Xrecord error indatastring had wrong format

[jasjol]

Hi

I get an error when trying to run Xrecord
something like "error indatastring had wrong format" ( I get the errortext in swedish) happens when I try to use Xrecord in GBPVR - same for Xsearch and Xguide.

I just upgraded from ver 9516 to 9912 and changed to SQL lite
everything else seems fine

any ideas?

[fla]

Can you find a log file with the error? Have you installed the latest XRecord v.49 from the wiki?

[jasjol]

Hi yes I have version 0.49 installed yesterday.

I looked at gbpvr.exe.log (enclosedin zip) there seems to be a problem with "Converter3" how can I handle that? extract from log:


2007-05-19 04:08:45.703 VERBOSE [6] Weather plugin downloading animated map Temperature forecast for SWXX0031
2007-05-19 04:08:45.984 VERBOSE [1] controller.OnMouseDown()
2007-05-19 04:08:46.171 VERBOSE [1] controller.OnClick()
2007-05-19 04:08:46.296 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\xrecord\..\background.jpg
2007-05-19 04:08:46.328 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\xrecord\blue.png
2007-05-19 04:08:46.328 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\xrecord\yellow.png
2007-05-19 04:08:46.328 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\xrecord\green.png
2007-05-19 04:08:46.328 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\xrecord\stop.jpg
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter1
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Transcoder avi
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter2
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Transcoder wmv
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter3
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter3"]
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter1
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Transcoder avi
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter2
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Transcoder wmv
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 INFO [1] Reading path Converter3
2007-05-19 04:08:46.359 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter3"]
2007-05-19 04:08:46.453 ERROR [1] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x1502de wparam=0x0 lparam=0x16900b1 result=0x0 : System.FormatException: Indatasträngen hade ett felaktigt format.
vid System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
vid System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
vid System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
vid RecordingViewerPlugin.RecordingTask.Activate()
vid GBPVR.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point location)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& m)

[jasjol]

I just tried to add a row in skin.xml (using blue skin)
Just trying - I do not understand what the code does I added:

[INDENT] </Language>
<Custom>
<ConverterElement name="converter1" extension="avi" startbatch="" stopbatch=""/>
<ConverterElement name="converter2" extension="wmv" startbatch="" stopbatch=""/>
<ConverterElement name="converter3" extension="mgp" startbatch="" stopbatch=""/>

[/INDENT]new error

2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Reading path Converter1
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder avi
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Reading path Converter2
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder wmv
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] [COLOR="Lime"]Reading path Converter3
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder mgp [/COLOR]
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] [COLOR="Red"]Reading path Converter4
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 ERROR [1] Unable to find [/COLOR]node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter4"]
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Reading path Converter1
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder avi
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Reading path Converter2
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder wmv
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Reading path Converter3
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] Transcoder mgp
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 INFO [1] [COLOR="red"]Reading path Converter4
2007-05-19 05:07:45.078 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter4"]
2007-05-19 05:07:45.171 ERROR [1] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x1702de wparam=0x0 lparam=0x1580092 result=0x0 : System.FormatException: Indatasträngen hade ett felaktigt format.[/COLOR] vid System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
vid System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
vid System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
vid RecordingViewerPlugin.RecordingTask.Activate()
vid GBPVR.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point location)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& m)


I do not know if this helps you understanding the cause of the problem?

[fla]

Thanks for the logs. As discussed in this thread, that Converter3 error is harmless and always occurs in XRecord. The logs tell me that a call to Parse is failing while activating XRecord somewhere following activating the converters. There are 31 such calls.

1) Have you edited XRecord's blue skin.xml after installing?
I was able to get similar errors by putting in an invalid numerical string for AlphaBlending for example.

2) There's an even newer XRecord in this thread. The code is checked in and it will be the next official version as soon as I make a release build. If you run the XRecord debug build from that thread, the logs should give line numbers so I can figure out exactly which xml element from skin.xml is failing.

3) Try deleting the Blue\xrecord\skin.xml file and reinstalling XRecord. Perhaps the installer failed to overwrite the old one and you have an obsolete version of the file.

[jasjol]

ok


the error stops me from getting into Xrecord at present

I will try to reinstall - Idid upgrade - so it is possible some error in blue skin

[fla]

Was this a skinning problem? Has it been resolved?

[jasjol]

Hi
I trid to uninstall GBPVR did a fresh install and install the Xrecord from forum you pointed at - still same problem (problem also occurs when clicking on Xsearch andXguide in GBPVR.

the errors I see on GBPVR.exe.log are:

2007-05-25 09:52:20.937 VERBOSE [1] Skinhelper loading image from file: .\skin\Blue\fm radio\..\_CoreImages\ListView.png
2007-05-25 09:52:21.187 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ForegroundTransparency"]
2007-05-25 09:52:21.187 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL

...

2007-05-25 09:52:21.203 VERBOSE [1] Initializing skin helper for: .\skin\Blue\main menu\skin.xml
2007-05-25 09:52:21.203 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]
2007-05-25 09:52:21.218 VERBOSE [1] Loading key mapping: C:\Program\devnz\gbpvr\KeyMappings\mainmenu.xml

...

2007-05-25 09:52:22.406 VERBOSE [1] Initializing skin helper for: .\skin\Blue\main menu\skin.xml
2007-05-25 09:52:22.406 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]
2007-05-25 09:52:22.406 VERBOSE [1] Loading key mapping: C:\Program\devnz\gbpvr\KeyMappings\mainmenu.xml

...

2007-05-25 09:52:23.859 INFO [1] Reading path Converter3
2007-05-25 09:52:23.859 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter3"]

..
2007-05-25 09:52:23.859 INFO [1] Reading path Converter3
2007-05-25 09:52:23.859 ERROR [1] Unable to find node: /settings/Custom/ConverterElement[@name="converter3"]
2007-05-25 09:52:23.906 ERROR [1] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x1503f2 wparam=0x0 lparam=0x7f006f result=0x0 : System.FormatException: Indatasträngen hade ett felaktigt format.
vid System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
vid System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
vid System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
vid System.Single.Parse(String s)
vid RecordingViewerPlugin.RecordingTask.Activate()
vid GBPVR.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point location)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
vid System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
vid GBPVR.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& m)

This latest error is what happens when clicking on Xreord button in GBPVR - I get text "Indatasträngen hade ett felaktigt format" - I never get into Xrecord

[fla]

Can you unzip this program database file and put it in gbpvr\Plugins right next to where XRecord's recordPlugin.dll is, then crash XRecord again and give me the same logs. I forgot that this file is required for the debug build to give line numbers in the logs. You should see a swedish version of something like this:

Code:

at RecordingViewerPlugin.RecordingTask.Activate() in C:\Fla\PVR\XRecord.new\XSuite\xrecord\RecordingTask.cs:line 2200

There's a value of 0.8 in xrecord/skin.xml for AlphaBlending. I wonder if in your config you require a floating point value to be written as 0,8 ? You could always comment out that line or put 1 instead of 0.8. A wild guess but trying to help.

[jasjol]

Hi
the idea of 0.8 as value forAlphaBlending was a really good wild guess!!

I changed to a comma 0,8 and now it works.

All other values in skin.xml was actually with comma except for AlphaBlending

For others who may get same problem in Xrecord - using , for example 1,5 = one and a half (instead of 1.5)

the problemi is in skin.xml in blue skin Xrecord and in fast find the following row:

<AlphaBlending value="0.8"/>

needs to be changed to <AlphaBlending value="0,8"/>

thanks fla for the help!

(I never tried to unzip since the solution above solved the problem)