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$DEBUG

BarryStevens — Fri, 29 May 2026 19:44:03 +0000

Can the new OI10 $DEBUG be highlighted in red for the OI10 version of the editor

How to use 'Options' to validate passed-in service parameters

angelo_melo — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:48:15 +0000

Code example

Options DoSomething.thing.options = 'thing 1', 'thing 2', 'thing 3', 'thing 4'
Service DoSomething(thing=DoSomething.thing.options)
    
    // Validate param
    * How to make sure `thing` is one of `DoSomething.thing.options`
    
    Response = 'Did ' : thing
    
end service

Question

Is it possible to access the values defined by an "Options" statement at runtime so they can be used to validate a service argument? In other words, can I validate that thing is one of the values from "DoSomething.thing.options", without manually duplicating the same list of values inside the service?

Attach_Table

jimvaughan — Thu, 21 May 2026 00:34:22 +0000

Code looks something like this, with Table_Names set to an @FM delimited list of tables. And the directory contains a bunch of rev files. Files where originally attached in a different location and copied to this buffer directory where they are then re-attached. Dir_Name = "C:\Users\jimva\AppData\Local\Temp\TACTIC_BUFFER\5\" Call Attach_Table(Dir_Name, Table_Names, "", "") Tables are not attached Status() returns zero. This code works fine in OI 9.4 is something different in OI10?

Returning a record to a calling pgm using post_event

JGlover — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:04:13 +0000

I have reason to change a use of end_dialog to post_event. According to documentation, up to 20 params can be passed. I'm passing a single @fm-delimited record: "post_event(winid,'CLOSE',pseudo)", getting the error: "ENG0711: PS_EXEC_METHOD, line 1. Too many parameters passed to procedure RUN_EVENT."

SRP Editor Suggestion Box

Opto_Will — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:22:12 +0000

Has SRP ever thought of grouping favorites via tabs at the top of the Favorites Bar or (preferably due to witdh considerations) collapsible header entries in the list that Procedures (etc.) can be attached to? I am working on five projects at once at the moment and the list of files I attack frequently is getting quite long (requiring a decent scroll)!!

SRP_Regex crash with invalid pattern

angelo_melo — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:05:53 +0000

Hi,

I noticed an issue with SRP_Regex, where if an invalid pattern is passed in, OI crashes.

Our SRPUtilites DLL version is 2.2.15.3

Examples

✅ This works

goodEmailPattern = '.*@mydomain\.com$' 
isOurEmail       = SRP_Regex('Match', 'angelo.melo@mydomain.com', emailPattern)

😢 This kills OI

badEmailPattern  = '*@mydomain\.com$' 
isOurEmail       = SRP_Regex('Match', 'angelo.melo@mydomain.com', emailPattern)

The difference is the missing “.” (period) before the “@” sign, which makes the pattern invalid. In regex101.com that pattern raises the error

* The preceding token is not quantifiable

It would be helpful if SRP_Regex returned a similar error message instead of crashing the runtime. Thank you

How to escape periods in Super Strings

angelo_melo — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:12:03 +0000

Hi, I am trying to figure out how to properly escape periods (.) in Super Strings.

Example 1

This works as expected:

name      = "Angelo"
greeting  = "Hello, $name."

But this does not work:

networkID = "199.188.1"
hostID    = "22"
myIP      = `$networkID.$hostID`

Example 2

jsonProperty = 'people_array'
itemIndex    = 4
nameProperty = 'name_full_with_middle_init'

This works:

jsonPath_noSuperStr = jsonProperty : '.' : itemIndex : '.' : nameProperty

But this does not:

jsonPath_yesSuperStr = `$jsonProperty.$itemIndex.$nameProperty`

Note: When I say "does not work," I mean it throws a "Variable not assigned to a value" runtime error.

Is there a proper way to escape or handle periods inside Super Strings?

Thanks you!

SRP Editor version and SRPEditor.ocx versions are out of sync

Sandra — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:47:33 +0000

I just installed the latest version of SRP Editor (3.4.11.0) and when I look at the version number it shows the old version number for the Editor Version and the new version number for the SRPEditor.ocx. I've tried re-registering the .ocx file but that has not resolved the issue. Am I missing something?

DLL Prototype

jimvaughan — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:40:59 +0000

After migration I see this in the logfile. Imported "DLL_GDI32_MIGRATED" DLL Prototype record OK However, when my code calls a function like CreateCopatibleBitmap, OI says the code could not be found (or words to that effect). Do I need to do some additional steps after migrating the DLL prototype records?

Struct

jimvaughan — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:38:27 +0000

Does any tool exist to copy structures from OI 9.4 to OI 10?

