Re: Mac: [ListFiles] bug alert

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13413
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texte = >We have discovered a bug in WebCatalog 2.0GM that causes both >cosmetic and stability side-effects. > >This bug only appears when you use the [ListFiles] context to list >the files in a folder that is empty, or a folder that does not >exist. If the folder exists, but is empty, then the incorrect error >message appears saying Path not found. Ignoring [ListFiles] >context. > >After attempting to process such a template, WebCatalog can also get >into a state where it locks up or bombs when performing a later >search. > >The current workaround is to make sure there is always at least one >file in any folders that are used in a [ListFiles] context. The >final release of 2.0.1 will fix this bug so that no special action >will be required. I discovered the Path not found. Ignoring [ListFiles] context message when there's nofile in the folder a month or two ago. Didn't I report it? If not, I apologize for my oversight.Maybe I was lucky, because I never saw WebCat lock up or bomb, but I knew that listfiles didn't work on an empty folder ... :) sorry guys.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Mac: [ListFiles] bug alert (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Re: Mac: [ListFiles] bug alert (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  3. Mac: [ListFiles] bug alert (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>We have discovered a bug in WebCatalog 2.0GM that causes both >cosmetic and stability side-effects. > >This bug only appears when you use the [listfiles] context to list >the files in a folder that is empty, or a folder that does not >exist. If the folder exists, but is empty, then the incorrect error >message appears saying Path not found. Ignoring [listfiles] >context. > >After attempting to process such a template, WebCatalog can also get >into a state where it locks up or bombs when performing a later >search. > >The current workaround is to make sure there is always at least one >file in any folders that are used in a [listfiles] context. The >final release of 2.0.1 will fix this bug so that no special action >will be required. I discovered the Path not found. Ignoring [listfiles] context message when there's nofile in the folder a month or two ago. Didn't I report it? If not, I apologize for my oversight.Maybe I was lucky, because I never saw WebCat lock up or bomb, but I knew that listfiles didn't work on an empty folder ... :) sorry guys.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html Kenneth Grome

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