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KVS May 11, 2012 4:45 pm


Originally Posted by mileq (Post 18542005)
The idea is great, as it speeds up searching for the +7 days.

Thanks for your feedback!


Originally Posted by mileq (Post 18542005)
The problem, which I can see is:
- no connecting flights
- it gives you the results for non-existing flights :D:D:D
Please cross-check below vs. which flights actually fly on these days.

I understand that it is beta and the general idea is good.

Both of these are limitations of the underlying Engine itself.

Flight departure/arrival times are based on the 1st date in the range and flights that do not actually operate on a particular date are easy to spot, as they will have the No Cabin ("/") indicators shown for all Cabins.

KVS May 11, 2012 4:49 pm


Originally Posted by DownUnderFlyer (Post 18553753)
So far the 7 day forecast works very well. Nothing to complain about.


Originally Posted by jasonvr (Post 18553886)
Gotta agree. I haven't used it extensively, but it seems to work fine. Some other options might be nice though, such as +/-3 days instead of just x thru x+6. I realize that I can accomplish that by setting my start date 3 days earlier than I intended, but sometimes thinking of it as a delta around a center point is easier.

Excellent suggestion -- this has now been implemented in the updated KVS Tool Beta V6.9.9903 as a user-selectable option:

http://www.KVSTool.com/Images/Screenshot_SA7D.gif

jasonvr May 11, 2012 6:42 pm


Originally Posted by KVS (Post 18558411)
Excellent suggestion -- this has now been implemented in the updated KVS Tool Beta V6.9.9903 as a user-selectable option:

Nice, but can I suggest that the days be listed as -3,-2,-1,<nothing>,+1,+2,+3. Since the date isn't listed, it's hard to tell where the median date (i.e. the date you entered) is. It happens to be +3.

DuMaInSin May 12, 2012 6:13 am

Sabre Availability/FS not working at all?
 
Am getting an error message when trying to look for flight availability:

The requested method/function is currently unavailable or may require a newer version of the KVS Tool.

Am using version 6.9.9, Check for Updates tells me it's the latest :-(

belfordrocks May 12, 2012 7:58 am

Go to the KVS tool website and download 6.9.9.R3 which should solve the problem.

ReetteHor May 12, 2012 8:27 am

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onlysuites May 13, 2012 5:54 am

Just started using it. Excellent so far ^

nyc6035 May 13, 2012 9:23 am

KVS: +7 Day Search Tool
 
KVS,

Thanks for your continued efforts. The 7 day feature is a nice addition.

A couple of comments:

- (assuming you are using the ANA tool for the underlying search), could the 7 day search include the connections option (it appears the output is only displaying the more truncated view).

-it would be quite helpful if the return display shows the date of the departure of the flight in the list of the specific flights. Having to roll over the flight to see the date at the bottom of the box is suboptimal. This also would help with the regular (non 7 day) flight display when you want to extract the display into excel or txt - today the date of the flights doesn't carry over.


Thanks for the continued development and support!

DHalltheway May 13, 2012 12:53 pm

KVS
 
does KVS show availability for UA GPU upgrade on used on LH flights?

KVS May 13, 2012 6:13 pm


Originally Posted by DHalltheway (Post 18567167)
does KVS show availability for UA GPU upgrade on used on LH flights?

It sure does -- unlike UA, LH only has one set of Award/Upgrade Booking Classes that are used for all types of Upgrades: http://Help.KVSTool.com/#LH

KVS May 13, 2012 9:34 pm


Originally Posted by nyc6035 (Post 18566206)
KVS,

Thanks for your continued efforts. The 7 day feature is a nice addition.

A couple of comments:

- (assuming you are using the ANA tool for the underlying search), could the 7 day search include the connections option (it appears the output is only displaying the more truncated view).

Actually, the ANA Engine only supports Non-Stop/Direct flights in the 7-Day mode.


Originally Posted by nyc6035 (Post 18566206)
-it would be quite helpful if the return display shows the date of the departure of the flight in the list of the specific flights. Having to roll over the flight to see the date at the bottom of the box is suboptimal. This also would help with the regular (non 7 day) flight display when you want to extract the display into excel or txt - today the date of the flights doesn't carry over.

If you drag-and-drop an individual segment into another application, the date will be included with each flight.


Originally Posted by nyc6035 (Post 18566206)
Thanks for the continued development and support!

Thanks for your feedback!

KVS May 13, 2012 9:36 pm


Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 18565461)
Just started using it. Excellent so far ^

Enjoy!


Originally Posted by jasonvr (Post 18558885)
Nice, but can I suggest that the days be listed as -3,-2,-1,<nothing>,+1,+2,+3. Since the date isn't listed, it's hard to tell where the median date (i.e. the date you entered) is. It happens to be +3.

That was, indeed, the intended behaviour in the +/3D mode -- please downloaded an updated Beta:

http://www.KVSTool.com/Images/Screenshot_SA7D.gif?V2

jasonvr May 13, 2012 9:50 pm


Originally Posted by KVS (Post 18569265)
Enjoy!



That was, indeed, the intended behaviour in the +/3D mode -- please downloaded an updated Beta:

http://www.KVSTool.com/Images/Screenshot_SA7D.gif?V2

Excellent! ^

DHalltheway May 14, 2012 12:39 am


Originally Posted by KVS (Post 18568465)
It sure does -- unlike UA, LH only has one set of Award/Upgrade Booking Classes that are used for all types of Upgrades: http://Help.KVSTool.com/#LH

Interesting!

Another question:

Are you able to see star alliance award redemption availability for SQ, TG, LH, LX, etc if I use UA miles for redemption?

belfordrocks May 14, 2012 1:49 am


Originally Posted by DHalltheway (Post 18569805)
Interesting!

Another question:

Are you able to see star alliance award redemption availability for SQ, TG, LH, LX, etc if I use UA miles for redemption?

Yes, use either the StarAlliance or AC-StarAlliance option.


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