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Hi, I'm having a fairly random problem with multivalues attributes- Sometimes when I go to edit the value of an attribute the MindScape SimpleDB Managment Tool (the free/express version) for some reason creates a multivalued attribute (it shows 2 values) I have not firgured out what triggers this yet Now normally this in itself wouldn't be really be a big deal because I should theoretically be able to just delete that extra attribute value that got create But I can't do that... the issue doesn't stop there. So whenever it inadvertently creates the multivalued attribute THEN after that happens I can't so anything to the attribute value - nothing works - I can't delete one or both of the values and I can't change either of the values. So I just have to delete the whole simpledb item and then create it again if I want to work with it using the MindScape SimpleDB Managment Tool... which effectively is a pain. Also, not to distract from the main issue here- but I'm unable to download the nightly express edition and I also tried to use the contact form about this separate download issue and I was unable to use the contact form. So the nightly download and contact form didn't work for me. I'm sure maybe this is just bad timing and you are possibly just conincidentally working on your website or something but thought I'd point this out in case someone is not already aware of this. The main reason I mention is because I had some hope that the nightly build might already have a fix addressing the main issue that I am experiencing with the SimpleDB Managment Tool... but obviously, I'm unable to check on that because I can't download the nightly build. Any help or input would be greatly appreciated, Mat |
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To clearify on issue that I see when trying to download the nightly... I get some XML returned that indicates an error due to not having access Here is the link I click on your side: http://assets.mindscape.co.nz/Store/Nightlies/20110409/SimpleDBManagementTools.Standard-20110409.vsix Here is the result that is displayed in my browser after clicking the link:
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OK, I'm almost positive that I know what is causing this now: It looks like it happens when I try to modify attributes values with base-64 value encoding Rather than modifying the value... Instead a new value gets created |
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Hello Mat, I've passed the nightly build download issue on to our Web guy. However if you installed SimpleDB Management Tools from the Visual Studio Extension Manager then you should be able to get updates (if there are any) by clicking Updates in the Extension Manager side bar (though this can be a bit slow to come up). That said, we haven't seen the problem you describe so it is unlikely it would be fixed in any update. And I'm a little bit unsure of what you mean by "modifying an attribute's value with base-64 value encoding" so I'm not sure how to reproduce the issue. Could you spell out for me a precise series of steps to reproduce the problem (right down to the "click here, click there, type this, press that" level) please? Once we've reproduced the issue we will hopefully be able to get you a fix quite quickly. Thanks! |
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Hi, Can you clarify if this is still happening? I cannot seem to re-create the issue here although I do know that occassionally Amazon S3 (where we host our files) can be temprimental sometimes. Thank you, John-Daniel Trask |
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If you are talking about the issue downloading the free/express version nightly- then yes it is still happening. Also, because I am familiar with the s3 api then yes is indeed an s3 error that is happening when I try to download the nightly. The page I tried to download it from/ where I got that link is- http://www.mindscapehq.com/products/simpledbtools/nightly-builds May be I just found an old page with an old link possibly? I read something in the forum lead me to find this page through a google search (trying to find the free version of the nightly build) So that is how I found the link
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I am still unable to download the nightly build of the free trial; however, I don't think getting the nightly will fix my issue though so I'm not overly concerned about that So the problem I'm seeing is that I simply cannot edit base-64 encoded attribute values SimpleDb can do puts for attribute values in either ascii encoding or base64 encoding I can't figure out how to get the Mindscape tool to edit my base64 encoded attribute values Instead of editing it creates a new (multivalued) ascii encoded attribute value This behavior would be OK if I could tweak the values after multi-value gets put... but I can't Deleting the original base64 encoded attribute value doesn't work either. So not only will the Mindcape tool NOT edit it... it WON't delete it either The functionality of being able edit or delete base64 encoded attribute values would be sufficient as I find myself doing that all the time for testing purposes. We store some fields that way and sometimes I just want to quickly edit. Ideally there would also be a way to convert the encoding too but I wouldn't necessarily expect this functionality. So I have tried to explain this issue already but just thought I'd try again to hopefully make it a little bit clearer. At least 1 other college and I would gladly pay for the Pro version if it has this functionality. But, as it is, I'm stuck between running a lot of my own updates rather than using the Mindscape tool... which at that point it draws me away from the Mindscape tool and I don't use it as much as I would if it handled the values like I mentioned above. I will most likely buy the Pro version anyway because I feel like in total that I've used it enough that I should pay for it... but the main point to take away here is that again- if it handled the values like I've mentioned - then it would be a no brainer purchase decision and I wouldn't even hesistate; I would have already purchased it at this point. So I guess this reply is part general product feedback and partly about what I see as an issue.... but they are sort of intertwined so I felt the need to just go ahead and mention all of these details. Please let me know if you want or need more details from me. I'd be glad to provide any info that might help you. _ Mat |
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Hi Mat, We are very keen to resolve this issue but we don't have the information to reproduce it. Essentially I'm not sure what you mean by "editing a base64 value." Do you mean that you are entering a base64 encoded value as a string through the UI? Is it that you have binary data already in the attribute, and the Mindscape tool is not bringing that down correctly? What would be really helpful is if you could walk us through step by step exactly what it takes to exhibit this error, from the point where you open the domain view, e.g. 1. Add attribute "MyTestAttribute" to domain. or 1. Use LightSpeed or Amazon API to store the following binary data in SimpleDB attribute: <attached file> I know this seems laborious but we need to understand exactly how to set up the problem so we can get it fixed. Thanks! |
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Ivan, thanks for the quick reply. I do already have binary data in the attribute. My App stores it and sometimes I want to quickly modify the values that are already stored... at which point I try to use the Mindscape Tool. I will list the steps out exactly step by step like you have requested. I will provide the exact details and I would guess I should also give you the code that simulates exactly how my program is putting the binary data. Also just so you don't feel like I'm leaving you hanging: It looks like I won't be able to get this done until Monday. Thanks again! Mat |
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