AFAS

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Just as a minor warning, I think (hope) I've just sent out a test AFAS run using my newest attempt at a working AFAS script.

This new script isn't live, the test was fired off manually, so it's possible you'll have another arrive when the real script fires later on.

More news if and when I get my copy of the test run through.

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Yeppers,

one has indeed arrived.
Let me know if you need a copy of it.

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Sotiris, that would be kind - just the starts of the body text will suffice, don't worry about the flight list.

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

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Body Text:
Dear pilot Sotiris Soulakiotis,

The flight(s) for your choosen period are:

FLIGHTS...

Kind Regards,
EuroHarmony VA

This is an automated message from the Automatic Flight Assignment System. Please do not reply.

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Cheers, confirms that it's the new script. Funnily enough, mine hasn't arrived yet (hahaha )

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Just got another one 3 mins ago.
I guess that's the 'proper run'.

Thanks.

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Same subject or different (that's how I know them apart)?

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Same sender, same subject, different times:
11:03 (CET)
10:48 (CET)

The header above was from the earlier one.
The latest one also has:
Same flight Nos
Opposite departing and arrival airports, but with the original ICAO designations
different times

EXAMPLE
Flight: Flight EHM-1460

(10:48): Zurich LSZH to Sion LSGS Departure time 16:00
(11:03): Sion LSZH to Zurich LSGS Departure time 18:40

Strange or what?

[EHM-0654 Murray]

NOTAM to AFAS Subscribers

Following further testing this morning, we have deployed the new Automatic Flight Assignment script. Those of you with a daily subscription should notice the difference as of the overnight run tonight.

We are keen to keep on top of problems/issues with the new script, so if you are expecting to receive flight(s) from the AFAS and don't please post a message (including your pilot ID please) in this thread.

Murray Crane
Assistant Developer - V1 Website

EDIT: And as a further thing, once everyone has received at least a couple of AFAS emails (and you have "flight returns" enabled) can you check that everything makes sense (flight numbers etc) and let me know. @Sotiris: I realise you've done this once unfortunately I don't really consider last night's runs to be "live" as I was testing as I was going along (as it were). Give it a day or two and then bug me about it

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Any feed back on the new script (anyone)

It's working fine for me, but I'm subscribed daily/no returns/all hubs. Are return flights working OK? Do flight numbers make sense when compared with the FLogger?

To quote Dr. Evil: "Throw me a frikkin' bone..."

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Mine is working,

Flight numbers are ok and I am getting Maintenance flights from Amsterdam to Frankfurt included

I am set up with Amsterdam Hub flights only , no returns.

Cheers,

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

After a few days of getting them in a correct way today I found one with a bug.

All flights, flight times, ICAO designations were correct.
However, the destinations were the wrong way round and I quote:
Flight EHM-H698, from Valencia (LSZH), Spain to Zürich (LEVC), Switzerland. Departure: 12:45:00 GMT, Arrival: 14:15:00 GMT.

Not a big deal of course, but since Murray is already working on it... :]

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Sotiris, was this particular flight given to you as an "out" or as a "return"? I suspect it's one of those (probably a "return") and that the script is swapping round the airport names and countries.

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

To be honest, I've got no idea.
In total there  were three flights proposed in the mail and all of them exhibited the same issue.
Whether they're return or not I frankly have no idea. (I couldn't even find where to change AFAS setting on our site...)
If there's anything further that could help you out, let me know.

--- UPADTE---
Looking at the previous day's mail I can now confirm that the problem assignment are indeed return flights. One day earlier I got the outbound legs correctly.
Now the return legs have the same times, ICAO's and flight numbers.

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Ah... so I got my thinking back to front. The names and countries are right, everything else is wrong... That makes some sense (having looked at the code in the interrim) Just about to go into a meeting, so I'll look at this during lunch.

Update: I've made what I think are the required changes to fix the issue with return flights (remarkably, just the addition of a single character to a few variables). Sotiris (and anyone else that receives return flights), can I ask that you check tomorrow and Thursdays flights against each other and let me know one way or the other here please.

@Sotiris: and (catching up here...) the AFAS settings are made in the "Pilots" menu on the main website

[EHM-0654 Murray]

*Bump*

Any news from those of you subscribed to the return variety of AFAS flights? I'd *really* like to close the ticket on this one before I go on holiday.

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Hi Murray,

I'm subscribed on the 'return' flights of AFAS yet I have received nothing since the 26 of June. I thought this was because you were working on it.

Enjoy the hols anyway mate

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Hmm, thanks for the report, turns out there was still one more bug (of my own making) that needed fixing.

I've just done a manual run of the AFAS script and got the sort of output I was expecting, let me know if you receive any flights at all Sotiris.

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Till now, 18:15 UK time, I haven't received any e-mail. I'll wait overnight and see how it goes.
Btw, where r u off to for your hols?

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Where, France (Brittany)

Equally, I didn't get an email from the test run, even though I saw my email address in the output... Still, anything from the run from this morning? Did an email make it to you Sotiris?

[EHM-2029 Sotiris]

Sorry for the delay, i was driving the tour of the alps today.
Well, an e-mail DID reach me but it's outbound flights and as such we won't know if it works ok or not.

As soon as i get tomorrow's ones will let you know. Enjoy your hols.

Sotiris