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by smeghead
20 Aug 2023, 16:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FFS options save fails silently if GlobalSettings.xml is open elsewhere
Replies: 4
Views: 1736

Re: FFS options save fails silently if GlobalSettings.xml is open elsewhere

.. true enough but to fail silently is a poor process, the process should check for a file lock on the config file & if one found then reject the save. The issue I've encountered is actually the reverse of the info in the manual, I'm saving within the FFS options menu while the XML file is open in ...
by smeghead
18 Aug 2023, 06:56
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FFS options save fails silently if GlobalSettings.xml is open elsewhere
Replies: 4
Views: 1736

FFS options save fails silently if GlobalSettings.xml is open elsewhere

Howdy

I've been modifying a Windows backup batch file to test for log format as I need it to be Text not HTML. While doing this I had GlobalSettings.xml open in Notepad++ to check for the search string I needed, viewing not editing.

At the same time I had FFS open, I went into options & changed ...