AS Unhandled Exception Error

ColinMc · Post by **ColinMc** » 11 Apr 2021 09:55

I'm getting some odd behaviour in AS 7.04

I've been trying to test edits to my Birth AutoTexts, and I was getting an Unhandled Exception Error in AS

After trying various different templates, I backed up AS Options, copied my Settings etc, then re-installed 7.04 from a clean download, restored Options and settings, but I was still seeing problems.

A bit more testing seemed to show that re-setting the Sample Project seemed to remove the crash, but I could force the issue to re-appear.

I had been testing a Birth Auto-Text where I wanted to check the operation with no named father. To do this, I had created a new (Blank) partner for Charlotte Carrington, then added a child (I tested male and female and different DoB's and it seemed to make no difference). I then shut FH, opened AS via a shortcut, not the plug-in, opened AutoText Template Editor using the Menu, selected the Generic (Rich Text Version) and I could happily make edits. If I then Close the Auto Text Editor, select the new child to be the subject of an entry (using the list of names top right), enter no details (ie just hit Select), then immediately go to Tools AutoText Editor and open the same Template, I get an Unhandled Exception Error.

The sample database is set as default in both FH & AS. I have options set to use Rich Text by default, and not use Templated sources.

The error log reports

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See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at AncestralSources.clsAutoText.ParseFunction(String CurrentEntryType, String s, strucAutoTextError& AutoTextError, String& ReturnFunction, Int32& Functionlength, Boolean example, Boolean RTF, Boolean SourceTemplateField)
   at AncestralSources.clsAutoText.ParseExpression(String CurrentEntryType, String s, Char StopChar, strucAutoTextError& AutoTextError, String& ReturnExpression, Int32& Expressionlength, Boolean example, Int64 AssocIndID, Boolean RTF, Boolean SourceTemplateField)
   at AncestralSources.clsAutoText.ParseTextString(String CurrentEntryType, String s, strucAutoTextError& AutoTextError, Boolean Example, Int64 AssocIndID, Boolean RTF, Boolean SourceTemplateField)
   at AncestralSources.frmAutoTextTemplate.GeneratePreview()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnTextChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Text(String value)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.set_Text(String value)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBox.set_Text(String value)
   at AncestralSources.frmAutoTextTemplate.DisplayTemplate(Int32 Index, Boolean Duplicate)
   at AncestralSources.frmAutoTextTemplate.ddlTemplates_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4300.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
Ancestral Sources
    Assembly Version: 7.2.4.0
    Win32 Version: 7.2.4.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Ancestral%20Sources/Ancestral%20Sources.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 14.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4300.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Core
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4320.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4190.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

ColinMc · Post by **ColinMc** » 11 Apr 2021 12:21

It looks like its happening in other circumstances too.

Post by **NickWalker** » 11 Apr 2021 18:00

Thanks Colin - this will be fixed in the next version (soon).

Post by **NickWalker** » 12 Apr 2021 14:42

A new version of AS is now available (https://fhug.org.uk/kb/link/ancestral-sources/) which I hope will fix this error.

ColinMc · Post by **ColinMc** » 12 Apr 2021 15:04

Thanks (again) Nick,

Much appreciated, and seems to work perfectly now as you said.

Can I just clarify a minor issue when doing updates. Do I need to restore Options, and are all Autotext etc left untouched. I always tend to make copies, to be on the safe side.

I'm sure this may be covered somewhere, but not sure where.

Thanks

Post by **NickWalker** » 12 Apr 2021 17:13

Options won't be touched by updates and if any auto text templates update templates you've modified, you'll be warned and given the choice as to whether to update.

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