Quoting mediadogg:

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Have you seen this post?

Yes, but that was five months ago. Surely something as basic as being able to get profile updates without having to refresh the entire online profile list every time could've been fixed by now. The repeated downloading of that largely-the-same block of data using the CTRL trick actually creates unnecessary traffic for the server.

Quoting mediadogg:

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There are already tools by GSyren that might be able to help. For example, with his tools, you could schedule the refresh overnight or on whatever schedule you choose. Then you would not have to wait when you are ready to work.

Yeah, I guess it might be possible to cobble together some AutoItX commands that would trigger "Online / Refresh Online Profile List" while simulating Ctrl down, and schedule that from DvdpScheduler. It's not something that I have tried, and the drawback with DvdpScheduler is that you have to keep your PC logged in. There is no way for any program to control DVD Profiler if you're not logged in.

It might be worth a try for someone who is really miffed at having to wait for that download. No guarantee that it will work, though.

When experimenting with sending commands through AutoItX it might be wise to have a recent backup of you database, just in case. Actually, it's a good idea to always have a recent backup. Better safe than sorry.

Quoting T!M:

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Quoting GSyren:

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It might be worth a try for someone who is really miffed at having to wait for that download.

For the record: I have absolutely no problem waiting for a minute while refreshing the online profile list, I'm not craving for an automated process. I merely noted that if a lot of us are downloading those files several times a week, that causes unnecessary traffic to the server. That alone could have been a reason for Ken to fix it. But alas...

Yeah, I got that. I just wanted to point out to anyone interested (if any) that it might be technically possible.
If anyone is actually interested, give me a shout and I can test it.

Yeah, but you need to combine the command with Ctrl-down, and I don't see how you can do that through HTTPJolie. But maybe I'm missing something?

I'm not finding information on holding down the Ctrl key. Can someone jog my memory on how that changes things?

Oh I see now, and I guess it was never officially documented.

This discussion has caused me to review the HTTPJolie command "refresh".

Today it does this:
                                                                                 
    PerformPendingDownloads();

I plan to change it to:

    TriggerMenuItem(PluginConstants.FORMID_Main, PluginConstants.MENUID_Form, "Online", "Refresh Online Profile List...");
    PerformPendingDownloads();
    TriggerMenuItem(PluginConstants.FORMID_Main, PluginConstants.MENUID_Form, "View", "Refresh Collection List");


And I will add an option equivalent holding down the Ctrl key for the first item.

Any comments?

If you are interested in automating this, have a look at the second FAQ...

Quoting mediadogg:

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Well I was able to write some code to do it inside HTTPJolie. That makes it possible to add to any of GSyren's tools

Well, none of my current tools can actually run custom HTTPJolie commands directly. However, in order to be able to refresh the online profile list unattended, I wrote a very small program that just runs that refresh command. This program can be launched from DvdpScheduler (or possible some other scheduler), but the catch is that this has to be done while the PC is logged in.

I use this program myself to download the full list each night, but I'm not sure if anyone else is interested in it.
If anyone is interested, just give me a shout.