Error updating a progress palette window

[hillrg]

I am updating the progress palette window for each file executed using the fileIterator code that Bob was kind enough to provide. I am updating the status text with the name of each file. This works the first and second time, but on the third iteration I am getting the error:

Processed ( 0 😞 2005-01-12_0026nanaimo%20second%20growth.jpg
Processed ( 1 😞 20050104_0004.jpg
{LiveObject("StaticText").property(0x027f9a58)} is undefined

When I look at the statictext member it no longer has a text field in the data browser.

Has anyone encountered this type of error?

[hillrg]

I discovered a delay in the adobelibrary1 code, and tried injecting a delay as follows:

dittoStatus.setStatus1 = function( txt ) {
$.sleep( 1500 );
this.status1.text = txt;
}

This helps sometimes, other times the code still fails with the same error.

[hillrg]

I'm a one man thread!

This works:

dittoStatus.setStatus1 = function( txt ) {
this.status1.active;
this.status1.text = txt;
}

The trick appears to be to make sure the control you are updating has the focus.

Rory

[hillrg]

Well, it worked for a while. I am still getting the

{LiveObject("StaticText").property(0x027f9a58)} is undefined

error.

[_Robert_Stucky_]

Rory,

I assume you're playing with the BridgeTalkIterator?

If so, when you add your message to the Iterator queue, the arguments are:

btIterator.addMessage( target, script, filename )

If you include the file name on the addMessage call, it will show the filename in the progress palette for you.

As for the amazing disappearing statictext element, I have no idea how that could be happening from the iterator itself.

Could you post the line(s) of code you are using to update the progress palette? It's possible you are overwriting a key property or method name of the statictext element.

Bob
Adobe Workflow Scripting

[hillrg]

Hi Bob

I am not encountering the problem anymore. It went away when I did a clean reboot of my computer.

Rory

[_Robert_Stucky_]

Darn, I was kinda enjoying your one man thread....

Glad it's gone away.

Bob