Constant coruption of project file

[Chris Durkin]

Whenever I edit my "Options Source" I get an error that one or more line are
too long and have been truncated.

The offending line is listed below, I have manual tried to fix this and
remover the duplication, but the duplicates keep on reappearing.
I even make sure I edit the project file while the project is closed.

<PATHCPP
value=".;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;ba
se;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base\forms;base\forms;b
ase\forms;base\forms;base\forms;base\reporting;base\reporting;base\reporting
;base\reporting;base\reporting;base\reporting;base\reporting;base\reporting;
base\reporting;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;b
ase;base;base;copyprotection;raactions;racontrols;racontrols;racontrols;raco
ntrols;racontrols;racontrols;racontrols;racontrols;racontrols;racontrols;rap
ro;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\d
ata;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\
data;rapro\data;rapro\data;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;r
apro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro
\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\for
ms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;rapro\forms;r
apro\forms;rapro\topics

Any ideas as to what is going wrong?

Thanks

Chris

[Ed Mulroy [TeamB]]

I once had that happen with defines. The IDE was not happy.

Try editing the project file with another editor while the IDE is not
running.

. Ed

> Chris Durkin wrote in message
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>
> Whenever I edit my "Options Source" I get an error that one
> or more line are too long and have been truncated.
>
> The offending line is listed below, I have manual tried to fix this and
> remover the duplication, but the duplicates keep on reappearing.
> I even make sure I edit the project file while the project is closed.
>
> <PATHCPP
> value=".;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;

> base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;base;
> ---and so on---

[Chris Durkin]

Editing the file outside the ID does not help.
I have just finished creating a new project file from scratch, doing:
1. New Application
2. Add all 104 files (from about 10 directories)
3. Save project.
4. Open Project
5. Edit Option Source
Then I get the line truncation error.
6. close CBuilder
7. Edit BPR file in notepad
8. Open Project
9. Edit Option Source
Then I get the line truncation error.

I am running CBuilder 6 Enterprise Trial, Build 10.160
The trial version does not allow updates, so I don't know if that is causing
my problems.
I need to prove to my company that upgrading will not destabilise our
application, sofar that has failed.

Chris

"Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_e...@bitbuck.et> wrote in message
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[Ed Mulroy [TeamB]]

To provide something for comparison I have posted a
message titled "Ed's default.bpr" in the
borland.public.attachments
group (attachments are not allowed in this group). I am
also using BCB6 Enterprise, although it is not the trial
version. Note that my options selections as reflected in
the file may be different than yours. The file is small,
3,399 bytes, so is posted as text, not zipped.

I'd like you to try the following:

With the IDE not running.

Edit the BPR file again.
Correct the problem you showed in your first message.

Also look for these items:

Look for any directory or file names with a dash or space
in them and for any found make sure that path/filename
element is enclosed in quotes
as in "c:\name with space\filename",
and not as in c:\"name with space"\filename

Look for any occurance of the two char's \" When a
directory name is entered such that it ends in a backslash
then the following quote placed into the bpr file to end the
name makes it look like an escape sequence. In that case
delete the backslash.

Save the file and then repeat the above with the compiler's
default project file, default.bpr in the compiler's BIN directory.

I do not know if it pertains here, but some other points:

It sometimes is of help to know what operating system
is being used, if another version of C++ Builder is also
installed on the machine or if another version had been
installed but was just deleted instead of being uninstalled.

. Ed

> Chris Durkin wrote in message

> news:3f79...@newsgroups.borland.com...

>
> Editing the file outside the ID does not help.
> I have just finished creating a new project file from scratch, doing:
> 1. New Application
> 2. Add all 104 files (from about 10 directories)
> 3. Save project.
> 4. Open Project
> 5. Edit Option Source
> Then I get the line truncation error.
> 6. close CBuilder
> 7. Edit BPR file in notepad
> 8. Open Project
> 9. Edit Option Source
> Then I get the line truncation error.
>
> I am running CBuilder 6 Enterprise Trial, Build 10.160
> The trial version does not allow updates, so I don't
> know if that is causing my problems. I need to prove
> to my company that upgrading will not destabilise our
> application, sofar that has failed.
>

> > Ed Mulroy wrote

[Chris Durkin]

I have posted my project zipped file on borland.public.attachments.group
(after I have fixed it), however I still get the error after I open it in
Cbuilder.

I also install CBuilder 6 Ent Trial on a different machine that has not
previously had a version of CBuilder on it, and the same stuff keeps
happening.

I am using XP Pro on both machines.

Could you take a quick look at them?

Installed on my machine I have:

CBuilder 5 Pro
CBuilder 6 Ent Trial
Delphi 5 Ent
Delphi 6 Ent
Delphi 7 Arch Trial

Thanks

Chris Durkin

"Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_e...@bitbuck.et> wrote in message

[Ed Mulroy [TeamB]]

Try this:

Right click on the desktop My Computer icon

In the dialog that appears select
Properties|Advanced|Environment Variables

Highlight the Path under Variable in the lower list box (System
Variables box) and click Edit

Alter the path so that the path to C++ Builder version 6 appears
before the path to either of Delphi or C++ Builder version 5

It's late, 11:30 PM. I'll look at the zip file that you posted tomorrow.

. Ed

> Chris Durkin wrote in message

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[Chris Durkin]

C++ Builder version 6 was the first thing in my path, as it was the last
thing I installed.

Could this be a problem with the trial version, as it cannot be patched?

Chris

"Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_e...@bitbuck.et> wrote in message

[Ed Mulroy [TeamB]]

I have been through what you posted several times, tried a lot of things and
cannot figure out why it is doing what you describe other than that you use
one heck of a lot more files and directories in projects than I.

I don't know if it is related to the patch level where your trial version
cannot be patched. I do know that in projects where I have massive numbers
of files, I place the already debugged ones into a library instead of having
them as individual files in the project, but 104 files isn't quite what I'd
call a "massive number" of files. The only remaining guess is that it's
related to the number of directories, but that's a raw guess. I do know
that if the path in the *.bpr file is too long the IDE did get confused in
version 5 and below (I do not know about how this effects version 6, I just
haven't heard anyone speak of it related to version 6).

. Ed

> Chris Durkin wrote in message
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>

[Johannes Weinert]

Hi,

I had exactly the same problem. And it went away after I installed
patch 4 (BCB6 Pro). So it's definitely related to the patch level.

Regards

Hans

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