Unusual Way

Ray Horsley ray at linkit.com
Wed Feb 22 20:04:31 EST 2012


Very informative Dar.  I'll check into the operating system and take a close look at the externals.

Thanks,

Ray

On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Dar Scott wrote:

> I got to thinking that was not very helpful.  Here are some more details.  The "runtime" mentioned is the Visual Studio C runtime library, not the LiveCode runtime.  Even then, the sentence is goofy  It essentially means that abort() has been called using an older runtime library, probably in a DLL.  
> 
> I suspect this is related to externals.  The C runtime can be compiled into an external or the external can use a DLL.  This might be a problem with an old external, an old OS, or a conflict among externals.  
> 
> Check with your external suppliers.  If you build the external, consider rebuilding it, perhaps compiling the library into the external if that does not blow up the size.
> 
> I have tripped up on getting the libraries right, so it takes some consideration.
> 
> I wonder if this could be caused by some error down in the library that is not caught.  
> 
> It might be some problems with some version of LiveCode on some platform, but I doubt that.  
> 
> Dar
> 
> 
> On Feb 22, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Dar Scott wrote:
> 
>> I can think of a couple causes:
>> 
>> 1.  Some line in your code includes this:
>> 
>> 	quit "broccoli"
>> 
>> 2.  There is a problem with the realtime C library used to build an external or even LiveCode.  Perhaps there is a mismatch of some sort.
>> 
>> After some consideration, I think it is more likely the second.
>> 
>> Dar
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Ray Horsley wrote:
>> 
>>>> From time to time I get an error report from users using my Windows standalone which displays this:
>>> 
>>>  "Runtime Error! [path to the .exe] This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way."
>>> 
>>> It's kind of odd wording.  I guess if I saw stalks of broccoli sprouting out of the monitor that would definitely constitute an "unusual way" to close a program.  But seriously, anybody have any ideas on this?
>>> 
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