Trace window not showing user tab

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Thank you - I will send one over tomorrow as I am in the UK

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Help menu, Send A Bug Report.

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Can you point me in the right direction to do that please

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Since it works in V11 and not V12 it may be time to submit a bug report.

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

I can investigate the SQL databases on the web site and see the script is running BUT it is not writing to the trace window in AA Build 2689_4440

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Sorry i have misled you all
The command
script_play("update globals")
is on the Oninit event on the form that is loaded when the database opens

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

The script running at the moment accesses the internet to either download information or amend information and loops every minute- it reports what action has been taken to the trace window using trace.writeln() so i can see what it is doing - it works perfectly on a machine with runtime PLUS version 3381-4096 but not on the development machine running AA - no text is appearing in the trace window even though the user tab is there - the script is running

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

One way to test would be to wrap the trace.clear() in the autoexec.

if is_object("trace_window")
trace.clear()
end if

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Any ideas why trace.clear() would cause an error on startup - it is a script called from the autoexec script?

Possibly the autoexec script is trying to write to the trace window object before it's ready. I've never used the autoexec script to clear the trace window. Prefer instead to clear it immediately prior to use, long after the complete development / runtime environment is loaded.

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

If trace.clear() is left in the script it still causes an error
User tab is still in trace window

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

It has now appeared in position 2
Tab1 hook errors
Tab 2 User
Tab 3 c:\dlgstack.log
Tab 4 View event

I had tried it with other databases after the initial post and all but User had appeared
Lets hope user stays there
Any ideas why trace.clear() would cause an error on startup - it is a script called from the autoexec script?
Of course it may not do that now - i will try it

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

very strange.

Alan, try this sequence.

Start AA, open a desktop workspace, go to the control panel. Choose Interactive Window. then type

trace.writeln(" this is my test message ")

and press ENTER key.

then open the trace window by choosing View menu, and then trace window.

For me, I see the user tab in position 3, and if I choose it I see the text I entered.

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Of interest the close trace button in the trace window doesn't work every time either

[alancropp]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

Version 12.3 Build 2689
Build 4440

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: Trace window not showing user tab

what build of Alpha Anywhere are you running?