Neuro-Lab® by Aleksey

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electricessence

#1
As soon as I launch it from the tools menu WealthLab crashes.
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Eugene

#2
So you've just installed v2017.06, right? I think some file may be corrupt so let's try the following:

1. Close WLP
2. Enable hidden file visibility in Windows
3. Navigate to: c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Fidelity Investments\WealthLabPro\1.0.0.0\Data\NeuroLab
4. Backup everything, then delete the files (should be 4 txt/xml documents by default)
5. Restart WLP

Does that help? If so, please zip and attach those files. If there are no files also let us know. Thanks.
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electricessence

#3
First off there are only 3 files there:
Broad Markets.xml
Patterns.xml
RSI Periods.xml

After backing up and deleting I get the same result.
The UI looks like it shows up, the cursor stops spinning, and everything looks like it's ready to go, then a moment later Wealth Lab crashes leaving a [ Debug ] [ Close Program ] dialog up.

But the files did not restore themselves.

I then tried uninstalling and reinstalling (manually downloading and installing 2017.06) the add-in and running it all in admin mode. But same result and same files are present.

And BTW when I check for updates in Wealth Lab it says I have the current version.

I'd be happy to keep trying or debug in VS.
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Eugene

#4
Thanks for the report.

QUOTE:
First off there are only 3 files there:

So no NeuroLabConfig.txt there. Makes sense. NL crashes before it's able to save the config file. We'll try to investigate.

QUOTE:
I'd be happy to keep trying or debug in VS.

If you could get us a stack trace that would be appreciated.
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electricessence

#5
This is all I could get because the debugger wouldn't attach:



Not sure what I need to do to get more info.
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Eugene

#6
1. Please do not use external image hosters. Always attach images straight to your forum post using "Add Attachment(s)". I've converted your raw http links into images.

2. If I were in your position I'd give this suggestion a try:

Current debbuger framework configuration

P.S. Does your "c:\Program Files\Fidelity Investments\Wealth-Lab Pro 6\WealthLabPro.config" file contain this string?
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electricessence

#7
Sorry about the external images. I couldn't see how to add attachments.

This is what I have at the end:
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And I have the latest VS Studio 2017.
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Eugene

#8
Thanks but have you had a chance to try my suggestion #2?
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electricessence

#9
Sorry, I'm reading that stack overflow, and I can't infer what you want me to do. ???
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Eugene

#10
When attaching debugger to WealthLabPro.exe process I wanted to know whether it's possible to click "Select" and choose appropriate option. For me it correctly defaults to "Automatic: Managed (v4.5, v4.0) code" so no need in extra steps. What's your experience?
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electricessence

#11
Mine says: "Automatic: Managed (v4.6, v4.5, v4.0) code"

This is as far as I could go. Attaching the debugger didn't seem to help and I had to click 'Debug' and keep pushing through until VS2017 showed me this.
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electricessence

#12
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I'm on Windows 10. Intel 6700k. AMD Fury X. 64GB 3200 RAM
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Eugene

#13
Thank you, looks helpful and makes sense. This is a low-level error (exception in a DirectX DLL), most likely your graphic driver issue. This is not a Neuro-Lab bug as it does not work with graphics directly. That's why it hasn't been reported so far by others.

Wild guess: issue may be rooted in ZedGraph (a legacy .NET 2.0 DLL which powers NL). To prove it, please install these extensions:

Particle Swarm Optimizer (PSO)
Genetic Optimizer (GA)
Extra Performance Visualizers

They all share one common trait: powered by ZedGraph. If they aren't already installed, after restarting WLP please either run a PSO or GA optimization, or enable Monte Carlo Lab visualizer, reopen a strategy window, and execute backtest. Let me know how it goes. tia.
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electricessence

#14
K. Well I've been using PSO for a couple weeks without any issues. :/
Lemme check these others out.
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electricessence

#15
Yeah I ran a PSO. Then switched to the Fitness Graph and no errors. :(
I'll be installing WL on another computer in the next week so I can get back to you if it works on that computer which has a different GPU.
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Eugene

#16
There's a chance that it's some property like antialiasing or smoothing in NL's ZedGraph control that upsets your graphics driver. I don't recall whether it's enabled in Monte Carlo Lab or Analysis Series so you might want to give these visualizers a final try. Since it looks unlikely that they have antialiasing/smoothing, I wouldn't expect them to crash. Thanks.
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Eugene

#17
On second thought, it's hardly a ZedGraph issue. NL makes even greater use of WPF controls rather than ZedGraph. I suspect a conflict between NL's WPF controls and your video driver, resulting in startup crash.

Please give a final try to MLC and Analysis Series before discarding that version in post #16. If output is charted correctly you might want to create a support ticket and we'll work it out there privately.
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