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[SoutheastTv]

Found it:


'Dot' Operator attempted with invalid BrightScript Component or interface reference. (runtime error &hec) in .../pkg:/source/categoryFeed.brs(16)

016: conn.UrlCategoryFeed = conn.UrlPrefix + "/categories.php?ts=" + dt.AsSeconds().ToStr()
Backtrace:


Dude! This Debugger is awesome!!! OMG, what a life saver, I can test things now so much easier. I didn't know this was around. The problem was that I was using the dt.AsSeconds which I copied from dude's code, but I didn't add the part assigning it to the object, so dt wasn't assigned.

[gonzotek]

"SoutheastTv" wrote:
Found it:


'Dot' Operator attempted with invalid BrightScript Component or interface reference. (runtime error &hec) in .../pkg:/source/categoryFeed.brs(16)

016: conn.UrlCategoryFeed = conn.UrlPrefix + "/categories.php?ts=" + dt.AsSeconds().ToStr()
Backtrace:


Dude! This Debugger is awesome!!! OMG, what a life saver, I can test things now so much easier. I didn't know this was around. The problem was that I was using the dt.AsSeconds which I copied from dude's code, but I didn't add the part assigning it to the object, so dt wasn't assigned.

Glad you found it(the error)! The debugger's a BIG help.

[SoutheastTv]

Here is the problem I'm at now:

Escape character is '^]'.
ategory" then
Backtrace:
Function load_category_feed(conn As <uninitialized>) As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv3.../pkg:/source/categoryFeed.brs(86)
Function initcategorylist() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appHomeScreen.brs(111)
Function showhomescreen(screen As ) As Integer
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appHomeScreen.brs(39)
Function main() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appMain.brs(20)

Local Variables:
conn     &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=4
global   &h0020 rotINTERFACE:ifGlobal
m        &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=4
http     &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=1
rsp      &h8010 bsc:roString (2.1 was String), refcnt=1
xml      &h0010 bsc:roXMLElement, refcnt=1
topnode  &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
categories &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
e        &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
o        &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
BrightScript Debugger> ------ Running ------
created feed connection for http://scclib.com/demo/roku/categories.php?ts=1330111172
url: http://scclib.com/demo/roku/categories.php?ts=1330111172
Took: 92ms
Parse Took: 1ms
Current Function:
057: Function load_category_feed(conn As Object) As Dynamic
058: 
059:     http = NewHttp(conn.UrlCategoryFeed)
060: 
061:     Dbg("url: ", http.Http.GetUrl())
062: 
063:     m.Timer.Mark()
064:     rsp = http.GetToStringWithRetry()
065:     Dbg("Took: ", m.Timer)
066: 
067:     m.Timer.Mark()
068:     xml=CreateObject("roXMLElement")
069:     if not xml.Parse(rsp) then
070:          print "Can't parse feed"
071:         return invalid
072:     endif
073:     Dbg("Parse Took: ", m.Timer)
074: 
075:     m.Timer.Mark()
076:     if xml.category = invalid then
077:         print "no categories tag"
078:         return invalid
079:     endif
080: 
081:     if islist(xml.category) = false then
082:         print "invalid feed body"
083:         return invalid
084:     endif
085: 
086:     if xml.category[0].GetName() <> "category" then
087:         print "no initial category tag"
088:         return invalid
089:     endif
090: 
091:     topNode = MakeEmptyCatNode()
092:     topNode.Title = "root"
093:     topNode.isapphome = true
094: 
095:     print "begin category node parsing"
096: 
097:     categories = xml.GetChildElements()
098:     print "number of categories: " + itostr(categories.Count())
099:     for each e in categories 
100:         o = ParseCategoryNode(e)
101:         if o <> invalid then
102:             topNode.AddKid(o)
103:             print "added new child node"
104:         else
105:             print "parse returned no child node"
106:         endif
107:     next
108:     Dbg("Traversing: ", m.Timer)
109: 
110:     return topNode
111: 
112: End Function
'Dot' Operator attempted with invalid BrightScript Component or interface reference. (runtime error &hec) in .../pkg:/source/categoryFeed.brs(86)

086:     if xml.category[0].GetName() <> "category" then
Backtrace:
Function load_category_feed(conn As <uninitialized>) As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv3.../pkg:/source/categoryFeed.brs(86)
Function initcategorylist() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appHomeScreen.brs(111)
Function showhomescreen(screen As ) As Integer
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appHomeScreen.brs(39)
Function main() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/DEAAAAKv309F/pkg:/source/appMain.brs(20)

Local Variables:
conn     &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=4
global   &h0020 rotINTERFACE:ifGlobal
m        &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=4
http     &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=1
rsp      &h8010 bsc:roString (2.1 was String), refcnt=1
xml      &h0010 bsc:roXMLElement, refcnt=1
topnode  &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
categories &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
e        &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
o        &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized

[SoutheastTv]

I've connected it directly to the categories.xml and it appears to be working fine and updating. Thanks guys. I'll be good from here on out I think, I've got more of a handle on it and connection to the debug program really helped.