Re: [ops-development] Critical error on nested repeat

> Dear developers,
>
> I have found a problem, which is very critical for the development of my application using the Presentation Server.
>
> If I cannot solve this problem quickly, probably I have to abandon the use of OPS and utilize another technology. I hope that I don't have to give up to OPS for this reason. So I really need your help.
>
> Here is the problem:
>
> I downloaded the latest version of OPS from the Orbeon website. The version is ops-3.0.1.200602032326. I deployed it locally to my Tomcat (5.5.17) using Java 1.5.0_07 on a Linux machine (but the same problem happens also under Windows XP).
>
> The problem is appearing when I use nested repeats. The exact sequence of actions is the following:
>
>  - I click on the example "To-Do Lists" from http://localhost:8080/ops/
>  - I click on the last element of the to do lists, which is "Bills to pay (2 left)"
>  - The whole box is correctly highlighted
>  - I add a new to do list (named "New list"), by clicking on the "New" link  under "Current to do list:", and I save it
>  - I add a new to do in the "New list", by clicking on the "New" link under "Current to do:", and save it
>  - I add another new to do in the "New list", by clicking on the "New" link under "Current to do:", and save it
>  - then I delete the current list ("New list"), by clicking on the "Delete" link
> under "Current to do list:"
>  - at this point, the "New list" is correctly disappeared, but the last element of the to do lists, which is now "Bills to pay (2 left)", is not highlighted and the form is frozen with the following error:
>
> Error: [Exception... "'Cannot find element #2 with class 'xforms-repeat-delimiter' after element with id 'repeat-begin-todo¡¤3'' when calling method: [nsIOnReadyStateChangeHandler::handleEvent]"  nsresult: "0x8057001e (NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)"  location: "<unknown>"  data: no]
>
> I tried the same sequence on the "To-do Lists" example directly from the Orbeon website (http://www.orbeon.com/ops) and I found that it works very well there.
> So I guess that the problem is that the source codes are not the same. Probably the Orbeon website is running on a new version of the Presentation Server.
>
> So I downloaded the nightly build version and made the same test. It is working well on that specific test, but there are a lot of other rendering problems in the form.
>
> I definitely need your help to solve the above problem. In my application I need to use at least two levels of nested repeats, similar case as the "To-do Lists" example.
>
> Please, let me know what is the solution to this problem.
>
> I thank you in advance for your collaboration.
>
> Best regards,
> Giovanni Di Mingo

> Hello Erik,
>
> thanks a lot for your reply. I already posted this problem on the
> ops-users mailing list.
>
> Do you have any estimate when the stable OPS 3.5 is released ?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Best regards,
> Giovanni
>
>
> */Erik Bruchez <[hidden email]>/* wrote:
>
>     Giovanni,
>
>     As you found out, OPS 3.0.1 is now fairly old, and the examples on the
>     web site are just a little newer. We plan to release a beta of OPS 3.5
>     by the end of August. In the meanwhile, you can of course still use
>     nighly builds, which are now in a phase of stabilization.
>
>     Nested repeats definitely work in many cases, and we do want them to
>     work in all cases ;-) The best way to get your remaining issues solved
>     is to post specific problems to the ops-users mailing-list, ideally in
>     the form of reproducible examples that we can run in the XForms sandbox
>     with a recent nightly build. If your issues are not specific, there is
>     no way we can look at them and fix them.
>
>     Also, we recommend you post your questions and issues to the ops-users
>     mailing-list, as ops-development is not really used. ops-users has good
>     traffic and you will be more likely to get prompt answers there.
>
>     Best,
>
>     -Erik
>
>     [hidden email] wrote:
>      > Dear developers,
>      >
>      > I have found a problem, which is very critical for the
>     development of my application using the Presentation Server.
>      >
>      > If I cannot solve this problem quickly, probably I have to
>     abandon the use of OPS and utilize another technology. I hope that I
>     don't have to give up to OPS for this reason. So I really need your
>     help.
>      >
>      > Here is the problem:
>      >
>      > I downloaded the latest version of OPS from the Orbeon website.
>     The version is ops-3.0.1.200602032326. I deployed it locally to my
>     Tomcat (5.5.17) using Java 1.5.0_07 on a Linux machine (but the same
>     problem happens also under Windows XP).
>      >
>      > The problem is appearing when I use nested repeats. The exact
>     sequence of actions is the following:
>      >
>      > - I click on the example "To-Do Lists" from
>     http://localhost:8080/ops/
>      > - I click on the last element of the to do lists, which is "Bills
>     to pay (2 left)"
>      > - The whole box is correctly highlighted
>      > - I add a new to do list (named "New list"), by clicking on the
>     "New" link under "Current to do list:", and I save it
>      > - I add a new to do in the "New list", by clicking on the "New"
>     link under "Current to do:", and save it
>      > - I add another new to do in the "New list", by clicking on the
>     "New" link under "Current to do:", and save it
>      > - then I delete the current list ("New list"), by clicking on the
>     "Delete" link
>      > under "Current to do list:"
>      > - at this point, the "New list" is correctly disappeared, but the
>     last element of the to do lists, which is now "Bills to pay (2
>     left)", is not highlighted and the form is frozen with the following
>     error:
>      >
>      > Error: [Exception... "'Cannot find element #2 with class
>     'xforms-repeat-delimiter' after element with id
>     'repeat-begin-todo��3'' when calling method:
>     [nsIOnReadyStateChangeHandler::handleEvent]" nsresult: "0x8057001e
>     (NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)" location: "" data: no]
>      >
>      > I tried the same sequence on the "To-do Lists" example directly
>     from the Orbeon website (http://www.orbeon.com/ops) and I found that
>     it works very well there.
>      > So I guess that the problem is that the source codes are not the
>     same. Probably the Orbeon website is running on a new version of the
>     Presentation Server.
>      >
>      > So I downloaded the nightly build version and made the same test.
>     It is working well on that specific test, but there are a lot of
>     other rendering problems in the form.
>      >
>      > I definitely need your help to solve the above problem. In my
>     application I need to use at least two levels of nested repeats,
>     similar case as the "To-do Lists" example.
>      >
>      > Please, let me know what is the solution to this problem.
>      >
>      > I thank you in advance for your collaboration.
>      >
>      > Best regards,
>      > Giovanni Di Mingo
>
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