Changes in 5.0.7

[BUGFIX] Server: Fixed a problem with Copy files Task
[BUGFIX] Client: Changed to SaveFileDialog from OpenFileDialog in Export settings Task

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Hi Henrik.

I wrote you regarding the bug within conditions, when the condition tries to start a task within the same job.
Did you have time to look into this bug?

I can add the information:

It fails: If the condition is set to start a disabled task within the same job
It succeeds: If the condition is set to start a disabled task in another job
It goes into a loop: If the conditions is set to start a enabled task within the same job

This was tested with 5.0.5, and I haven't bother try with 5.0.7, since the bugfix list didn't reveal any change regarding to this issue.

Best regards,
René Truelsen

We will look at this. But the behaviour should be that a Task can never be run if it is disabled. So the bug lies in where it succeeds, it should not succeed to start the disabled Task.

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Why should it not be allowed to start a disabled task?
For me a disabled task is a task that is not run as a part of the regular job. But it can be useful to have a task that should be executed alone and not as a part of the job, for example a notification task. An example would be:

task a) download files from ftp
condition b) if number of downloaded < 1 then run task c) else continue
task b) rename downloaded files
disabled task c) send emails that notifies that number of downloaded < 1

In this case you only want task c to be run if condition b) is fulfilled, and thus should not be executed as a part of the regular "Start Job".

Best regards,
René

Task status (active/inactive) are not constructed to control the flow. If they are used like that there could be great risks associated. For example, if one adminstrator immidiately want to stop all further execution but a Condition overrides this.

Conditions can already do what you want to do without working with disabled Tasks. In the Condition action you just set it to exit the Job or jump to another Task after the Task you don't want to run.

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I agree, a disabled task should never run.

Regards
Erik

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with new forum, impossible to download setup

Erik, can you download? I could download it.

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Hi Support,

The beta download doesn't work for me either. It's o.k. for the released version from the "Download" page.

Graham

What happens when you try to download it?

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It was a permissions issue. Should be ok now.

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Now working.

Thanks


Graham

Now it's good

Thanks

Erik, can you download? I could download it.

Yes, I'm able to download the beta.

Regards
Erik

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Henrik,

This has fixed my file/folder copy! Thanks!

Levi.

Thanks for the feedback.

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