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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: EXploringEA on March 20, 2014, 03:44:56 am

Title: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue screening
Post by: EXploringEA on March 20, 2014, 03:44:56 am

Hi guys

Today I got around to installing V11 Beta 2 and have done some tests with several add-ins - some work fine whilst others crash EA and in some cases this blue screens windows :o

Tried on 2 different systems and seems to be repeatable!

So me thinks:

• Have the system requirements changed?
• Have any of the existing automation apis changed? In some of my addins I use a fairly extensive set and it seems to be these addins that are crashing so I suspect a change somewhere.
• Anybody similar experiences?
• Anybody found any new documentation - I remember there was something on the forum or Sparx web site about some new functions but nothing more.

Fair to say it's early days still for V11 but would be nice to get my stuff up to date ready for users  8-)

Any clues before I see if I can find out anything from the dump.

Thanks

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Eve on March 20, 2014, 10:25:40 am

I'm not aware of anything that would break existing add-ins. (If I was it would have already been fixed)

Any clues about what type of action is causing a crash? (eg. Handling a particular broadcast or an explicitly selected menu item)

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: EXploringEA on March 20, 2014, 04:56:45 pm

Hi Simon

Good news that all should work.

I have 2 addins that work (menus help etc) until a project is loaded.  So that narrows it down a bit - I'll do some tests to try to tie down but may not be until next week due to other commitments.

BTW: Are there any changes to the automation api that could mean I am breaking a call?

In any case will take a look as soon as I can.

Thanks and BR

Adrian

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Geert Bellekens on March 20, 2014, 05:36:56 pm

Adrian,

What I noticed was:
- Changes in the way EA deals with element locking. I don't know exactly what and how, but some of my add-ins that first lock an element and then update it won't work anymore.
- Firebird: This database has yet another SQL syntax, so if you are using a lot of SQL in your add-ins you'll have some work to get it all working on Firebird.

Geert

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Stefan Bolleininger on March 20, 2014, 05:56:01 pm

Geert is true with the locking system.

All addin's which are using the restrictive lock feature will fail with EA11.

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Geert Bellekens on March 20, 2014, 06:19:58 pm

In V11 RC1 (released today) they've fixed an issue related to locking.
I still have to test it for the other locking issues, but these might have been fixed as well.

I'll report later.

Geert

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Stefan Bolleininger on March 20, 2014, 06:20:39 pm

Yes I just cwant to say the same!

it is corrected now

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: Geert Bellekens on March 20, 2014, 06:50:26 pm

Indeed, no more locking issues in V11 RC1

Geert

Title: Re: Version 11 beta 2 - addins crashing/blue scree
Post by: EXploringEA on March 20, 2014, 07:20:53 pm

Thanks

Will download latest at the weekend when I get some time to review again.
Will advise on findings in due course.

BR