Screenshare via iChat, kill the bug, get $100

[hobbyCoder]

It's time to confess... my skills as a developer are shameful, though I'm definitely learning- I just took two computer science courses (taught in Java) at the University of Washington, but it's not my major... I'm not cut out for it.

I have a serious bug in my most profitable app... a magic trick that uses the iPhone's camera. I've been trying to trace down the bug on and off for over a year and I just can't figure it out. The picture returned from this method:

- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker
		didFinishPickingImage:(UIImage *)image
				  editingInfo:(NSDictionary *)editingInfo {

Just disappears if the iPhone hasn't been restarted recently (must be a low memory issue). If anyone wants to fix it I will PayPal them $100 after confirming the problem is truly cured. (It may take about a day to be certain, as the problem is intermittent and I'll need to test a bit).

$100 isn't much to an experienced, competent Objective-C guy who understand all the Coca Touch libraries, but it's what I can afford as a student. It doesn't seem right to ask for free help when I do make a reasonable profit from this little app.

Note, I'm not a complete n00b, so if you aren't a fairly strong developer, I'm guessing you won't see the bug either. Thanks for reading.

[BSDimwit]

how can we find the bug if you don't post more code. All you've posted is the ImagePicker delegate method name. Post what's in that method and we might be able to help.

Todd

[hobbyCoder]

Originally Posted by BSDimwit

how can we find the bug if you don't post more code. All you've posted is the ImagePicker delegate method name. Post what's in that method and we might be able to help.

Todd

Thanks Todd... you're right. I'll delete this thread (or lock it or whatever the forum allows), and post this as a regular "please-help-the-lamer" type thread in the development section first. Maybe I'll get free help from the community. In that thread I'll post more code.

[hobbyCoder]

Originally Posted by hobbyCoder

Thanks Todd... you're right. I'll delete this thread (or lock it or whatever the forum allows), and post this as a regular "please-help-the-lamer" type thread in the development section first. Maybe I'll get free help from the community. In that thread I'll post more code.

Maybe I can't delete / lock... sorry about that. I'll post the relevant code in the other part of the forum and we'll see how it goes. I just don't like to feel as if I'm asking other people to do my work for me, thus the bounty idea.

[BSDimwit]

Originally Posted by hobbyCoder

Maybe I can't delete / lock... sorry about that. I'll post the relevant code in the other part of the forum and we'll see how it goes. I just don't like to feel as if I'm asking other people to do my work for me, thus the bounty idea.

Oh sure, just when I think I am gonna get some extra coin for helping you pull the rug out from under me

Anyway, post your code and I will look at it with a fresh pair of eyes.

Todd

[AlexTheMighty]

I've seen a highly similar issue in my own apps working with the imagePicker. I know this thread is a little old (just joined these forums myself!) and the normal threads are a little deep for me to claw through trying to see if/where you reposted. But if you still need help just say so / send me a PM and I can take a look and possibly offer some suggestions.

[hobbyCoder]

Originally Posted by AlexTheMighty

I've seen a highly similar issue in my own apps working with the imagePicker. I know this thread is a little old (just joined these forums myself!) and the normal threads are a little deep for me to claw through trying to see if/where you reposted. But if you still need help just say so / send me a PM and I can take a look and possibly offer some suggestions.

I just PM'd you this: Thanks for offering to look at my infamous intermittent lost photo bug. I've been stuck on it for over a year! There was a thread a week or so ago where Todd and I looked at it, but we never found a solution:

http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/ip...my-photos.html

If you have any ideas what could be making the phone lose my photos (but only sometimes)-- I will build monuments in your honor and sing songs of your praise for generations to come.

[Forsworn]

viewDidUnload get's called so you should store the image in an ivar and not just an imageview (I'm sure you're doing that)

[hobbyCoder]

Originally Posted by Forsworn

viewDidUnload get's called so you should store the image in an ivar and not just an imageview (I'm sure you're doing that)

Thanks, that's exactly what it was. I'll post a blog post / link here sometime next week after the chaos of my latest release cycle dies down... so that others may learn from my lameness.