AlbumFetcher - Download multiple galleries w/ embedded captions and keywords

whenders0n

use it on a mac!
just wanted to let you all know that on an intel mac, albumfetcher works great using only codeweaver:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/

that means with a 30 second download and NO install of windows, you can run this on a mac!

wellman

whenders0n wrote:

just wanted to let you all know that on an intel mac, albumfetcher works great using only codeweaver:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/

that means with a 30 second download and NO install of windows, you can run this on a mac!

That's fantastic! I'd wondered if anyone would be able to easily make a native Mac port, but this sounds even easier. Thanks for the tip.

iefarley

My brother uploaded a whole gallery for me -- photos from someone else's camera from a family outing. I'm in another country right now, so this way, I can access all the photos too (I changed the password temporarily for him -- that's how he could upload).
Now I'm trying to bulk download it.
I've tried the SmugDAV, and get an error with it, and I'm also getting an error with AlbumFetcher. It downloads all the metadata, and starts dowloading photos, and then gives a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Error: Runtime Error! Program:....AlbumFetcher.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information." with an OK button, and then Album Fetcher shuts down.
The whole idea of this software is great!! If only I could get it to work...

wellman

iefarley wrote:

My brother uploaded a whole gallery for me -- photos from someone else's camera from a family outing. I'm in another country right now, so this way, I can access all the photos too (I changed the password temporarily for him -- that's how he could upload).
Now I'm trying to bulk download it.
I've tried the SmugDAV, and get an error with it, and I'm also getting an error with AlbumFetcher. It downloads all the metadata, and starts dowloading photos, and then gives a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Error: Runtime Error! Program:....AlbumFetcher.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information." with an OK button, and then Album Fetcher shuts down.
The whole idea of this software is great!! If only I could get it to work...

That particular error is unfortunately not too helpful. It just means "something broke." So, diagnosing the problem is rather tough. A few questions...

Are you still getting the problem?
What version of Windows are you running?
Do you have any non-ANSI text in any of your captions/keywords?

We'll start there and see if we can figure out the issue...

iefarley

No error this time

wellman wrote:

That particular error is unfortunately not too helpful. It just means "something broke." So, diagnosing the problem is rather tough. A few questions...

Are you still getting the problem?
What version of Windows are you running?
Do you have any non-ANSI text in any of your captions/keywords?

We'll start there and see if we can figure out the issue...

Thanks for your response.

I've run it again today, and it downloaded all the rest of the 124. I'd only downloaded 32 and then up to 44 without the error before.

I'm running Windows XP SP2.

I deleted ALL keywords, but they were all just simple words and numbers (Smugmug had added them from the filenames). No captions.

The one thing that I'm wondering about... I was running the screensaver that comes with Windows - My Pictures Screensaver, and it seemed that the error might have started when it would start up. Could there be a problem there?? I have it turned off today...

So it worked great today... not sure what was the problem the other day...
THANKS!!!

wellman

iefarley wrote:

Thanks for your response.

I've run it again today, and it downloaded all the rest of the 124. I'd only downloaded 32 and then up to 44 without the error before.

I'm running Windows XP SP2.

I deleted ALL keywords, but they were all just simple words and numbers (Smugmug had added them from the filenames). No captions.

The one thing that I'm wondering about... I was running the screensaver that comes with Windows - My Pictures Screensaver, and it seemed that the error might have started when it would start up. Could there be a problem there?? I have it turned off today...

So it worked great today... not sure what was the problem the other day...
THANKS!!!

Glad to hear that things worked properly! I'm not aware of any specific issues with the My Pictures SS, but hey, if the shoe fits... Let me know if the program gives you any more trouble. And Happy New Year!

wellman

I had an email come in from an AlbumFetcher user having login problems. Just in case it isn't clear, it's your smugmug credentials you'll use to login with AlbumFetcher (not your dgrin credentials).

