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PRPC broken again

JQPJQP Posts: 512
edited July 2014 in Daz Studio Discussion

I find myself (again) unable to make PRPC (last version) work for DAZ Studio (4.6.3.50). Thus, I am unable to use Advanced Library. Before consigning myself to DAZ Studio's content library, which I find much inferior, I was wondering if anyone had any troubleshooting tips that might help me get PRPC working again. I don't think it's my firewall, as I disabled it and was still unable to start PRPC server (I get the "is another application active?" thing). I have solved this problem when it arised previously, but can't remember what I did. I seem to remember it might've been some kind of conflict with DS Content Managment service, but turning it off didn't fix the problem, either.

In any event, assuming I can't get PRPC to work again, suggestions for alternate content management software would be welcome. I've heard of PzDB and P3DO Explorer. I don't know anything about PzDB, and P3DO was last updated in 2012, which doesn't inspire confidence.

The most important feature in Advanced Library for me is the ability to create virtual folders so I can sort content according to my preference, rather than according to the content's location in Windows' file structure.

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  • ZebratechZebratech Posts: 24
    edited December 1969

    I love Advanced Library and have been through some issues with it myself. My suggestion is to find out what is tying up the port that PRPC uses to communicate with DS. One way to do this is to get a free app called TCPView (you would have to Google for it). It is a pretty simple free proggie which when run will list all of your open Local Ports. I BELIEVE the default port which PRPC uses is port 49160. So you would open TCPView and look for that port number down the list and see what application/process is using it.

    Then, you can either kill the process (depending on what it is of course), or merely set PRPC to use a different port, and then set that same port in Advanced Library. Whichever is easier.

    Hope this helps!

  • msorrelsmsorrels Posts: 44
    edited December 1969

    If PRPC can't start it's because another copy of DAZ Studio is running (and thus another copy of PRPC is in use) or because some other application is using the same port as PRPC.

    You may still have a copy of Daz Studio, invisible because it's exiting but is stuck. Open the windows task manager to make sure. If that's not the problem then it's because some other application or service is using the port number that PRPC is set to use.

    Sadly Microsoft has begun to use the default PRPC port for something (can't remember what) which causes this problem. I didn't define the default PRPC port, it was picked along time ago when the Poser version of PRPC was written. But these days that default number really isn't free.

    The work around is pretty simple, inside DAZ Studio change the port PRPC is using to another free number. Do this in the PRPC Options dialog.
    Then change the port # inside Advanced Library.

    On my personal DS I'm using 49000 now since Microsoft started taking port 49160 (the standard PRPC port).

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