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How to install? #38

Closed KrisVildaer closed 9 years ago

KrisVildaer commented 9 years ago

Hello,

I'm a new user of the Polar V800 and would indeed like to autosync the PolarFlow entries to Strava but it seems I'm not completely getting how to enable this via the Bipolar tool. I'm using Windows 7 and would like to know if there is an .exe install file or MSI install file. Also I've read that at some point a hook needs to be set by replacing a Qt5Network.dll file which sits into the PolarFlow install directory but the file it needs to be replaced by is not within the downloaded zip file.

Am I missing something?

Thanks, Kris

pcolby commented 9 years ago

I'm a new user of the Polar V800

Welcome! :smile:

and would indeed like to autosync the PolarFlow entries to Strava but it seems I'm not completely getting how to enable this via the Bipolar tool.

Just to be clear, Bipolar won't automatically upload to Strava (yet) - it exports to TCX, which you can then upload via the Strava website.

I'm using Windows 7 and would like to know if there is an .exe install file or MSI install file.

The .exe can be downloaded under the "releases" page (https://github.com/pcolby/bipolar/releases) - unfortunately the Github site doesn't make that link all too obvious.

The latest current release (0.3.1) exe is: https://github.com/pcolby/bipolar/releases/download/v0.3.1/Bipolar-0.3.1.520.exe

Also I've read that at some point a hook needs to be set by replacing a Qt5Network.dll file which sits into the PolarFlow install directory but the file it needs to be replaced by is not within the downloaded zip file.

The zip file you downloaded was the source code only, so no Qt5Network.dll file there.

If you download the .exe linked above, it will install both the Bipolar GUI application and the Qt5Network.dll file for you automatically.

I'll put together a wiki page showing the step-by-step installation for new users soon. In the meantime, give the above .exe a go - its pretty basic and straight-forward.

Let me know if have still have trouble.

Cheers,

pc

KrisVildaer commented 9 years ago

Paul,

I could indeed download the exe file and install it now. I’m keen to see the tool perform an auto update to Strava so I’ll keep an eye on updates ;)

So now that the Bipolar is installed I only need to Sync my Polar V800 to PolarFlow and run the Bipolar tool on my PC. Is that correct?

Regards, Kris

From: Paul Colby [mailto:notifications@github.com] Sent: maandag 15 september 2014 12:21 To: pcolby/bipolar Cc: Kris Vildaer Subject: Re: [bipolar] How to install? (#38)

I'm a new user of the Polar V800

Welcome! [:smile:]

and would indeed like to autosync the PolarFlow entries to Strava but it seems I'm not completely getting how to enable this via the Bipolar tool.

Just to be clear, Bipolar won't automatically upload to Strava (yet) - it exports to TCX, which you can then upload via the Strava website.

I'm using Windows 7 and would like to know if there is an .exe install file or MSI install file.

The .exe can be downloaded under the "releases" page (https://github.com/pcolby/bipolar/releases) - unfortunately the Github site doesn't make that link all too obvious.

The latest current release (0.3.1) exe is: https://github.com/pcolby/bipolar/releases/download/v0.3.1/Bipolar-0.3.1.520.exe

Also I've read that at some point a hook needs to be set by replacing a Qt5Network.dll file which sits into the PolarFlow install directory but the file it needs to be replaced by is not within the downloaded zip file.

The zip file you downloaded was the source code only, so no Qt5Network.dll file there.

If you download the .exe linked above, it will install both the Bipolar GUI application and the Qt5Network.dll file for you automatically.

I'll put together a wiki page showing the step-by-step installation for new users soon. In the meantime, give the above .exe a go - its pretty basic and straight-forward.

Let me know if have still have trouble.

Cheers,

pc

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/pcolby/bipolar/issues/38#issuecomment-55573042.

pcolby commented 9 years ago

I could indeed download the exe file and install it now. I’m keen to see the tool perform an auto update to Strava so I’ll keep an eye on updates ;)

Great! :smile:

So now that the Bipolar is installed I only need to Sync my Polar V800 to PolarFlow and run the Bipolar tool on my PC. Is that correct?

Yep, that's correct.

Cheers,

pc.