Explanation point error

i can see my thumbprints, but when i click on them to edit all that appears is a grayed out explanation point .... what's up with this and can I correct it?

chelle:
If you have a backup copy of the library folder just before the problem started you can try copying the Library6 .iPhoto file from the backup into the corresponding operating library and see if that won't get it back up and running. Any changes between the time the backup was made and the problem will not be represented. For future situations see the tip at the end of my signature.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file. You'll have to modify the application in Automator for each of your libraries.

Similar Messages

  • Null pointer error if not started with 1st in string

    hi, this little pratice is about building a simple shopping cart. the TOAD.JSP will display the item list and quantity, user could check item and input the quantity that they want. if the user input larger quantity than database, servlet will sent the back to TOAD.jsp and show message. now it works if selected from 1 item, but if selected 2nd or 3rd, it will have null pointer error over here:
    for(int i=0; i<ItemList.size(); i++)
    newit = (ItemBean)ItemList.get(i);
    if (item != null && item.equals(newit.getItem()) )
    %>
    <tr>
    <td ><input type="checkbox" name = "item" value="<%= newit.getItem() %>"><b><%= newit.getItem() %> </b><br></td>
    <td><input type=text name="<%= newit.getItem() %>Qty" value="<%= orderQty%>"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr><td colspan = 2>
    <font size="3" color="red">
    The item <%= newit.getItem() %> is NOT available in stock</font>
    </td>
    </tr>
    <%
    } else {
    %>
    <tr>
    <td ><input type="checkbox" name = "item" value="<%= newit.getItem() %>"><b><%= newit.getItem() %> </b><br></td>
    <td><b><input type=text name="<%= newit.getItem() %>Qty" value="<%= newit.getQty()%>"></b> </td>
    </tr>
    <%
    %>
    thanks for your time!

    You have prvided unsufficent information and poorly formatted code and as such no meaningful answer can given you at present.
    But here is the best that one can guess at.
    You have a null somewhere.
    Is it coming from this code? I am going to say no.
    Where does it come from? I don't know.
    Where should you look? In the code that does processing to see what happens when yuo have more than one item.
    What should you do next? Start putting in some debugging and tracing statements to see where you are heading off into the null abyss.

  • My entire music library (purchased and my own) can't be put onto my itouch.  All these files have a little explanation point next to it.  When I click on it to play it it says file could not be found.  How do I get my music back?

    I've downloaded a normal software upgrade and now my computer doesn't recognize that my music files are mine....I guess.  Itunes library has tons of songs that I've either downloaded from disc or purchased from itunes.  Now, they all have this little explanation point next to the file name.  Can't put them on my itouch and can't play them on the computer.
    Tried to ask apple to help...they want $29.  I don't understand...I was simply upgrading my itouch with their software updates and now this.  Had the same problem with my apps.  Had to redownload all of them individually.  Didn't have to pay for them again.  They, too, had the little explanation mark next to them.
    Help me.
    I'm music-less.
    Kathy

    Ok, I had a glitch, forced to restart, and lost my train of thought.
    Reinstalling iTunes should fix the major issue that might have gone wrong, perhaps your explaination points will disappear and everything will be peachy again.
    But if they don't, you can open the XML file in iTunes Folder using a Text edit program to see what the common pathname is to the iTunes Music folder or where your content is located.
    If you moved the itunes folder, it needs to go back.
    I can't  download iTunes to my Vista virtual machine to test it out right now because iTunes is down, so I can't verify the pathname, perhaps your issue and the iTunes being down are related somehow?
    You don't want to import all your music again, but it's a option, but you lose all your playlists, that's what I'm trying to recover.
    If oyu don't have a whole lot of playlists, then simply select all the explaimation point music and delete, select File from the menu and import your itunes folder again.

