"Cory Pratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I've not seen any problems on the 650. Does it only occur with the ToDo > database? Are you sure the record is unlocked and that you only write to > it with Dm* calls? The 650, I believe, uses the new memory that may only > be written using DmWrite, etc. > > Ralph Curtis wrote: > > > I am having a problem with the 650. It crashes when my app performs a > > DmDeleteRecord call for a valid record! The error reported in the > > simulator is "VFSDBCache.c, Line:6988, DeleteRecord() called on > > invalid record". This is completely bogus! Worse, it is not limited to > > the simulator. A user has reported his 650 crashing when he deletes a > > database item in my app. > > > > How do I know that it is bogus? I breakpointed at the start of my > > function that calls DmDeleteRecord. The function will archive or > > delete a specified record based on an archive flag argument. So I > > change the archive flag to true which causes DmArchiveRecord to be > > called instead of delete. Lo and behold, there is no complaint when > > the record is archived instead of deleted. What in the H*** is going > > on here? > > > > Further trolling on the web revealed this little goody posted > > 11-25-2004: > > > > "This release also includes a workaround for the Treo650/T5 bug of > > deleting Todo's causing a bogus VFSDBCache.c error in the PalmOne > > DataManager patch which then crashes underneath Datebk5: this > > release changes all DmDeleteRecord function calls to DmArchiveRecord > > (..) which apparently works ok. I'll remove this workaround if/when > > PalmOne ever fixes their code. > > > > Cheers! > > Pimlico Software, Inc." > > > > Obviously, this developer has run into a similar problem to mine. > > However, I am not accessing any databases beyond those of my > > application. I find it hard to believe that everyone is not having the > > problem but I see no other reports. In my case, I can't change my > > DmDeleteRecord calls to DmArchiveRecord calls (will screw up the PC > > db) so I have NO WORKAROUND. What to do?? > > > > Ralph > >
I am not using any of the PIM databases. The problem is occurring when deleting a record in my own application database! Ralph -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
