Short: Shows useful info about the last guru Author: Jorgen 'Da' Larsen Uploader: dapp@iesd.auc.dk ( Jorgen 'Da' Larsen ) Type: util/moni TITLE DaLastAlert 3 AUTHOR Jorgen 'Da' Larsen Carl Blochs Vej 20 9000 Aalborg Denmark dapp@iesd.auc.dk DESCRIPTION Are you tired of always having troubles with finding your pen and paper just to write down the last guru you got. Now this problem is solved because I have written a 'small' and quick program that will show, not only the last guru, but a nice hint to what caused it. Like this... +------------------------------------------------------------+ | | DaLastAlert 3 | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Alert Number : 0x80000005 | | Alert Task : 0x0800DDE8 | | ------------------------------------------------------- | | Alert Name : ACPUG_DivZero | | Spec. Alert : Hardware/CPU | | Spec. Error : Divide by zero | | | |------------------------------------------------------------| | _________________________________________ | | Alert Number : |_________________________________________| | -+ | | | |------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | About Last alert Quit | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | Show ---+ Shows the ---+ Quit!---+ Input ---+ about last alert string requester again NEW FEATURES o New fancy name - DaLastAlert 3 instead of LastAlert2 (What a nice feature) o Totally rewritten code (Now using Amiga E) o Totally cool GUI (EasyGUI - Wouter van Oortmerssen) - Totally Font-Sensitive, Resizable, etc. o NewIcons and MagicWorkbench icons (Soren Staun-Pedersen) o Now two programs - A small starter program - A 'big' main program o Better Error-handling o Possible to add own gurunumbers o And loads of other stuff.... WHAT AMIGA SHOPPER WROTE ABOUT THE ANCESTOR OF DaLastAlert 3 Amiga Shopper wrote the following about LastAlert2 in issue 46 (February 1995): ---------- From Subscripers coverdisk description: "LastAlert2 is very useful utility indeed. It will tell you the Guru number of your machine after it has crashed. Once the folder has been unarchived double-click on the install icon and the files will be copied to the appropriate directories. By default LastAlert2 will be copied to your WBStartup drawer. This means that if you machine crashes the program will be run as soon as the machine resets. It will produce a requester that informs of number the offending Guru." ---------- From inside the magazine on page 78: "If there is one thing that is guaranteed to turn even the most sane Amiga-user into to an irrational, salivating wild beast it's a system crash. When this happens it's a good idea to make a note of the guru number that is flashed on screen. Unfortunately the average human is unlikely to be in a state of mind that will facilitate the execution of such a complex action. During these moments of debilitating rage you will certainly benefit from a program like LastAlert2. LastAlert2 is a Wb2+ program that will record the last message displayed by you machine. This will give you the opportunity to take note of this number while you are in a more... chemically balanced state-of-mind." ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1740 875 49.7% 07-Feb-95 12:43:18 DaLastAlert3.info 17864 7686 56.9% 08-Feb-95 21:51:04 +DaLastAlert3 1980 1245 37.1% 08-Feb-95 21:51:04 +DaLastAlert3-Check 1527 1122 26.5% 07-Feb-95 19:30:12 +DaLastAlert3-Check.info 1474 1078 26.8% 07-Feb-95 19:30:12 +DaLastAlert3.info 26986 6166 77.1% 08-Feb-95 21:51:04 +DLA3.pic 1789 1272 28.8% 07-Feb-95 12:50:34 +DLA3.pic.info 1777 902 49.2% 07-Feb-95 12:50:34 +Doc.info 13774 4680 66.0% 08-Feb-95 21:51:06 +DaLastAlert3.doc 2028 1113 45.1% 07-Feb-95 12:43:56 +DaLastAlert3.doc.info 15238 5048 66.8% 08-Feb-95 21:51:06 +DaLastAlert3.guide 2205 1243 43.6% 07-Feb-95 12:43:56 +DaLastAlert3.guide.info 18168 5152 71.6% 08-Feb-95 21:51:06 +DaLastAlert3.texinfo 2028 1112 45.1% 07-Feb-95 12:43:56 +DaLastAlert3.texinfo.info 3258 790 75.7% 08-Feb-95 21:51:06 +Install-script 1845 1298 29.6% 07-Feb-95 12:50:34 +Install.info 61640 61640 0.0% 16-Feb-93 14:07:58 +Installer 4444 950 78.6% 04-Feb-95 13:44:00 +DaLastAlert3-Check.info 4391 900 79.5% 04-Feb-95 13:43:40 +DaLastAlert3.info 8126 2614 67.8% 08-Feb-95 21:51:06 +DaLastAlert3.alerts -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 192282 106886 44.4% 11-Feb-95 11:15:46 20 files