Sean Meighan

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Title: Help, I broke my xlights
Post by: neil on December 04, 2016, 03:23:53 PM

running mac 53f latest and also gone back to 50 with same results.


I go to save and it complains after the rendering that there is a xlights error
can't write to file descriptor 11 (error 22: Invalid argument)

the xml is updated but only a small 124byte fseq is created.

Title: Re: Help, I broke my xlights
Post by: jnealand on December 04, 2016, 03:42:15 PM

Have you ever run the Tools, sequence checker? 
Is this only on one sequence? 
Can you start a new short one prop sequence and save?

Title: Re: Help, I broke my xlights
Post by: neil on December 04, 2016, 04:15:53 PM

duh, thanks Jim the check sequence identified that I was trying to play an effect after the end of the sequence. I fixed all issues found in check sequence but I am still unable to save. and and yes I can test with a small new animation and it works fine

Title: Re: Help, I broke my xlights
Post by: jnealand on December 05, 2016, 07:48:49 AM

Instead of save try save as and see if it works.  Might be something locking the file and not allowing a save/update.

Title: Re: Help, I broke my xlights
Post by: neil on December 05, 2016, 08:10:49 AM

OK, looks like something I had in the sequence was casuing it to fail. I started again and this time it was fine.


thanks for the help Jim