Sending it to RS may not be much help. If they can see where the
crashes occur, then probably they can figure out the cause. But
random crashes are, by definition, hard to predict. The first thing
you should do is to make sure the application is compiled with the
IncludeFunctionNames property of the App class checked. Then you may
be able to get crash logs with useful information. You can also add
code to your application that logs method entry and exit, and other
information. The best way I've found to log method entry and exit is
to write a simple MethodLogger class with the following methods.
Sub Constructor(className as String, methodName as String)
me.ClassName = className
me.MethodName = methodName
LogMessage "Entering " + className + "." + methodName + "..."
End Sub
Sub Destructor()
LogMessage "Exiting " + className + "." + methodName" + "."
End Sub
Private Sub LogMessage(msg as String)
//code to write the message somewhere persistent
End Sub
To use it, add code like the following at the beginning of each method.
dim logger as new MethodLogger("Class1", "Foo")
When the method exists, the MethodLogger object is destroyed.
You can do a lot more with this trick, like logging when certain
points in a method are reached, allowing you to pin down the location
of the crash. Once you can isolate what's causing the crashes, then
RS can help you.
Charles Yeomans
On May 18, 2006, at 3:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for your message Steve. I am sorry but I have grown a bit
frustrated
when nothing seemed to help and I kept getting random crashes, and
posting
messages on both gettingstarted and new-users over the past week.
My application is about 10 mb, plus has about 15 attached graphic
files, it
also needs a license file in a settings folder to run - so an
entire big
package would have to be sent to Real. I don't mind trusting them
with my project of
three years but I don't want to make it public. What do you
suggest? I don't
see much value in creating a dummy app, and attempting to get it to
crash the
same way - most likely it will work fine.
The crashes occur in certain cases, but they also appear somewhat
random too
- occuring at different times and in response to different actions.
Greg
But if RS are being unhelpful, we should try to help you nonetheless.
What are the IDs of your feedback requests so I can download the =
details
and (hopefully) sample projects?
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