Database Path preference doesn't persist across sessions (v8.0.1/v8.0.2)

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Amanda Galtman <Amanda.Galtman at mathworks.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I just started using version 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 after having used version 7.9 > for awhile. In some GUI sessions, when I enter a Database Path preference > value in the Preferences dialog, the value gets used during that session but > does not persist in the next session. The .basex file in my .basexhome > directory is not being updated to reflect the value I entered in the dialog. > > > > The strange thing is that this might not be the case for every session. My > .basex file for version 8.0.1 had a custom value in it, which I know I did > not set manually in the .basex file. However, today I cannot get it to > reflect any other values that I enter in the GUI. > > > > As a workaround, I can manually enter a path on the DBPATH line in my .basex > file. But I wanted to report this issue anyway. > > > > I am using Windows 7, and the .basex and .basexhome files are in my BaseX > installation directory. I would be suspicious about Windows administrator > permissions, except that this works fine in BaseX 7.9, where .basex is in an > analogous location on my hard drive. > > > > Thanks, > > Amanda

> -----Original Message----- > From: Christian Grün [mailto:christian.gruen at gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:03 AM > To: Amanda Galtman > Cc: basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > Subject: Re: [basex-talk] Database Path preference doesn't persist across > sessions (v8.0.1/v8.0.2) > > Dear Amanda, > > Thanks for the observation. I have fixed this in the latest snapshot. > The options were only saved if the dialog window was closed with escape, > but not by pressing enter.. > > All the best, > Christian > > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Amanda Galtman > <Amanda.Galtman@...com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I just started using version 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 after having used version > > 7.9 for awhile. In some GUI sessions, when I enter a Database Path > > preference value in the Preferences dialog, the value gets used during > > that session but does not persist in the next session. The .basex file > > in my .basexhome directory is not being updated to reflect the value I > entered in the dialog. > > > > > > > > The strange thing is that this might not be the case for every > > session. My .basex file for version 8.0.1 had a custom value in it, > > which I know I did not set manually in the .basex file. However, today > > I cannot get it to reflect any other values that I enter in the GUI. > > > > > > > > As a workaround, I can manually enter a path on the DBPATH line in my > > .basex file. But I wanted to report this issue anyway. > > > > > > > > I am using Windows 7, and the .basex and .basexhome files are in my > > BaseX installation directory. I would be suspicious about Windows > > administrator permissions, except that this works fine in BaseX 7.9, > > where .basex is in an analogous location on my hard drive. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Amanda