Subj : oxp: nodelist situation?
To   : Martin Foster
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Apr 05 2020 11:18:00

Hello Martin!

** 05.04.20 - 14:12, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:

 MF>Further to my two previous ramblings, I don't get the error message
 MF>that you're getting but I do get the lockup after a poll. Actually,
 MF>it's the dreaded endless loop rather than a lockup but I digress.

Yes.. I noticed that the DEBUGLOG.TXT file just kept getting larger and  
and larger.


 MF>I'm hoping I've fixed this with a bit of a workaround .....

 MF>Even though FSXNet don't distribute diffs, I've added some "dummy"
 MF>data in the "Update file" and "Update archive" fields: FSXNET_D.###
 MF>and FSXNET_D.Z## respectively and this appears to have fixed it.

I figured that out on my own with .087 last week.  I'm running it like  
this right now, and it works:

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Г Z2PNT.###     094  Z2PNT_D.###   Z2PNT_D.Z##   Diff  FD Pointlist    Г
Г NODELIST.###  094  NODEDIFF.###  NODEDIFF.Z##  Diff  Nodelist        Г
Г FSXNET.###    094  FSXNET.###    FSXNET.Z##    Diff  Nodelist        Г
Г                                                                      Г
Г                                                                      Г
Г                                                                      Г
Г                                                                      Г
Г        кФ Configure Node/Pointlist ФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФП         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        Г  List name         FSXNET.###        Number  094  Г         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        Г  Format of list    Nodelist                      Г         Г
Г        Г  Zone/Address      21                             Г         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        Г  Update file       FSXNET.###                     Г         Г
Г        Г  Update archive    FSXNET.Z##                     Г         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        Г  Process by                                       Г         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        Г   [x]   Use internal nodelist processor           Г         Г
Г        Г   [ ]   Delete update after processing            Г         Г
Г        Г                                                   Г         Г
Г        РФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФФ [F2] Фй         Г


The previous week's .087 was set up the same way.  It ran fine.  But the  
error message that I posted here started as soon as I had a FSXNET.Z94 in  
the /FILE directory after a file-request.  :(


 MF>To test my workaround, I posted a test shot in FIDOTEST and there was
 MF>no lockup after the poll. Let's hope it doesn't lockup after this
 MF>poll.

Yes.. it's running fine poll after poll with the workaround.

Meanwhile, I renamed the workaround fields to this:

Г FSXNET.###    094  FSXDIFF.###   FSXDIFF.Z##   Diff  Nodelist        Г


The problem/lockup seems to start as soon as it sees another FSXNET.Z** in  
the /FILES dir.



  ../|ug

-+- OpenXP 5.0.43
 + Origin: /|ug's Point, Ont. CANADA (2:221/1.58)

--- OpenXP 5.0.43
 * Origin: ------------------------------------------------- (2:221/1.58)

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