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 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

Hi Dale,

I hoped for a positive answer......

But you are right, changing the LANG variable to en_GB contacts the Premier Farnell server in the UK. I hoped that this connection would work.

The message "unexpected end of file" indicates that there is traffic from your computer to the Farnell/Newark server and back and suddenly the connection fails or gets too slow. Looks as if there is problem with your internet connection.

Did you experience problems in the past, not only with Newark also with other servers? If you download, for example, the EAGLE software package from cadsoft.de or cadsoftusa.com, how long does this take? Do you share the internet access with anybody else? Could there be sometimes too much traffic?

Regards,
Richard

Hi Richard:

I will investigate my internet connection.

It definitely appears that there is some kind of "time out" issue as the connection seems to take a long time.

Thank you

Dale

Hello Everybody!

I am experiencing exactly the same problem. I have installed Eagle 5.10.0 on a Windows 7 x64 machine.

The internet is accessed via a proxy which is properly configured in Eagle.

When i do a search in the Farnell DesignLink Interface two windows pop up in sequence.

The first shows a progress bar staying at 0% the second following message

"../EAGLE-5.10.0/ulp/designlink.ulp(264):

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

By the way, the first window disappears very quickly.

After exiting the second window, the Farnell DesignLink Interface shows this message:

"Error while accessing 'https://uk.farnell.com/pffind/services/SearchService':

1 Connection refused"

When i access the URL stated above in a web browser i get this:

"<faultstring>
The endpoint reference (EPR) for the Operation not found is /pffind/services/SearchService and the WSA Action = null
</faultstring>"

I hope anyone has an idea to it.

Greetings, Norbert

Hi Norbert,

this looks as if the proxy does not allow the https protocol. Could you or your sys admin check this?

HTH

Richard

Hi Richard,

my online e-mail (inode.at) uses the https protocol and i can read my mails.

Greetings, Norbert

Hi Richard,

my online e-mail (inode.at) uses the https protocol and i can read my mails.

Greetings, Norbert

Hi again,

do you use a proxy for internet access?

If yes, did you configure it in EAGLE? Please check the settings in the EAGLE Contorl Panel, Help menu, Check for update, Configure.

Regards,

Richard

PS: Maybe it is a matter of the settings of your firewall?

Hello!

I solved the problem by accessing the internet via Microsoft's ISA Server.

It seems that our proxy has problems with SOAP or something like that.

But anyway, thank you for your help.

Greetings, Norbert