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acreskey
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8 years ago

RAF.setAdUrl with package file

Hi,

Trying to set RAF.setAdUrl() with a local file (VMAP) but it's crashing inside RAF.
i.e.
#5  Function roku_ads_parser_parse(xmldata_ As String, adserver_ As String) As Object
   file/line: roku_ads_lib:/Roku_Ads_VAST_Parser.brs(190)


This is what I'm doing:
Note that the test of ReadAsciiFile() succeeds and outputs the file correctly.
file = "pkg:/config/ads.xml"

' test: succeeds
adXML = ReadAsciiFile(file)
? adXML

' crashes RAF
adInterface.setAdUrl(file)


The captured VMAP had been read processed by RAF previously, when retrieved via HTTP.
Any ideas?
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5 Replies

  • NB_'s avatar
    NB_
    Roku Guru
    8 years ago
    Tell me the firmware version, model #, RAF version.
    Also give me a detailed error message, including the full stack (not only #5) and the exact error message (in other words copy&paste more context from the console). Showing the VMAP file may help too.
  • acreskey's avatar
    acreskey
    Visitor
    8 years ago
    Sorry, this issue was "user error" on my part. The VMAP xml I used didn't parse.

    However as a possible improvement the error-handling in the RAF VMAP parser could be improved to not crash 🙂

    These are the logs:
    Roku_Ads Framework version 2.0108


    Roku_Ads_util_getStringFromUrl: requesting URL: pkg:/config/ads.xml

    Suspending threads...
    Thread selected:  1*   ...ib:/Roku_Ads_VAST_Parser.brs(190)    ??

    Current Function:
    182:  ??
    183:  ??
    184:  ??
    185:  ??
    186:  ??
    187:  ??
    188:  ??
    189:  ??
    190:* ??
    191:  ??
    Use of uninitialized variable. (runtime error &he9) in roku_ads_lib:/Roku_Ads_VAST_Parser.brs(190)
    190: ??
    Backtrace:
    #5  Function roku_ads_parser_parse(xmldata_ As String, adserver_ As String) As Object
       file/line: roku_ads_lib:/Roku_Ads_VAST_Parser.brs(190)
    #4  Function roku_ads_getads() As Dynamic
       file/line: roku_ads_lib:/Roku_Ads.brs(3966)

    Local Variables:
    No variable info.
    Threads:
    ID    Location                                Source Code

     1*   ...ib:/Roku_Ads_VAST_Parser.brs(190)    ??
      *selected
  • NB_'s avatar
    NB_
    Roku Guru
    8 years ago
    "acreskey" wrote:
    However as a possible improvement the error-handling in the RAF VMAP parser could be improved to not crash 🙂

    Absolutely. I just saw where the issue is and we'll plug it - thank you for the report and the details!