In the last 2 weeks or so, I've suddenly started getting reports of users getting an error in our application saying "Expected response code 200, got 400. Unable to convert document." This is code that has been in place for years without any issue. We are using Zend Framework (GData) in conjunction with Google Docs (AuthSub).
We are logging the issue to a text file when it happens. When it gets logged, the user often tries multiple times (sometimes separated by a few seconds, other times separated by longer times) and it continues to fail. The code in question just creates a new Google document in the user's account and gives it a title (no body content).
Originally, I used this code:
// Create new document
$data = new Zend_Gdata_Docs_DocumentListEntry();
$data->setCategory(
array(new Zend_Gdata_App_Extension_Category(
"http://schemas.google.com/docs/2007#document",
"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind"
)));
$data->setTitle(new Zend_Gdata_App_Extension_Title($title, null));
// Add document to your list
$test = $sharedocs->insertDocument($data, Zend_Gdata_Docs::DOCUMENTS_LIST_FEED_URI);
To experiment and see if there was an issue with that particular function, I tried creating a blank word doc and changing the code to:
$test = $sharedocs->uploadFile('/mypath/empty.doc', $title, null, Zend_Gdata_Docs::DOCUMENTS_LIST_FEED_URI);
However, I'm still seeing the "Unable to convert document" errors. They are relatively infrequent, and I am not able to reproduce the issue on my own computers here. The $title variable does not contain anything unusual (special characters, etc.).
This code was all working fine before -- is there a known issue with the Google Docs API right now? What else can I try?
NOTE: Please see my follow-up comments below, where I have identified the reproducible scenario in which this error occurs.
I had exactly the same problem, but I noticed that I could use the api to save a presentation if not a document... so, it is a terrible hack, but I try to save the document (works if the account has already been accessed)... if that fails, I save and delete a presentation and retry to save the document, which then works. Horrible, horrible, horrible hack
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I'm seeing some very strange behavior with FileMaker 14. I'm using LayoutObjectNames for some required functionality. On the development system it's working fine. It returns the list of named objects on the layout.
I close the file, zip it up and send it to the client, and that required functionality isn't working. He sends the file back and I open it and get a data viewer up. The function returns nothing. I go into layout mode and confirm that there are named objects on the layout.
The first time this happened and I tried recovering the file. In the recovered file it worked, so I assumed some corruption had happened on his end. I told him to trash the file I had given him and work with a new version I supplied. The problem came up again.
This morning he sent me the oldest version that the problem manifested in. I confirmed the problem, tried recovering it again, but this time it didn't fix the problem.
I'm at a loss. It works in the version I send him, doesn't on his system. We're both using FileMaker 14, although I'm using Advanced. My next step will be to work from a served file instead of a local one, but I have never seen this type of behavior in FileMaker. Has anyone seen anything similar? Any ideas on a fix? I'm almost ready to just scrap the file and build it again from scratch since we're not too far into the project.
Thanks, Chuck
There is a known issue with the Get (FileName) function when the file name contains dots (other that the one before the extension). I will amend my answer later with more details and a possible solution (I have to look it up).
Here's a quote from 2008:
This is a known issue. It affects not only the ValueListItems()
function, but any function that requires the file name. The solution
is to include the file extension explicitly in the file name. This
works even if you use Get (FileName) to return the file name
dynamically:
ValueListItems ( Get ( FileName ) & ".fp7" ; "MyValueList" )
Of course, this is not required if you take care not to use period
when naming your files.
http://fmforums.com/forums/topic/60368-fm-bug-with-valuelistitems-function/?do=findComment&comment=285448
Apparently the issue is still with us - I wonder if the solution is still the same (I cannot test this at the moment).
We have had a PowerShell script scheduled and executing successfully for the past 3-4 months (In both Test and Prod). The purpose of the script is to update document properties in SharePoint when certain triggers are fired from external systems. Without getting into too much detail, below is the code that has been used to update item properties for a document that has been declared a record:
$recordsmanagement=[Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.RecordsRepository.Records]
$recordsmanagement::UndeclareItemAsRecord($item)
$item = $list.GetItemById($item.id)
$item.File.CheckOut()
$item[$sSpFieldName]=$sDbValue
$item.Update()
$item = $list.GetItemById($item.id)
$item.File.CheckIn("")
$recordsmanagement::DeclareItemAsRecord($item)
This code has worked hundreds of times without a problem. For some reason, this code started bombing a week ago on the last line (when re-declaring as a record):
System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling "DeclareItemAsRecord" with "1" argument(s): "The file /lib/folder/file.pdf has been modified by SHAREPOINT\system on 10 Oct 2012 00:00:47 -0500."