OI 10 Migrate

jimvaughan — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:05:53 +0000

Trying to migrate from OI9 to OI10. Wanted to start from scratch, so I deleted app in OI10. When I know try to transfer the app again, a bunch of options are not available, see screenshot. I tried un-installing OI10 and re-installing. These options were available when I first did the transfer. What am I doing wrong? Nevermind I figured it out. You need to do it from the new app.

NSIS SRPUtil

BarryStevens — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:26:47 +0000

My nsis rdk create cant find SRPUtil , where can I download this from. It seems to be missing from the 'SRP NSIS Utilities' download (unless it is being blocked, should it be getting installed)

How to uniquely identify worker/engine instances?

angelo_melo — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:25:55 +0000

I’m experimenting with a custom logger for our OI HTTP server and want each engine to append its log entries to its own file. I’m struggling to find a reliable way to identify the current engine so I can name the log files accordingly. I initially tried using the engine’s PID, but since engines are despawned and respawned depending on traffic, the PID isn’t stable and ends up referring to different processes over time. Would it be possible to use the port number of the engine handling a given HTTP request as an identifier? Or is there a better approach for uniquely identifying each engine instance?

Editor looping resize

AusMarkB — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:25:14 +0000

Often when my machine wakes from its sleep, if I have a copy of the editor open, and I usually do, it seems to get stuck in a loop doing something. It makes it difficult to do anything else because it is constantly changing app focus. I accept that the source of the issue may not be the editor, but it is what is displaying the symptom. Usually, I have to end the OI task via task manager to get it to stop though I noticed this morning that it stopped on its own after about ten minutes. The editor is constantly alternating between maximised and not. see videos. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2ta2k8oamamqp0gyp643f/flashingeditor.mp4?rlkey=z3qkgjojqvdwstrtk7dsnsdjb&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dlj7scm2m4t05cpifznpr/flashingeditor2.mp4?rlkey=7x76qgj4amxy9570q1gx3qtck&dl=0 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

SRP_ActiveX_Info.exe - No expiry date shown

Hank — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:42:38 +0000

Trying to verify the license date for my SRPCS controls. Running SRP_ActiveX_Info, It shows everything as being Licensed, but does not show a license expiry date. Should it? If not, how can I see the license expiry date. Note: the SRP_ActiveX_Info.exe has version 2.0.1.0, 64bit version of controls.

Sending Email with attachment returns "The specified protocol is unknown"

sbotes — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:49:49 +0000

Hi Kevin, I have a customer for whom we can send mail just fine, except with an attachment. When we send with an attachment, the error in the title is returned. The same code works on other computers just fine. This one is Windows 10 PRO. Here is the configuration file I send to SRP_SEND_MAIL ConfigFile = "" ConfigFile<1> = 2 ; * Send Using Port (Email server not on local machine) //ConfigFile<1> = "" ; * Send Using Port (Email server not on local machine) ConfigFile<2> = "" ConfigFile<3> = 465 ; * SMTP Server Port //ConfigFile<3> = 587 ; * SMTP Server Port ConfigFile<4> = "mail.smtp2go.com" ConfigFile<5> = 1 ; * SMTP Authentication ConfigFile<6> = "sbotes@retailware.net" ; * Account User Name ConfigFile<7> = EmailConfig<4> ; * Account Password ConfigFile<8> = 1 ; * Use SSL to send email I have tried ConfigFile<1> set to both a 2 and "", Tried the two different port addresses and looked at the comments in the forum regarding ConfigFile<8> but have left that at 1. For the other systems it runs fine with ConfigFile<1> = 2 and ConfigFile<3> set to 465. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have the same code on my system and can send attachments just fine. So it strikes me as something with their system.

SRP_ActiveX_Info.exe - No expiry date shown

Hank — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:42:21 +0000

srp_jsonx_go & go_back

AusMarkB — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:08:25 +0000

This is the first time I've attempted to use these two commands and I don't know whether I'm misunderstanding something or I've just done it wrong, which I guess is the same thing. But it's not doing what I'm expecting at least. I have a json array with six objects. I loop through the array using go and back the way I think they're intended to be used, but I only retrieve the data of the odd numbered rows. iteration 1 worked just fine and the data I wanted was retrieved. Then I went go back and went through iteration 2 and everything returned null so I thought, Ok, I've got it wrong. But then iteration 3 went through and all the correct data was returned. Iteration 4 - nulls Iteration 5 - data Iteration 6 - nulls.

