action-setfield makes _1.tid version instead of tiddler I want it to (sometimes)

[Dave]

I have this button that is supposed to write text to a tid file.

\define mymegatext()

<ol>

<$list filter="[list[Today List]]">

<li>* <$view field=title/></li>

</$list>

</ol>

\end

\define mybutton()

<$wikify name=mytext text=<<mymegatext>>>

<$action-setfield

$tiddler="myToday"

   tags="hardcopies"

text=<<mytext>>

/>

<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-notify" $param="SetMsg"/>

</$wikify>

\end

<$button actions="<<mybutton>>">

save drags

</$button>

When I started writing this I had a "myToday.tid" in existence and a "myToday_1.tid" which the button was writing to (even though it is supposed to just overwrite the myToday.tid version only)

At first I deleted the "_1" version and the button replaced it (myToday.tid was not overwritten, but new "myToday_1.tid" was created.)

Then I deleted the myToday.tid and the button worked fine.  I rearranged the info and did it again, expecting the new version to go to the "_1" version but it acted correctly this time.

Is this a thing that makes sense to anyone?

thanks, 

- Dave

[Dave]

I wonder if this is a Bob thing... I'll poke around in the settings and post back if I figure it out.

[Dave]

I think its the Bob saving thingie.  If I go to Bob Settings > Saver Server and check "Disable Server", then click the "Save Settings" button, the TW instance disconnects from the server and when I start up Bob again its resorted back to the Saver Server *not* being disabled.

I was thinking disabling the automatic saving would stop the server from generating these copied versions of my tiddlers.

Any suggestions?

[Joshua Fontany]

I have run into this behavour. We need to know more about your environment.

What TiddlyWiki version?

Are node.js, TW, Bob, and the wikis all served from the same hard-drive or do some of them reside on different logical drives (C: vs D: for example)?

Do you change tiddler files with any other program while Bob is running? Do you have the setting to 'sync external changes' enabled?

Best,

Joshua F

[Dave]

Hi, TW 5.1.21 , using BobExe, just one wiki served on the one computer hard drive.  Yes I do change files externally (that's why I like Bob - you can do that).  I just looked in all the tabs I could find in the Bob settings and don't see  'sync external changes'. Bob version is 1.3.3b.

- Dave