Hi All, Since a year and a half my application randomly freeze up when returning from form procedure to browse procedure. Randomly because it happens only sometimes and also randomly because it happens on different browse/forms. By freezing up I mean that the user can click anywhere in the applica…

[image] OutputDebugString directly to file? questions Hi all, I am trying to find the exact moment when my application is locking up (see my previous topic). So I write a string to a log file on several places giving me a clue when the application hangs. At t…

Rich, Question have you tried adding CapeSoft’s GPF Reporter? That might just show the last error and cause of the freeze.

If an app freeze’s ie becomes unresponsive how would it trigger the gpf reporter? Is there something I dont know about gpf reporter like it detects and waits the timeout period before firing a gpf report? If you want to adjust the app timeout period for a user ie how long the OS waits before sayin…

[image] Marius_Nel: Question have you tried adding CapeSoft’s GPF Reporter? GPF reporter is present in the application and it helped me in the past to find errors. But in this case it is not a GPF, just a freezing up. As if it came in an endless loop. “As if” because it makes no sense that cl…

[image] anon23294430: If you want to adjust the app timeout period for a user ie how long the OS waits before saying an app is unresponsive this can be used That might be a good idea, but the OS doesn’t see the application as unresponsive. Now you mention that, I realize that is a bit odd. Th…

There are a couple things to try next time it happens; a) press Esc. If there is an open (hidden, or off-screen window) which is just waiting, then pressing Esc can close it. Ditto Alt-F4. Both worth trying. If the system then becomes responsive again, then it becomes a question of figuring out the…

[image] Bruce: If there is an open (hidden, or off-screen window) Spy++ is good for that. It will show the coordinates of the window off screen with this psychometric testing operating system called Windows.

[image] Bruce: a) press Esc. It could be the issue where pressing and releasing the ALT key, without pressing any other key, makes the program appear to hang. IIRC pressing Ctrl+Esc restored keyboard use, maybe it was another key combo. There is a template that prevents it. [im…

Also look if you have “Enabled Real-time Translation” checked in Global Properties / Actions … Using it caused problems like the behavior described. [image] Moving beyond Clarion 10 11897 (Cross-Thread Deadlock Silent GPF's) tips Solution for ABC Template Use…

[image] CarlBarnes: It could be the issue where pressing and releasing the ALT key, If it is, then using the NSA Ghidra can legally be used to decompile the runtime and try to find the offending code and then fix it, but normally people click on ok to save a form, or maybe enter to trigger th…

Application sometimes freezes up when returning from form to browse

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anon23294430 January 23, 2023, 6:54pm 2