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.
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> 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:
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>>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Ray Horsley
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