			For itemCnt = 1 to numItems
				SRP_JsonX_Go('[':itemCnt:']')
				orderId		= SRP_JsonX_Get('id')
				orderDate	= SRP_JsonX_Get('date_created')
				custID		= SRP_JsonX_Get('customer_id')
				custName	= SRP_JsonX_Get('billing.first_name'):" ":SRP_JsonX_Get('billing.last_name')
				orderNo		= SRP_JsonX_Get('number')
				orderStatus	= SRP_JsonX_Get('status')
				custNote	= SRP_JsonX_Get('customer_note')
				total		= SRP_JsonX_Get('total')
				numLineItems	= SRP_JsonX_Count('line_items')		; //
				for liCount = 1 to numLineItems
					SRP_JsonX_Go('line_items[':liCount:']')
					itemWebId	= SRP_JsonX_Get('product_id')
					thisItem	= SRP_JsonX_Get('sku')
					itemQty		= SRP_JsonX_Get('quantity')
					itemPrice	= SRP_JsonX_Get('price')
					itemTotal	= SRP_JsonX_Get('total')
					SRP_JsonX_GoBack()		; // go back to the parent item (the line_items object)
				next liCount 
				SRP_JsonX_GoBack()		; // go back to the parent item (the array object)
			Next itemCnt

The code is so much nicer to read then the long way round but I'm missing something. Well, 3 things - rows 2,4 and 6. In typing this, I tested the code without the inner line_items loop. Without that loop, I get all six rows so the inner goback must be screwing me over somehow. But only every second time.

EngineServer as service

AusMarkB — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:50:55 +0000

How do you configure the engineserver to run without a specific user profile, like a service for example? We want the engineserver running whilstever the server is up and running without the need for a specific user profile to be logged in. I'd imagine this is pretty standard but I've never done it.

FYI - The wiki is down

AusMarkB — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:29:47 +0000

SrpControls64 v4.2.7.12

BarryStevens — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:27:32 +0000

This issue that is fixed in v4.2.6.8 is back. Right+click:

OI table which exists but also doesn't

rogercurtishall — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:27:20 +0000

I have been working on some code which is intended, during the application exit process, to create & populate an OI table from an excel spreadsheet. The table data would will be used in future sessions by other programs. The program is supposed to first delete the table if it exists & then create it anew. I started writing this program a couple of days ago, but I forgot to add the table to the database. Now, my table does not exist according to the TableExists & Delete_Table functions, but I get an FS146 (table exists) from the Create_Table function. I am thinking I need to delete (via windows) the REV files for this table to fix this. I noticed, tough, that the REVMEDIA files were updated the same time. Do I need to do anything with those? Thanks for any assistance.

OI10 & Tab Control

AusMarkB — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 03:26:48 +0000

I recently added an SRP Tab control to an existing form in OI9 as I have done many times before. All works as expected. As this form has been around forever, there are several OI buttons with images in the old toolbar fashion. No real problem with that until, the form was migrated to OI10. With the tab control added, the OI buttons no longer display the images at runtime. They do display them in the OI10 form designer but at runtime, no images. Remove the tab control and the buttons return to displaying as they should. Changing the buttons to SRP buttons, (which do behave correctly), is a nice idea but not a realistic endeavour. Too many buttons on too many forms.

is there a way to read windows environment variables?

rogercurtishall — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:47:55 +0000

I think I should know this but I am drawing a blank. Thanks.

Excel

jimvaughan — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:14:59 +0000

Does any function exist to allow OI to read data from an Excel file?

Is it possible to have sub-value marks in data be turned into line feeds in Run_Report?

rogercurtishall — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:00:19 +0000

This is for an OI 8.0.1 app. I have the following statement which I am passing to Run_Report. LIST TABLE BIG04 COLHEAD "PO#" QTY_IT1 COLHEAD "qty" LOTNUM_IT1 COLHEAD "Lot#" EXPDATE_IT1 COLHEAD "Exp Date" WITH BIG04 = "01011011101" ID-SUPP BY BIG04 The data I want to make into line feeds are subvalue marks in a couple of the columns. Thanks in advance.

Win 11 - Datepicker evaluation message

AusMarkB — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:21:35 +0000

A customer has had their machines updated from Windows 10 to 11 and now whenever they use the datepicker control, they receive an evaluation version message. Their licence is current. No other SRP controls trigger a message, just the datepicker. They can just close it and move on but it's a nuisance. They have the same srpcontrols and licence that I have on my dev machine.

Is it possible to center a check box style in an OI edittable?

rogercurtishall — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:40:52 +0000

This is in OI 9.4.4. I have the data justification set to Centered, but the checkbox still comes out left justified. Thanks in advance for your help.

srp_path->PathToUNC

BarryStevens — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:58:01 +0000

I am getting scrambled result v2.2.16, here is my test

Broken link?

BarryStevens — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:36:02 +0000

I dont think this link is working properly. Can you please confirm.