  • Invalid Floating Point Error

    I have one Captivate 3 project published as a Stand Alone
    project with Flash 8 selected. There are 36 slides, no audio, no
    eLearning, SWF size and quality are high.
    One person who runs this gets an "Invalid Floating Point"
    error when he tries to run it the first time. He is running Windows
    XP SP2, Firefox 3.0.4. and Flash Player 10.0.12.36. Other Captivate
    projects I've created run fine for him. This one sometimes runs
    after the first Error message.
    Any thoughts on the cause and fix?
    Thanks,
    Janet

    iMediaTouch probably doesn't support Floating Point formats - it certainly doesn't mention them in the advertising. Try saving your files as 24-bit PCMs, and they should import fine.

  • Designing for floating point error

    Hello,
    I am stuck with floating point errors and I'm not sure what to do. Specifically, to determine if a point is inside of a triangle, or if it is on the exact edge of the triangle. I use three cross products with the edge as one vector and the other vector is from the edge start to the query point.
    The theory says that if the cross product is 0 then the point is directly on the line. If the cross product is <0, then the point is inside the triangle. If >0, then the point is outside the triangle.
    To account for the floating point error I was running into, I changed it from =0 to abs(cross_product)<1e-6.
    The trouble is, I run into cases where the algorithm is wrong and fails because there is a point which is classified as being on the edge of the triangle which isn't.
    I'm not really sure how to handle this.
    Thanks,
    Eric

    So, I changed epsilon from 1e-6 to 1e-10 and it seems to work better (I am using doubles btw). However, that doesn't really solve the problem, it just buries it deeper. I'm interested in how actual commercial applications (such as video games or robots) deal with this issue. Obviously you don't see them giving you an error every time a floating point error messes something up. I think the issue here is that I am using data gathered from physical sensors, meaning the inputs can be arbitrarily close to each other. I am worried though that if I round the inputs, that I will get different data points with the exact same x and y value, and I'm not sure how the geometry algorithms will handle that. Also, I am creating a global navigation mesh of triangles with this data. Floating point errors that are not accounted for correctly lead to triangles inside one another (as opposed to adjacent to each other), which damages the integrity of the entire mesh, as its hard to get your program to fix its own mistake.
    FYI:
    I am running java 1.6.0_20 in Eclipse Helios with Ubuntu 10.04x64
    Here is some code that didn't work using 1e-6 for delta. The test point new Point(-294.18294451166435,-25.496614108304477), is outside the triangle, but because of the delta choice it is seen as on the edge:
    class Point
         double x,y;
    class Edge
         Point start, end;
    class Triangle
         Edge[] edges;
         public Point[] getOrderedPoints() throws Exception{
              Point[] points = new Point[3];
              points[0]=edges[0].getStart();
              points[1]=edges[0].getEnd();
              if (edges[1].getStart().equals(points[0]) || edges[1].getStart().equals(points[1]))
                   points[2]=edges[1].getEnd();
              else if (edges[1].getEnd().equals(points[0]) || edges[1].getEnd().equals(points[1]))
                   points[2]=edges[1].getStart();
              else
                   throw new Exception("MalformedTriangleException\n"+this.print());
              orderNodes(points);
              return points;
            /** Orders node1 node2 and node3 in clockwise order, more specifically
          * node1 is swapped with node2 if doing so will order the nodes clockwise
          * with respect to the other nodes.
          * Does not modify node1, node2, or node3; Modifies only the nodes reference
          * Note: "order" of nodes 1, 2, and 3 is clockwise when the path from point
          * 1 to 2 to 3 back to 1 travels clockwise on the circumcircle of points 1,
          * 2, and 3.
         private void orderNodes(Point[] points){
              //the K component (z axis) of the cross product a x b
              double xProductK = crossProduct(points[0],points[0], points[1], points[2]);
              /*        (3)
               *          +
               *        ^
               *      B
               * (1)+             + (2)
               *       ------A-->
               * Graphical representation of vector A and B. 1, 2, and 3 are not in
               * clockwise order, and the x product of A and B is positive.
              if(xProductK > 0)
                   //the cross product is positive so B is oriented as such with
                   //respect to A and 1, 2, 3 are not clockwise in order.
                   //swapping any 2 points in a triangle changes its "clockwise order"
                   Point temp = points[0];
                   points[0] = points[1];
                   points[1] = temp;
    class TriangleTest
         private double delta = 1e-6;
         public static void main(String[] args)  {
                    Point a = new Point(-294.183483785282, -25.498196740397056);
              Point b = new Point(-294.18345625812026, -25.49859505161433);
              Point c = new Point(-303.88217906116796, -63.04183512930035);
              Edge aa = new Edge (a, b);
              Edge bb = new Edge (c, a);
              Edge cc = new Edge (b, c);
              Triangle aaa = new Triangle(aa, bb, cc);
              Point point = new Point(-294.18294451166435,-25.496614108304477);
              System.out.println(aaa.enclosesPointDetailed(point));
          * Check if a point is inside this triangle
          * @param point The test point
          * @return     1 if the point is inside the triangle, 0 if the point is on a triangle, -1 if the point is not is the triangle
          * @throws MalformedTriangleException
         public int enclosesPointDetailed(LocalPose point, boolean verbose) throws Exception
              Point[] points = getOrderedPoints();          
              int cp1 = crossProduct(points[0], points[0], points[1], point);
              int cp2 = crossProduct(points[1], points[1], points[2], point);
              int cp3 = crossProduct(points[2], points[2], points[0], point);
              if (cp1 < 0 && cp2 <0  && cp3 <0)
                   return 1;
              else if (cp1 <=0 && cp2 <=0  && cp3 <=0)
                   return 0;
              else
                   return -1;
             public static int crossProduct(Point start1, Point start2, Point end1, POint end2){
              double crossProduct = (end1.getX()-start1.getX())*(end2.getY()-start2.getY())-(end1.getY()-start1.getY())*(end2.getX()-start2.getX());
              if (crossProduct>floatingPointDelta){
                   return 1;
              else if (Math.abs(crossProduct)<floatingPointDelta){
                   return 0;
              else{
                   return -1;
    }