Also, a perhaps-little-known fact is that you can use your smugmug name (i.e. the nickname part of nickname.smugmug.com) instead of your email address. This is true across SmugMug, not just for AlbumFetcher.

Mike Lane

I too am getting this:

Runtime Error!

Program:....AlbumFetcher.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.

This happens when I enter my username (either the email or the username part) and password and then click the Log In button. Basically it's click, popup, okay, shutdown. This is all that is in the logfile:

===========================================
1/9/2007 9:56:44 AM: AlbumFetcher start
1/9/2007 9:56:53 AM: Login successful. Listing albums...


===========================================
1/9/2007 9:57:04 AM: AlbumFetcher start
1/9/2007 9:57:14 AM: Login successful. Listing albums...


===========================================
1/9/2007 9:58:27 AM: AlbumFetcher start
1/9/2007 9:58:37 AM: Login failed.
1/9/2007 9:58:51 AM: Login successful. Listing albums...

The 3rd time there I thought that maybe I was entering the wrong password so I tried a different one. The program simply said "Login Failed" but did not give me a runtime error.

wellman

Mike Lane wrote:

I too am getting this:

Runtime Error!

Program:....AlbumFetcher.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.

This happens when I enter my username (either the email or the username part) and password and then click the Log In button. Basically it's click, popup, okay, shutdown.

Still getting the same thing? When SmugMug's API server is down, this can happen. (I still need to handle it gracefully, but it's hard b/c the API server is usually up. )

If you're still getting the error, let me know what OS, etc.

Mike Lane

Yup still getting that error. I'm using windows xp media center.

wellman

Mike Lane wrote:

Yup still getting that error. I'm using windows xp media center.

OK. I'm 95% sure the issue is related to AlbumFetcher receiving some sort of string from the API that it doesn't know how to handle. I've seen this from a few other folks, so it seems like someone should fix it. Oh wait, that's me.

Let me talk to a friend of mine who is a guru of sticking debug code into release software. I'll post back with a new version that will hopefully clue me in to your problem. May be a few days, though (sorry).

-Greg

Mike Lane

wellman wrote:

OK. I'm 95% sure the issue is related to AlbumFetcher receiving some sort of string from the API that it doesn't know how to handle. I've seen this from a few other folks, so it seems like someone should fix it. Oh wait, that's me.

Let me talk to a friend of mine who is a guru of sticking debug code into release software. I'll post back with a new version that will hopefully clue me in to your problem. May be a few days, though (sorry).

-Greg

I'm not in a big hurry. It's part of step one of a site re-design.

wellman

Mike Lane wrote:

I'm not in a big hurry. It's part of step one of a site re-design.

Mike,
Do you have access to a non-MCE PC you could try this on? Given the fact that no one else is experiencing similar problems, and that you're well-versed in the art of entering your username and password, I'm wondering if the problem is WinMCE. Just a guess, but it's worth a shot.
-Greg

Mike Lane

wellman wrote:

Mike,
Do you have access to a non-MCE PC you could try this on? Given the fact that no one else is experiencing similar problems, and that you're well-versed in the art of entering your username and password, I'm wondering if the problem is WinMCE. Just a guess, but it's worth a shot.
-Greg

I'll give a win xp pro lappy a shot when I get a chance.

redsvt

I to am getting the same error message. In fact I get it on every PC I have tried. Three at home and two at work. All PC's are running XP PRO SP2. I have yet to successfully select all my galleries and download them

sudermatt

Yeah...seems like a great app....but I can't get it to run on any windows box I have...

During login

runtime error!
abnormal program termination

wellman

I will get on this bug folks... May take a few days, but stay tuned.

wellman

OK. To those that are having problems, I have a request. I have been unable to replicate any of the behavior you're describing, so I'm left wondering if there's something in the response from SmugMug which I'm not handling properly, which only crops up for you "select few."

Would any of those with AlbumFetcher problems be willing to lend me your login credentials for some testing on my end? I promise, of course, not to mess up your account. I won't even be touching your photos, as AlbumFetcher is a "read-only" tool.

