OctaMED 1.03d Save Bug

[Zadoc]

Has anyone been able to save a module and successfully be able to reload it with the new version by Gerd?

Just ran into this 'bug' when trying to reload a module that I edited...gives the 'Unrecognised File Format' error (and trying to load it as an ST-module results in either gibberish or crashes)

[Zadoc]

Anyone???

I'm just curious if this a bug, something wrong with my setup, or intentionally programmed to disable the save feature?

Can anyone verify this?

[Cass]

Just tried to do so:

It saves the file ok, but when you try to reload I get the 'Unrecognised File Format' error.

I also tried to load the edited/saved module with another program (delitracker), but nothing done...


A copy&paste from the 2 files:
Original
0000: 31207374 65702066 75727468 65720000    1 step further..    
0010: 00000000 6279206A 6F676569 72206C69    ....by jogeir li    
0020: 6C6A6564 61686C2D 3E005C30 07400000    ljedahl->.\0.@..    
0030: 00005F2D 3D2A7669 72747561 6C206472    .._-=*virtual dr    
0040: 65616D73 2A3D2D00 5B840740 00000000    eams*=-.[..@....    
0050: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000    ................    
0060: 00000000 00001098 071E1002 00962863    ..............(c    
0070: 29203139 39342062 79206E6F 6973656C    ) 1994 by noisel    
0080: 65737300 17030740 00000000 00000000    ess....@........    
0090: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000    ................    



Saved
0000: 5D5E63A8 B3BEC9DA EBEEEBED E3DADADB    ]^c?    
0010: DAD9D8D1 C2BABAC3 D3EC000A 0F0DFEF4    ?....??    
0020: EDE7E7EA F5020C20 2B2B2826 1AF204A8    ??.. ++(&.?.?    
0030: 1A1C2238 00F8F603 142C434D 4F493B33    .."8.??..,CMOI;3    
0040: 2B26282B 37445062 6E6D6B65 5C585858    +&(+7DPbnmke\XXX    
0050: 555A554A 423E3B46 5C6E828A 8C827872    UZUJB>;F\n....xr    
0060: 6C696871 7B8490A1 ABABA9A5 9A9A9A98    lihq{..??....    
0070: 9A98938A 80797B86 9DB0C0CA CDC5B9B2    .....y{..?    
0080: ABA6A7AE BBC5D3E5 EBEBE8E2 DAD8D8D5    ?    
0090: D7D7D3CD C7C1C1C8 DDF0FF09 0C02F7F2    ?....??  

Note that both of them have the same lenght/size (i thought it might have been some kind of compression algorithm)


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[Zadoc]

Yep...I'm getting scrambled Hex reads too...I've tried saving as V5 and above, V3, etc. and that hasn't made a difference either, nor has fiddling with the compression settings.

Unfortunately, the MED website doesn't give any contact info to report this to Gerd.

I would like to think that if he intentionally 'diasbled' the save feature that he could have at least given warning in the readme that saving over old modules could and will destroy them.

Thanks for the reply, Cass...at least I can put my mind a bit more to ease that it's probably not anything crooked in my setup.

[chris]

It isn't working here either.  Have you tried the email address listed in the "about" requester?  Or is that too obvious? :-D

Chris

[benJamin]

So, it's not just me?

Glad I only lost 2 hours of new work.  Guess I'll have to start again, maybe using the old executable...

Damnit!  I think the "crash when more than the standard window is opened on loading and the about requester tries to appear at the same time as the system is moving the OMSS screen to the front" defect had been fixed, too.

Maybe there'll be a fix soon?


benJamin

"Everybody's rushing, to get their bodies touching,
Looking 'round and blushing at the other, who is gushing.
Sick of all this rubbish which leaves all of us flummoxed
And celebate like monks though we're surrounded by spunks."
- Kiddlesplish Pimps, 'Peppermint Kandy-phlip Phunk'.

[Zadoc]

Have you tried the email address listed in the "about" requester? Or is that too obvious?

Doh! Always in the 'most obvious' of places to check.  I didn't think to check the "about" window...

Thanks for pointing it out...

[Wilse]

Sorry guys, just saw this. I have the same problem.
I posted a note to the OMSS yahoo group about it.

I also noticed some other stuff but I can't remember it just now (at work). I'll try to post something on it later.

[Wilse]

Gerd just posted an update to the OSS ML:
--
A BIG SORRY to all musicians out there for the problems with saving!

                Another good time to make backups of all your stuff! AGAIN SORRY!

                It really seems this bug belongs to the optimizer settings of the
                compiler, possible the other new bugs too. Currently dont know as
                I dont have the time to check it out.

                There were absolutely no changes made within all the musical stuff
                in OMSS so I thought there should be no problems too! Sh**!

                Only some OS related things were added resp. changed when the
                regarding sources got lost but this is only true for some minor
                special cases.

                I will release a new executable as soon as possible!!!

                Regards,

                Gerd
--
Hope this helps.