Defining simple view causes loop

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HughDarwen
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Defining simple view causes loop

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When I create a new v1.0.10 database from the attached backup, various things I attempt to do bring about a loop, reflected by endless repetitions of mysterious messages in the DBrowser Monitor window, as shown in the attachment, loop.d. The third attachment, DefBaseRelvars.d, is one of the scripts that causes the loop. Pressing backup also brings it about.

Hugh Darwen
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DefBaseRelvars.d
This is an example of something that brought about the loop. Pressing the backup button also brought about the loop.
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loop.d
This is what was saved when I pressed Save in the DBrowser Monitor window.
(89.82 KiB) Downloaded 507 times
db-causing-loops.d
This backup was taken back in September 2010, but I've replaced the operator definitions taken from OperatorsChar.d by those provided with v1.0.10.
(16.73 KiB) Downloaded 518 times
Dave
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Re: Defining simple view causes loop

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I'll test this thoroughly, but as a quick answer I suspect the following operator definitions from your backup are at the root of it:

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ANNOUNCE 'operator OP_EQUALS';
OPERATOR OP_EQUALS(P# PNO, PC CHARACTER) RETURNS BOOLEAN; RETURN THE_c ( P# ) = PC ; END OPERATOR ;

ANNOUNCE 'operator OP_EQUALS';
OPERATOR OP_EQUALS(S# SNO, SC CHARACTER) RETURNS BOOLEAN; RETURN THE_c ( S# ) = SC ; END OPERATOR ;
Could you try creating a new database and load a backup with the above two OPERATOR definitions omitted, and let me know if there are any problems?
HughDarwen
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Re: Defining simple view causes loop

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Yes. I deleted those operator definitions and everything then worked fine.

Hugh
Dave
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Re: Defining simple view causes loop

Post by Dave »

Excellent. It's good to know there's a workaround, and it clearly highlights what I need to work on.
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