  • Metadata Load - Invalid tree insertion point error

    Does any one know what this error means when you get it trying to load a metadata file? Invalid tree insertion point error
    Renaming members...
    Scenario
    Entity
    Account
    Custom1
    Custom2
    Custom3
    Custom4
    Currency
    [ConsolMethods]
    No consolidation method section
    Currencies...
    Currencies OK
    Entities...
    Error: Invalid tree insertion point
    Error: Invalid tree insertion point
    Load ended at: 12:39:40
    Elapsed time: 00:00:18

    Hi all,
    I have a question,
    Have you tried to rearrange the hierarchies and move a lower generation parent higher in dimension?
    So, for example:
    Current tree:
    Parent 1
         Parent2
              Base
    New tree:
    Parent2
         Parent1
              Base
    Regards,
    Thanos

  • Entry point error while installing SAP GUI 7.20 compilation 3

    Hi Experts,
    I couldn't install SAP GUI 7.20 compilation 3 in my PC, I used SAP GUI in my PC a year ago but later I formatted my disk. Now when I click on SAPGUISETP it is throwing the following error
    The Procedure entry point ?FeiDbgException@@YAXVCWin32Exception@@@Z could not be located in teh
    dynamic link library NwSapFeiLg.dll
    Can anyone please advise?
    NB P.s: Initially it mentioned the dll files NWSAPFEIUT.dll  & NwSapFeiLg.dll were missing just now I copied them to System & System32 folders. But even though it is showing this entry point error. Also i have done a clean boot and tried installing it but in vain.

    Hi
    Please can you check the version of nwsapfeilg.dll in C:\Program Files\SAP\SapSetup\setup
    The issue was caused by a version conflict. nwsapfeilg.dll.
    Complete Installation SAP GUI 720 + Frontend
    http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/x/CIENDw
    Please check if this solves the issue.
    Regards,
    Naveen.

