BUG FIX: Packing may appear to freezes when packing .ebs3 files in folders with thousands of files [36044]

This article applies to:

E-Prime Go 1.0

 

This bug was first reported in E-Prime Go 1.0 (1.0.2.41). 

This bug has been corrected in E-Prime Go 1.0 (1.0.3.61).

 

Symptoms

E-Prime Go experiments packed in folders containing numerous files in an experiment folder or sub-folder causes E-Prime Go to either freeze or appear to lockup.

 

Detail

E-Prime Go must search through each of the files in an experiment folder or sub-folder(s) to find files to pack. If there are numerous files and/or sub-folders to search through, this operation can take a noticeable amount of time. E-Prime Go may either freeze up or appear to lockup when performing this search.

 

Solution

Upgrade to E-Prime Go 1.0 (1.0.3.61) or later.

 

Workaround

These workarounds are intended only for those users who are unable to update to the E-Prime Go version that contains the bug fix.

 

Option 1:

Pack in a clean folder as outlined in our best practices (INFO: E-Prime Go Best Practices [35507]).

 

Option 2:

Wait for the resource search to finish. You may note that upon completion a large number of files are selected:

 

 

See Also:

RELEASE INFO: E-Prime Go Change History [35152]

RELEASE INFO: E-Prime Go 1.0 Known Issues [34992]