* Testing for Check and Repair Media Links

[Jane]

I have created a new plugin to check and try and fix problems with media links in a Project File as follows

• broken links with a search to find and copy the media to the media folder
• finds media outside of the media folder and copies it to the media folder
• media in the media folder, but listed with full paths are corrected to direct to the media folder

It first passes through the file looking for problems and then offers to fix them, if you say no it will simply list the problems for you.

When copying files in it prompts each file with in the media folder so you can choose a folder with it if you want.

It can be downloaded from:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9jf8csn46vqzx ... nks.fh_lua


NOTE As this is new plugin and it makes changes to your Project data and media folder, please ensure you work on a copy and make a full backup before using it.

ID:6506

[davidm_uk]

Just tied running the plugin and immediately got error message:



Seems to be the same error as reported in the other topic 'Check for Unlinked Media'

David

[Jane]

I think I found that one, can you try downloading it again.

Same place.

[davidm_uk]

Thank you Jane, works fine now and found a few errors which I've now corrected.

[smile][smile]

[Jane]

Thanks David, I'll probably pop it in the Plugin Store later in the week.

[mezentia]

Hi Jane

I've just downloaded the latest version of your plugin, and it stops with the following error:

An error has occurred - plugin failed to complete
Line 82: C:UsersDavidAppDataLocalTemp~fhA809.tmp:205: attempt to index local 'attr' (a nil value)
No changes have been made to data records.

in the function buildfilelist()

[Jane]

Line 82 does not make sense to me as I look at the code, the only place attr is used is in the yield tree function which is line 289. Can you put a debug on line 295, and see if there is anything strange about the file it's on when it stops.

Thanks

[tatewise]

'attr' is also used on lines 327 & 328
   local attr = lfs.attributes(strfromfile)
   lfs.touch(strtofile,attr['modification'],attr['access'])

[Jane]

Mike, I think by the time it's got there it has already got the attr values once.

[mezentia]

Ooops [oops]

My apologies Jane, I posted in the wrong thread. The fault I got was with the Check for Unlinked Media, not the Check and Repair Media Links. Didn't spot the error until I tried to go to a non-existent line number! Check and repair media works ok just some 400+ links to fix now.

[tatewise]

Not sure if it is the cause of the problem but in the two Plugins the function dirtree(dir) contain two slightly different versions of local function yieldtree(dir).

[Jane]

Sorry been to Wales today for work, but I will try and take a look tomorrow.

[Jane]

David please can you try

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3tngzbagv02f0 ... dia.fh_lua

I have changed it to use the same logic as the Repair version does.