Examdiff Pro 3.2c: Crash with directory snapshots

Mark852 · Post by **Mark852** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:12 am

If the user policy "Hide the dropdown list of recent files" (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\comdlg32\NoFileMru=1) is activated it is impossible to create or work with directory snapshots.

After choosing the corresponding menu option (Directories->Save snapshot...) or via the "Compare new pair" dialog Examdiff immediately dies.
No error message, no Dr.Watson. Only Examdiff is closed.

Environment: Windows XP SP2 (german) and Examdiff Pro 3.2c (unregistered)

With Windows XP SP1 everything works fine. Even with activated setting.

Post by **psguru** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:32 am

Good catch. While I could reproduce the problem with creating a snapshot (this will be fixed in the next release), comparing with existing snapshots seems to work fine. Can you confirm it?

Mark852 · Post by **Mark852** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:01 am

Hello psguru,

sometime it works with the "Compare new pair" dialog, sometimes not.

I found no repeatable error condition. Perhaps it depends on some other complg32 policy settings?

Mark852

Post by **psguru** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:08 am

Is it only a problem with snapshot comparison, or you can't compare a real file/directory? Also, what other setting do you have under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32?

Mark852 · Post by **Mark852** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:10 pm

Normally I set "NoBackButton"=dword:00000001 and "NoPlacesBar"=dword:00000001 in this key, too

Post by **psguru** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:24 pm

I tried your keys, and found no problems comparing with a snapshot.

Still:

1. Can you compare files/directories?
2 .Can you compare with a snapshot that was created without NoFileMru option?
3. Is the problem reproducible?

Mark852 · Post by **Mark852** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:29 pm

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Of course, otherwise I wouldn't open a topic. With NoFileMru=1 set and pressing CTRL-E within examdiff, examdiff immediately vanish

Post by **psguru** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:51 pm

3. Of course, otherwise I wouldn't open a topic. With NoFileMru=1 set and pressing CTRL-E within examdiff, examdiff immediately vanish

This last point is unclear. I understand (and can reproduce) that EDP crashes if, after a directory comparison, you right-click, then select "Save Snapshot" command -- if you have NoFileMru=1. Now you are saying that it crashes after CTRL-E. I can't reproduce it. What are the steps leading to this?

Mark852 · Post by **Mark852** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:52 am

Sorry, my mistake.
I meant EDP crashes after pressing CTRL-F11 or CTRL-F12, NOT CTRL-E.

Post by **psguru** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:14 pm

Correct. The fix will appear in the next version. Thanks again for reporting this hard to find problem.