[Solved] No Plot history after installing Indigo 7.3

Ok, just if I wanted to try again:
Where would I put the password for the psql database?

And another question:
Why does it open a script editor with a InstallGnuPlot script every time I start Indigo even though I have selected Matplot?

and another find:
I have a directory under plugin/preferences in 7.4.1 as the attached screenshot shows.
An almost identical directory is found under myusername/indigo/IndigoPlatD
Lokking at the access dates both are used.

Is there some sort of mixup that originiated from the updates of Indigo and the Plugin or is this normal?

and another IndigoPlotD directory found in myusername/documents (This one was last written to 2018)

So where is the topmost reference stored for this directory, please? So I can delete the unused ones?
TIA
Wilhelm

in the first version all data was stored in the users home dir ../indigo/indigoplod

then indigo suggested that all plugin data should be in /Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 7.x/Preferences/Pluginsplugin_name

Hence the plugin now does the following:
1. if there is nothing in the preferences dir it will try to copy everything from .../indigo/indigoplotd to the preference dir.
2. if the presence dir is populated it will ignore .../indigo/indigoplotd

So once the data is moved .../indigo/indigoplotd should be stale = not changed and can be deleted.

you might have PLOT.png files in there = the output of the plugin. That can be set in config to where ever you like.

Karl

Thanks Karl,

for the explanation.
I think you missed the two remaining questions before:
Where would I put the password for the psql database?

And another question:
Why does the plugin open a script editor with a InstallGnuPlot script every time I start Indigo even though I have selected Matplot?

Cheers
Wilhelm

>> password: why did you install psql w password. I don't thing the indigo data (datestamp value) warrants any password protection.. this makes live a little more complicated.

open terminal and type/ paste:

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/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin/psql indigo_history -U postgres  -c  "SELECT * from device_history_##a valid dev##;"
then
PGPASSWORD=YOUR_PASSRORD /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin/psql indigo_history -U postgres  -c  "SELECT * from device_history_##a valid dev##; "

and replace ##a valid dev## with a valid indigo device id# (one that does not have too many changes .. otherwise the output can be very long), you can right click on a device in indigo and copy the id
and replaceYOUR_PASSRORD with the psql password

when you have that working send me the command string with the password xxxx-ed

>>Why does the plugin open a script editor with a InstallGnuPlot script every time I start Indigo even though I have selected Matplot?
could you elaborate, what script editor?

Karl

Hi Karl,

I installed it, because I didn't find a Postgres Package (for MacOS 10.9.5) that let me install it without a password.
Never mind, I finally decided to drop Postgres because it seems to conflict with the postgres instance installed by the MacOS Server component as well.
Sorry for that.

Concerning the script, I attached a screenshot with the script. The Applescript editor with this script always opens when I start Indigo.
I just have that since I upgraded to 7.4.1 using the latest version of your plugin.
I don't want to bother you any longer with this. It's been taking too much of your time already.
Thanks again for your help.

Wilhelm

oh yes,
thats very old.. I can remove that one.


Karl

ps you can switch that off in config, set path to gnu plot to empty