Bug in <Snapshot Time> field

Lluis Enric Bonjorn 1 Reputation point
2020-12-25T07:24:05.687+00:00

It seems that I have found a "bug" in the BGInfo 4.28 Built 2019/9/19 program.

The <Snapshot Time> field is only updated once (in fact, the first time) when you have making changes or modifications with the program open.

Once all the fields you need have been configured, and you press the APPLY button, the first time you do it, it works correctly. But as time goes by you try to run it again, it doesn't update again.

There is only one case in which it is updated again, and that is by pressing the PREVIEW button. Then, once previewed, if you press the APPLY button again, if it updates once more.

From this point on, the <Snapshot Time> field is never updated again, unless you exit the program and log back in.

I have done all the tests with Bginfo64.exe, but I think the same thing happens with Bginfo.exe.

Thanks,

Lluís Enric Bonjorn
Barcelona - Spain

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  1. mariora 376 Reputation points
    2020-12-30T10:33:19.333+00:00

    I think this is correct, because the expected way to use Bginfo is to save a config file and load it each time you want a refresh of your data..

    That is you prepare all the data you want to show, then save the config file as Mydata.bgi and then with a scheduled task you refresh those data every hour or every day or at each logon...

    The scheduled task will contain the command to refresh it: 

      bginfo64.exe maydata.bgi /timer 0 /silent

    So, at that time the content will be refreshed..

    HTH
    -mario

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