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TexasStingray
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Anyone have any issues with WF8 where a fex in the repository forgets its a fex. When you right mouse on it and select properties the Dataserver and other parameters associated with a fex are gone. When you run it, it displays the source code? I have had this happen to several focexec and it happen again today and the last time it the file was edited was over a month ago.

Weird.

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David Briars
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Yes we experience this symptom in WF 8: EXecuting a focexec yields a display of the code, rather than actually executing.

We opened a case with IB on this, and here is the method they gave us to fix this situation:
quote:
As we discussed this morning, the workaround to fix this problem can be
simplified by following these steps:

1) Accessing the Welcome Portal page, e.g.:

http://servername:8080/ibi_apps/

2) Navigate to the problem procedure and select Edit from the context menu.
3) Select the Options button to get to the Editor Resource Options dialog. Click 'Reset'.
4) Click the OK button and the Editor's Save button will be enabled.
5) Save and select Run to make sure the report has been fixed.


Your description is exactly how I described the problem to IB, 'the file forgets its a fex'.

Basically, per IB, there is an attribute 'type' that needs to be set to 'FexFile'. Somehow it gets set to something else, and the symptom occurs.

Good luck, YMMV.
 
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Francis Mariani
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Any update on a fix for this? Thanks very much for posting the IBI work-around.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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David Briars
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You are welcome for suggesting the work-around, Francis.

The case is in 'In Product Division' status. Per the case, IB realizes this is a bug, and is working on a solution.
 
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Francis Mariani
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David, you're much more polite than I am Smiler


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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