Re: Two "Open File" actions in one task - opens same file

[Pent]

Probably whatever app handled the first open file is still open at the
first image and just comes to foreground with the second one.

Looking at the code, I can't conceive how this could be a Tasker bug,
and testing it with 2 text files works fine for me if I exit the app
after the first text file is shown.

Pent

[TomL]

How do you know that the second Open File call didn't open the correct file?  Are you displaying the loaded image (from the second open file call) using a Tasker action?

(I think I may have run into a similar issue in the past.)

Tom

On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:10:48 AM UTC-4, Benjamin Brillat wrote:

Hello,

I'm using Tasker on Gingerbread and I believe I've found a bug in "Open File" processing.  I have tasker set to open one image/gif early in a task, and then later in the task open another image/gif.  Problem is, regardless of the chosen viewer, the 2nd "Open File" call always opens the file from the first time "Open File" is called.  

I believe this is a bug... anyone else encountered a similar problem?

[Cptnodegard]

I can confirm this issue, whatever causes it. I set up a voice controlled song picker, and if the music app is in the foreground, it won't work. It's based on Open File. 

That being said, it took me 30 seconds to come up with a fix, just using Kill app, a 150 ms delay and then Open File.