The other weird part is that this is only happening in Prod. The Test environment seems to execute just fine. I haven't tried a fix for production yet, but I'm pretty sure I can just get the $item object again using GetItemById (after the CheckIn). I'm a little hesitant to do this just yet as I wanted to get some other people's perspective first.
Does anyone have any input on this? Thanks in advance.
I think the best bet is to get the item again after the checkin as you say.
The error message indicates exactly that. You are trying to perform an operation on a SPListItem that has been modified. So pull it again using GetItemById before you declare it as a record.
Why it only happens on some records and on some environment I am not sure. I guess Sharepoint is a bit temperamental.
Thing I would try as well:
Check if there is any workflow doing some work on that item when you check it in
Try to use SystemUpdate() instead of Update() if that suits your requirements
Good luck
I have been developing a form and have linked it to the Google Docs spreadsheet. So when a user enters details it goes straight to the spreadsheet and populates it. I took the advice from this bit of code here;
http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/10/google-spreadsheets-as-a-database-insert-with-apps-script-form-postget-submit-method
It works perfectly here: http://betaburo.markdunbavan.co.uk
My only problem is that I want to create a success message and error messages.
There is a bit of code in the main.js file that basically validates it but it is not working or recognising the errors or the success.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
If you use jQuery you can check to see that something has been entered. There are a couple ways to do this.
For example, if you wanted to validate your first name field you could do:
if ($('input#field1').val() == ''){
$('span.successMessage').hide();
$('span.errorMessage').show();
}
else {
$('span.successMessage').show();
$('span.errorMessage').hide();
}
You could also use .serialize on the input, then display the success/error message depending on the length of the serialized entry (i.d. use .length on the serialized entry).
I am working on migrating posts from the RightNow infrastructure to another service called ZenDesk. I noticed that whenever users added files or even URL links, when I pull the xml data from RightNow it gives me a lot of weird codes like this:
{s:3:""url"";s:45:""/files/56f5be6c1/MUG_presso.pdf"";s:4:""name"";s:27:""MUG presso.pdf"";s:4:""size"";s:5:""2.1MB"";}
It wasn't too hard to write something that parses them and makes normal urls and links, but I was just wondering if this is something specific to the RightNow service, or if it is a tag system that is used. I tried googling for this but am getting some weird results so, thought stack overflow might have someone who has run into this one.
So, anyone know what these {s ;} tags are called and if there are any particular tools to use to read them?
Any answers appreciated!
This resembles partial PHP serialized data, as returned by the serialize() call. It looks like someone may have turned each " into "", which could prevent it from parsing properly. If it's wrapped with text like this before the {s: section, it's almost definitely PHP.
a:6:{i:1;a:10:{s:
These letters/numbers mean things like "an array with six elements follows", "a string of length 20 follows", etc.
You can use any PHP instance with unserialize() to handle the data. If those double-quotes are indeed returned by the API, you might need to replace :"" and ""; with " before parsing.
Parsing modules exist for other languages like Python. You can find more information in this answer.
I am using the google api to update some spreadsheets (using 2 legged oauth as explained here, except that I check the Two legged access control box ).
Creating the spreadsheets work fine, creating new worksheets inside a spreadsheet also works fine. But I can not seem to interact with the data on the spreadsheet....
I get either:
using listFeed
We're sorry, a server error occurred. Please wait a bit and try reloading your spreadsheet.
or
using CellFeed
com.google.gdata.util.AuthenticationException
Any ideas ?
Thanks
I ran into both of these errors when learning the Google spreadsheets API. I wish Google did a better job documenting these.
My issue with the listFeed method was that I was using upper case letters and spaces in my GDataSpreadsheetCustomElement names. Google doesn't like this. Here is what I posted on a similar question: Add row in spreadsheet (List-based feed) but it not works
"This very misleading error can occur if the GDataEntrySpreadsheetList you're trying to insert contains no GDataSpreadsheetCustomElements that are relevant to the worksheet.
When creating a GDataSpreadsheetCustomElement, the string you use for "name" must match the value in the first row of the spreadsheet for the column you're interested in, EXCEPT that it must be converted to all lower-case and have all spaces removed."
My issue with authentication using CellFeed was that I was using the wrong FeedURL. The feedURL you want when updating cells is [[worksheet cellsLink] URL]; where worksheet is the GDataEntryWorksheet object for the worksheet you're editing.