Mike: he mentions that he turns the timer off as it calls the CFA. I've done this before, and you turn it back on when it's done.
Karen -----Original Message----- From: MikeB <[email protected]> To: karentellef <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 10:35 am Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Button EEP versus Timer EEP What is the frequency of the timer poll? Does the crap-out occur at that instance? Do you have a flag (file or variable) that can be set when the timer fires so that if it fires again it won't call the custom form action? > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 9:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Button EEP versus Timer EEP > > I have an issue that I have been unable to discover the cause and would > appreciate any thoughts. > > (Ver. 9.5 64) > Compiled application. > > I have an external form that has a custom form action named DC_MRP > > This external form has a timer on it that checks the time of day and at > a set time calls the custom form action. > > I also have a an office button on the same form that calls the custom > form action if I choose to run it "manually" versus automatically from > the timer. > > Now for the issue. > > When the timer calls DC_MRP, it starts and runs partially through the > eep and then stops. It does not crash, the program simply stops and > returns to the form. > > There is a progress message that shows the record number being > processed and it always stops on the same record. > > If I push the office button which calls the DC_MRP action, it runs > completely through every time without issue. > > The calling code is exactly the same other than one is in the timer and > one is in an office button. (The code disables the timer before > calling the DC_MRP action) > The only difference is the calling code resides in an IF statement. I > have triple > checked that there is no issue with the syntax. I have RStyled the eep > and there > is no open IF or While statements. I even placed an IF statement in > the office > button and it runs ok. > > If I trace, it always runs without issue. I have checked the one > record and there is > nothing incorrect with the data. Running it via the office button, > runs fine anyway, so it is not a data issue. > > If the program stops after being initiated by the timer, I can click > the office button immediately > afterwards and it will run completely through without issue. > > Does anyone know of anything about the timer function that might cause > an EEP to run > differently than from an office button? The DC_MRP action is a > rather complex program > that takes about 45 minutes to run. However I do turn off the timer > at the beginning of the code. > > Thanks, > Bob
