move staff

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move staff

1997-12-16 05:00 am

I wonder if there´s a bug in the new Beta version of NWC.5.0(3) It´s impssible for me to use the "move staff" command, all I get is a General Protection Fault
Anyone else experience this. Can Support please give a comment.

Re: move staff

Reply #1 – 1997-12-16 05:00 am

See the preview 3 patch on the beta page. This corrects the bug that you have found.

Re: move staff

Reply #2 – 1997-12-17 05:00 am

Idle curiosity: was this bug hardware dependent? Seemed like some had it bad, some a little, and us lucky folk not at all.

Re: move staff

Reply #3 – 1997-12-17 05:00 am

Windows' reactions to a misbehaving program vary in their severity, but in this case, the general bug should show a GPF. Any 16-bit program on Win 95 and Win 3.1 will get away with more flaws, without an immediate GPF (but will become unstable). The 32-bit OS and programs are more likely to fail immediately when a gross error is detected (because it is actually detected by the OS).

Bottom line: the staff move problem was a software bug which triggered a memory fault. The net effect can sometimes vary...

Re: move staff

Reply #4 – 1997-12-18 05:00 am

Crashed every time for me (32 bit version, and in Australia, where all the bits are upsidedown..

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The new fix ... well ... fixed it. Thanks Eric for your prompt response.

Andrew