4.3 Upgrade Notes

Job Server

Enumerator Traceback

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Are you getting a Traceback similar to the following?

**** Error: No enumerator can be found to match symbol 'Pending' 
     job_enum_not_known(enum_symbol="Pending")

---- traceback: events (heavy_thread 2709042) ----
time=01/17/2013 04:01 PM
sw!version=4.3.0  (swaf)
os_text_encoding=cp1252
!snapshot_traceback?!=False

condition(information).raise(:job_enum_not_known, {:enum_symbol, "Pending"})
sw_job64(0,unset,,None,None).figure_enum("Pending", :status, False)
  sw:simple_vector:[1-4].fast_elements()
sw_job_engine("unset" : Not Running).status_predicate({"Pending", "Running", "Suspended", "None"})
a jobs_list_gui_framework(job_viewer).get_predicates_for_job_list
a jobs_list_gui_framework(job_viewer).build_framework_gui(a sw:panel, action_gui_element_definition(self))
a sw:mgr_action_gui_manager.build_gui_element(action_gui_element_definition(self), a sw:panel)
a sw:mgr_action_gui_manager.build_work_area(a sw:panel)
a sw:mgr_action_gui_manager.build_gui(a sw:tab_box)
a jobs_list_gui_framework(job_viewer).build_gui(a sw:tab_box)

This is caused by the fact your config_processed.xml and config_scheduled.xml files using the external names of the statuses instead of the internal. For example…

  <visible_statuses>
    <!-- Old way
      <status name="JAMMED"/>
    -->
    <status name="jammed"/>
  </visible_statuses>

Map Manager Interaction

Post Render Sets

No longer are triggered thru post_render_sets databus notifications. You must add your plugin as a post_renderer. See "Application Development->Viewing and managing maps->Smallworld Core Plugins->1 Maps and map views" in pswcoremain.chm.

This is a quick example on a plugin.

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<within something like post_activation()>
_if (a_map_manager << _self.get_service_provider(:map_manager)) _isnt _unset
_then
    a_map_manager.add_post_renderer(_self, _self.render_priority,
                            type.default(:post_render_sets))
_endif 

<within something like on_deactivation()
a_map_manager.remove_post_renderer(_self,:post_render_sets)

You can then add a post_render_sets() method that returns a geometry set.

Also you could support :transient_drawer instead of :post_render_sets…

Funky 1st Text Style

Are you seeing the first text style being drawn larger then all of the rest of that type? Or are you missing some text in the 1st point that has a text that is part of a symbol? I was… I finally tracked it down to the fact we did not define the coordinate system information in the registration of the application.

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    smallworld_product.register_application(
        :pni_user_application, :pni_application,
        :ace_name, "Default",
        :pni_app_type, :pni_user,
        :resource_module_name, :pni_user_application,
        :config_definition_file_name, "config.xml",
        :gui_definition_file_name,    "gui.xml",
        :description,   "Physical Network Inventory User application ",
        :icon_location,"pni_user_application/my_icon16",
        :external_name, "My PNI",
        :soc_name, :gis,
        :initial_layout_name, "project_layout",
        :initial_width, "1100",
        :initial_height, "900",
        :html_help_file_name, "swpni",
        :html_help_resource_module_name, "pni",
        :default_application_coordinate_system_name,:utm_15n_cm,
        :application_coordinate_system_unit, :cm)