Looking for C#, C++ Programmer For A Quick Program Fix. Willing To Pay ~$500

[skulkingghost]

Long story short:

I hired a developer to develop a client software to connect to a windows pc for my iPhone / iPad app. That developer developed the client software, and it works on my pc, but no one elses. Everyone gets the same error message.

The developer I paid $2400 to basically just sent me an email saying "oh well I cant fix it tough" and split with the cash.

So I am looking for a programmer to fix this bug, the app works on my pc so I figure it cant be too big a hurdle, and $500 is good money even if it takes 10 hours.

Anyone interested?

I have all the source code available in a zip file to send out, would appreciate someone to take a look at it and just let me know your price to fix it. I don't trust elance anymore. I posted this to elance and every provider I have met with has given me wildly different answers and budgets.

Please send me a PM if interested so we can work it out. I am more than willing to set up a milestone system or work through escrow, I also have verified paypal ready to go, I just need to get this out ASAP.

Heres the error dialog BTW

//And I completely missed the programming forum, how have I been a member since 2006 and not known there was a programming forum?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Well, if it does not work on other peoples PCs, there is probably a reason. Is there an error dialog or anything?

You say it is an iPhone/iPod app and later say it's for a PC? Which is it?

Also, there is a forum for this

 

[skulkingghost]

@Ihatemyjob2004 yes there is, I just posted it!

It is client software that connects the iphone / ipad to the pc.

//And I completely missed the programming forum, how have I been a member since 2006 and not known there was a programming forum?

 

[KB]

Everyone gets the error except you? That makes me think this is more of a configuration thing or perhaps a missing file. Do you have Itunes installed and the others users don't? Do you have a specific version of iTunes and they have a newer or older version? The code looks like it is using a COM interface, any idea if you have a COM dll registered that the others are missing?

Also is the code C# or C++ or is it C# with unsafe C++ code or is it C# with C++ DLLs?

 

[Cogman]

YGPM. It really doesn't look like a complex problem, but you can't know for sure without having a look at what the code is doing.

 

[lozina]

Darn, no iphone or ipad here. So cant test it. It does look like dll version conflict.

One quick suggestion for figuring it out yourself:

Go and download Process Explorer, run it on your computer where your program works as well as the program itself and then find your program in the Process Explorer listing and right click it and hit Launch Depends. Examine all the DLLs the program depends on and their versions.

Now do the same steps on a computer that gets an error. Do you notice a difference in the DLLs or their versions?

 

[skulkingghost]

Responding to pms now.

I did get process explorer and am running it as we speak trying to figure out if there are any missing dlls.

 

[skulkingghost]

I hcecked process explorer and was not able to find any missing required dlls on either pc.

 

[iWantHats]

Man, I'm all over this if no one has offered their services for this yet. I'll PM you.

 

[uclabachelor]

Long story short:

I hired a developer to develop a client software to connect to a windows pc for my iPhone / iPad app. That developer developed the client software, and it works on my pc, but no one elses. Everyone gets the same error message.

The developer I paid $2400 to basically just sent me an email saying "oh well I cant fix it tough" and split with the cash.

So I am looking for a programmer to fix this bug, the app works on my pc so I figure it cant be too big a hurdle, and $500 is good money even if it takes 10 hours.

Anyone interested?

I have all the source code available in a zip file to send out, would appreciate someone to take a look at it and just let me know your price to fix it. I don't trust elance anymore. I posted this to elance and every provider I have met with has given me wildly different answers and budgets.

Please send me a PM if interested so we can work it out. I am more than willing to set up a milestone system or work through escrow, I also have verified paypal ready to go, I just need to get this out ASAP.

Heres the error dialog BTW

//And I completely missed the programming forum, how have I been a member since 2006 and not known there was a programming forum?

I'll try to save you some money.

Install the following:

1) Visual C++ redistributable package
2) .NET framework

After that, make sure any references / objects / resources used by the program is available on other PCs.

And lastly, single step through the code and see where it crashes. Post last 10 - 20 lines of code and I'll see if I can help.

And if doing #1 or #2 solved your problem, I'll take the $500

 

[iWantHats]

Coders dont hire coders to write code!

 

[Markbnj]

I'll try to save you some money.

Install the following:

1) Visual C++ redistributable package
2) .NET framework

After that, make sure any references / objects / resources used by the program is available on other PCs.

And lastly, single step through the code and see where it crashes. Post last 10 - 20 lines of code and I'll see if I can help.

And if doing #1 or #2 solved your problem, I'll take the $500

I think you missed something important: the OP said it worked on his machine, but not on anyone else's. So he needs to know what DLLs are missing/wrong, and why, and what to do about it on a user's system when they run his app for the first time. The best-case here is the problem is actually caused by a bug in the host process, so that can be patched and redistributed.

 

[mikelturner]

Process injection can be somewhat picky - do you know why that route was chosen/needed?

 

[skulkingghost]

Process injection can be somewhat picky - do you know why that route was chosen/needed?

No idea, I found someone willing to work on the issue so I hired them through elance. I will let you know what I find out.

 

[mikelturner]

Cool, I hope it works out for you. If not, I'd be willing to take a look for you. Incidentally, you may want ask about how sturdy the solution is once you receive it. You may want to test against different versions of windows, 32 bit vs 64 bit, different service packs installed and different .net frameworks, all depending on how and to whom you plan on deploying this product.

 

[dedoughboy]

Please send me the source zip file so I can give you my opinion. Lee
de.doughboy@gmail.com:\

 

[bobross419]

Cool, I hope it works out for you. If not, I'd be willing to take a look for you. Incidentally, you may want ask about how sturdy the solution is once you receive it. You may want to test against different versions of windows, 32 bit vs 64 bit, different service packs installed and different .net frameworks, all depending on how and to whom you plan on deploying this product.

LOL, so it only costs $500 to bring a lurker out of hiding.

 

[mikelturner]

LOL, so it only costs $500 to bring a lurker out of hiding.

Actually, I tried to help without looking at the code. I just responded because I only just noticed there was a programming forum and it seemed like an interesting problem so I would have responded regardless.

I would look at it for free and if it was a quick fix, it would be free too. I'm willing to help people, but I admit if it took a significant amount of time I would consider charging - depending on how interesting the problem is versus how tedious it is (sorry, I'm a professional programmer so I would rather work on interesting stuff in my free time as opposed to the sometimes tedious stuff I handle at work). Either way, I'd still be willing to point the original poster in the right direction for free and tell him about anything I found.