshade
Warped Industries
#19 - 2012-08-17 15:07:59 UTC
I had a friend who had this problem, dont think he fixed it either, but think when he updated to the next update of EFT it fixed it.