I decided to give this a whirl tonight, and while it seems overwhelming at first, it's really not all that bad at all. I went ahead and downloaded all the install files first and then tried to figure out where to go from there. A better idea would have been to seek out and install (and run) each program one at a time. You'll be able to see how everything works together better that way.
Anyhoo.... I have to say, after following the instructions in this thread pretty much line by line (including Boobie's posted PM to mel), it's actually fairly straight forward and so far, everything is working like a champ! The only thing that I didn't see mentioned was where to install these files. I made a C:\Program Files\Poker\ folder and gave each program a folder in there. That way, they are all together and easy to find.
I'm to the point where I can successfully mine data for 10 Party tables at a time. I did that for not very long... maybe 20 or 30 minutes, and then quit. You definitely want to NOT be doing anything else at the same time that you are mining, btw, because if any other program takes control (becomes the active window) at the same time that iWitness is running through the table list, crazy shit happens. This includes AIM, other poker sites (when they pop up), etc. Lesson learned.
So, after that, I followed pshabi's instructions and filtered my new data in PT, exported Fish.csv and used his Buddy Importer thingee to import them into Party. Damn, that was easy.
Now, I've never actually used Party's Buddy List before, but I did tonight, just for kicks. Sure enough (since I had just mined the data), a number of them were still active, so I went and joined a few waiting lists, and in no time, I was literally swimming with the fishes. I didn't actually play, because I'm doing other stuff, but I did get to the point where I could have...
I also have that AutoSnap program running (very nice), and I set up the AutoResizer program too. Haven't used it yet, but it looks like it's going to be VERY helpful - eliminating all that annoying crap you have to do every time you sit at a new table (not to mention the Party SPAM), etc. It's freaking beautiful.
Like anything else, I'm sure this will take a little getting used to, but the point is, it's all right there and very doable. Just follow the instructions.
I wonder how many new "buddies" I'll have by morning if I mine overnight.
Two thumbs up, pshabi!!!
