So what ends up in PrefsDB? Not sure what you mean by "causes an error rather than returning an error code".
Don't know if this might help, but I always check the db file exists (if there is a file PrefsFilNam) before opening any sqlite database, just too error prone without doing that. On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 11:40 AM Dr. Hawkins <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in odd waters at the moment, on XP (which is left over on a FreeBSD > laptop; I've never actually owned a windows machine, ever . . .) > > Anyway, this application has compiled and run as a mac standalone for > years, and as a windows standalone compiled mac-side at some point in the > past. > > I have a three line sequence > > answer "trying to open " & prefsFilNam > put revOpenDatabase("sqlite", prefsFilNam , , , , ) into prefsDb > answer "got: " & prefsDb > > The directory in the pathname exists, and actually gets successfully > created a few lines previous if it doesn't exist (i've removed to check > this). > > OK, it's a bug, bug 14838 <http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14838 > > > that I just filed. > > The dlls are not landing where the should, as set out in the bug text > below. > > Is there a way to work around this until its patched? Move files (I've > tried putting the dlls in the same directory as the executable, and putting > the folder of them there, to no avail. > > > The standalone compiles and places revpdfprinter.dll and > revsecurity.dll in the same folder as the executable. > > Also created is an "externals" folder containing revdb.dll and folder > database_drivers, which in turn contains dbpostgresql.dll and > sqlite.dll (the two types selected in standalone settings). > > Nonetheless, revOpenDatabase() causes an error (rather than returning > an errorcode). > > The code works without problem in the IDE on both mac and windows, and > has worked in mac executables for years. > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. > (702) 508-8462 > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
