Problem Accessing DesignLink from Eagle 5.10.0 - "unexpected end of file"

Hello,

how do you access the internet? Do you have to use a proxy server?

If yes, please set the proxy configuration in EAGLE's Control Panel, Help menu, Check for update... entry, Configure button. Set the proxy name or its IP address and the proxy port (depending on the proxy's configuration). The proxy must be able to handle the https protocol (port 443).

Regards,

Richard

Hi Richard:

I am not using a proxy server; however, I do access the internet through a router.

Thank you

Dale

Hi Dale,

could you please test whether you can access https pages in the web with your web browser? Try the following address:

https://www.cadsoft.de/cgi-bin/order

If you can't  reach it, it could be a problem of the router configuration...........

Regards,

Richard

Hi Richard:

I was able to access this link in my browser.

Thank you

Dale

Hi Dale,

sorry for my late reply.... Does the problem still exist?

Regards,
Richard

Hi Richard

The problem still exists

I copied the text from the error message:

/opt/eagle-5.10.0/ulp/designlink.ulp(264):

XML-Error (1, 1): unexpected end of file

Thank you

Dale

Hi Dale,

could you please give me some more information about your system?

  Which operating system do you use?

  What is your locale setting (LANG variable)?  Where are you located?

  Could it be a matter of a too slow internet connection (in case the data transfer lasts too long this message could be prompted)?

If you send me a short private email (to support@cadsoft.de) I will send you a modified designlink.ulp that might either help or give us at least a bit more information about the problem. I don't want to post it here because I don't want to have it spread over the world. It's a real beta program.

Regards,

Richard

Hi Richard

The OS version is Linux 2.6.26.8-57.fc8; the distribution is Fedora Core 8

I am located in Western Canada.

There may be a time out issue; when I do a search from within DesignLink there is a time delay while it is searching before the error message appears.

Also, for some reason, the Newark website seems to take a long time to respond on my system (longer than most other websites)

I am not sure of my connection speed, but I do have an ADSL connection.

Thank you

Dale

Hi Dale,

just sent the modified ULP to your private email address.

If you don't mind you could make a further test. Please start EAGLE with an executable script where we first change the LANG variable. It could look like this:

  LANG=en_GB

  /now/follows/the_path/to/start/eagle

With this LANG setting the designlink.ulp will won't contact the Newark server, but the Premier Farnell server in the UK. Does this work?

BTW:  You could also type the commands in a Terminal window, so you don't have to write a script.

Regards,

Richard

Hi Richard:

I tried the new ulp, without success.

I also ran Eagle with the LANG=en_GB setting, and tried both ULPs , but still got the same result for both.

I also noticed that with the new LANG variable it did try to use the Premier Farnell server.

Thank you

Dale