Sorry to have to make this type of request, but it's the only way I can think of to test what's happening to you. PM me if you'd like to proceed down this path. (One suggestion - change your password to something temporary so you can go back to your "normal" one later.)

devbobo

You trying to build up ur portfolio Greg ?

devbobo

wellman wrote:

Sorry to have to make this type of request, but it's the only way I can think of to test what's happening to you. PM me if you'd like to proceed down this path. (One suggestion - change your password to something temporary so you can go back to your "normal" one later.)

btw, those with Pro accounts might be able to use the Guest account login

wellman

devbobo wrote:

You trying to build up ur portfolio Greg ?

Indeed. Debugging is hard.

taylowa

Website Down...
I was trying to get the this nice little app, but it appears his site is down. Is there anyone who has it somewhere else I can get it from? Or, could someone send it to me?

Thanks.

wellman

taylowa wrote:

I was trying to get the this nice little app, but it appears his site is down. Is there anyone who has it somewhere else I can get it from? Or, could someone send it to me?

Thanks.

Thanks for the heads-up. The site is down, and I'm unable to even load my host's (IX Web Hosting) site. I know they were doing some upgrades; perhaps they did not go smoothly. Send me a PM with your email address, and I will be happy to email it to you.

nickphoto123

What????????????

richW wrote:

Greg, I tried it on public, private, passworded galleries. Works great..
Fast and easy.
Thanks....

Please clarify this statement.

My protected and private galleries can be downloaded?

Waiting for you answer.

Thank you, Nicholas

wellman

nickphoto123 wrote:

Please clarify this statement.

My protected and private galleries can be downloaded?

Waiting for you answer.

Thank you, Nicholas

Nicholas,

You must login to AlbumFetcher with your SmugMug credentials, and only your galleries - protected, private, and public - may be downloaded.

At some point I may make a "public" version which will not require a login, but in that case, only public galleries would be available for download. SmugMug's API has this security built in.

Hope this answers your question!
-Greg

nickphoto123

Whew!!!! Okay

wellman wrote:

Nicholas,

You must login to AlbumFetcher with your SmugMug credentials, and only your galleries - protected, private, and public - may be downloaded.

At some point I may make a "public" version which will not require a login, but in that case, only public galleries would be available for download. SmugMug's API has this security built in.

Hope this answers your question!
-Greg

Thanks for your fast reply. I will give it a try.

Nicholas

wellman

nickphoto123 wrote:

Thanks for your fast reply. I will give it a try.

Nicholas

You're quite welcome. Hope you find it a useful tool.

mkress65

Hi Jeff -- just wanted to say thanks for the tool. It worked relatively well on my 3 1/2 GB download, but I ran into the "runtime error" problem a handful of times. Once it got down below 1 1/2 GB to download, it didn't seem to happen. But I don't know if its based on an amount being downloaded or just time -- the first 2 GB were downloading a lot slower (AF reported it between 200KB/s and 500KB/s -- I'm sure a Comcast constraint) but the last 1 1/2 was at 1012KB/s (or faster).

In any event, I got it to work after a few restarts. Thanks again for making this!

wellman

mkress65 wrote:

Hi Jeff -- just wanted to say thanks for the tool. It worked relatively well on my 3 1/2 GB download, but I ran into the "runtime error" problem a handful of times. Once it got down below 1 1/2 GB to download, it didn't seem to happen. But I don't know if its based on an amount being downloaded or just time -- the first 2 GB were downloading a lot slower (AF reported it between 200KB/s and 500KB/s -- I'm sure a Comcast constraint) but the last 1 1/2 was at 1012KB/s (or faster).

In any event, I got it to work after a few restarts. Thanks again for making this!

No problem; thanks for the kind words! Someday I'll get that runtime thing sorted out...

rorytate

Many many thanks
Greg,
Your utility just saved me hours and hours of donkey work. Thank you so much.

Rory Tate
Canadian, OK