On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:00:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi list,
> I deleted my mail script and realized that A171;UE01 *is* > usable for me. Then I tried to find out what parts of my .asf > file probably cause the xSwap error I complained about. > I know this is a difficult problem and do not expect any fixing. > Just for the records: > 1. Arachne can run .asf files even through a SHIFTFn hot key > without xSwap error > 2. lines containing difficult smtp: and pop3: accounts - OK > 3. lines containing file://local.htm files - OK > 4. lines containing reload:file://local.htm - OK > 5. lines containing reload:local.sht file - crashes with > "Memory allocation error: > illegal xSwap operation at line 792 of file HTMLUTIL.C!" > Arachne parses the SSI tags in .sht files with the help of > shtml.exe, an Arachne APM. According to Michael that program may be > "buggy". But xSwap error probably occurs when entering to that program > or when returning to Arachne, right? > When I tried to delete and replace several parts of the local.sht > file I got quite different results, eg. an SSI tag in the > ..sht file was parsed correctly once when I left out an ordinary > REFRESH tag in the .sht file that was expected to call another .sht > file. Then I tried to reload another .sht file from the script and > Arachne locked up! This seems to be quite complicated, but what is > important: Everything (.sht, refresh, mail protocols) works as long > as I call them outside the .asf script. > May be Arachne 1.71 could be distributed with a short paragraph in > changes.txt like this one: > "A few Arachne users report .asf files to cause xSwap > errors if they contain nested structures, eg. REFRESH or SSI tags." I have done some testing. With any version of Arachne from 1.66 on up to current. Do not use an ASF to "call" any file which requires an external program to be viewed. This includes 1) .SHT files if they are then 'parsed' with shtml.exe 2) .DGI lines in mime.cfg (they require a 'branch-out' to Dos) 3) do not attempt to view any JPGs or PNGs from a line in an ASF (both require external converters) Some examples of what might cause the crashes. --- sht.asf --- file://somefile.sht _______________ (when a line such-as this is in mime.cfg) file/sht >HTM|shtml.exe $1>$2 --- dgi.asf --- file://somefile.dgi _________________ --- jpg-png.asf --- file://somefile.jpg file://somefile.png ___________________ The crashes only seem to occur under certain memory usage circumstances. (those exact circumstances are still under investigation) -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/
