Sub-Script non-execution

[Bassem]

I have encountered a very strange phenomenon in my DB: Sub-Scripts that used to run fine are being ignored. It is like my programming is starting to disintegrate. Did anyone of you encounter this problem. I am using FM 5.5 and 6 as well as FM Server 5.5. I tried all combination with the same effect.

[Lee Smith]

Hi,

I have heard of this before, The cure as I remember it was to rewrite the script involved and delete the old one and the problem went away.

HTH

Lee

[Bassem]

Hi Lee,

I tried that. I also tried duplicating a script that is similar that ran well and changing it... now both don't run.

But its a bit comforting, that you heard of this before

Thanks

Bassem

[Ugo DI LUCA]

I did encounter this also, but I fixed it when I removed from my hard disk a copy of my files. I imagined FM couldn't choose which file to execute the script on. I may be wrong but it is fixed right now. Not on a server though...

[Bassem]

I always stuff the files on my Mac before I use the server version. This problem still occurs if I am on a user computer. I also tried fixing it from the user computer as the files are online. When I tried fixing it on my Mac I disconnected it form the network so as to keep the server out.

Thanks though

Bassem

[Bassem]

I found the error... and it qualifies as a FileMaker bug!

The script that did not execute was called from a script that was called by another. It seem that a "third level" call is ignored.

Cheers

Bassem

[BobWeaver]

When you call a subscript from your main script, make sure that you have the "Perform Sub-scripts" option checked. Otherwise, it won't allow your sub-script to call it's own sub-scripts.

Don't ask me why FMI made this optional. I've never found any reason why you would ever need to un-check it.

[Pupiweb]

This cannot be the reason

I don't remember off hand the "depth" subscripts can have but it is certainly more than 3 or 4 ...

Check if anywhere in the subscripts there is an Halt script step

Also double check any If () statement you might have used