  • Illustrator Entry Point Error

    Illustrator CS 6.  All other application work as always did.  Illustrator, however, displays an entry point error that wasn't solved after de-installing and re-installing the whole suite and cleaning the registry using adobe's application for that purpose.   What happened is that my disk crashed and all applications had to be re-installed.  Illustrator, however, displays this message and quits.
    This is my system:  Dell 8700, Windows 8.1, plenty of memory.
    IF any one knows, please, help.

    Metaphysically speaking, you are right.  Technically, a browser and Illustrator CS6, are two complex beasts that don't breed together and don't even try to cross pollinate each other if only to multiply their complexity factor, which I can only imagine, since they work independently.
    As far as my system, this is a plain one, although I don't take it as totally innocent.
    Thanks, anyway, for elevating a simple bug to a dignified philosophical consideration.

  • What do you do when photos appear on iPhoto fine with preview, but show up back with an explanation point when selected?

    What do you do when photos appear on iPhoto fine with preview, but show up back with an explanation point when selected?

    The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
    What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later...
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
    If that fails:
    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
    Regards
    TD

  • Simple question re: Avoiding null pointer errors

    In my program, I ask the user to enter a 3-letter code, then try to determine whether that code belongs to one of a list of objects.
    I keep getting null-pointer errors. I understand why, but don't know how to get around it. I don't know how to format my loop.
    (Simple, I know. But I'm just starting out!)
    Any help would be appreciated.

    This may not come through clearly; my first day using this system.
    The format I'm trying to use is this:
    if (chosenCode.compareTo(airport[counter].getCode()) != 0)
    counter++;
    } while ((chosenCode.compareTo(airport[counter].getCode()) != 0) && (counter != size));
    Trying to go through list until I find chosenCode.
    Any suggestions?

  • Itunes exclamation point error

    Some of my itunes music gets an exclamation point error mark. Which means that I can't play the track in the itunes library. Some of the error checked music won't even transfer to my ipod. I'm hoping someone can help me with this issue.

    This is a huge problem. My library is on the c drive, but every time I reopen iTunes I'm greeted with another group of exclamation points (about 40 this time). It seems that my "favorite" songs are more likely to disappear, but there's no real pattern other than that. This HAS to be fixed. There's no other piece of software that I know of that exists with this kind of world-stopping problem (Word doesn't randomly lose documents, Excel doesn't randomly lose spreadsheets, etc), and this has continued through several versions of the software.
    Please, Apple, fix this or give us a way to easily restore a backup folder to the main folder that will only replace the songs that are missing.

  • When I try to play a song on Itunes, it has an explanation point next to every song and wont play.

    When I try to play a song on Itunes, it has an explanation point next to every song and wont play.

    The usual reason for missing files is that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
    Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
    Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes.
    When you get things fixed make a backup.
    tt2

  • Black screen with explanation point in iPhoto '11

    When I enlarge a thumbnail, every now and then I will get a black screen with an explanation point with a triangle around it. Does not occure with every picture, just some. Can happen to intermittent pictures under the same file. Not sure what to do.

    The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
    If that fails:
    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
    Regards
    TD

  • Explanation Point and Flower on Thumbnail

    I created a reflection and went back to the thumbnail to view the photo and there is an explanation point (!) in a triangle on a flower on the thumbnail.  How do I get back to the photo?????

    chelle:
    If you have a backup copy of the library folder just before the problem started you can try copying the Library6 .iPhoto file from the backup into the corresponding operating library and see if that won't get it back up and running. Any changes between the time the backup was made and the problem will not be represented. For future situations see the tip at the end of my signature.
    Do you Twango?
    TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
    I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file. You'll have to modify the application in Automator for each of your libraries.

  • VS2013 Invalid Pointer error

    Good day master's.
    I am using Visual studio 2013 in three months. At first everything is fine until something happen in my operating system that I need to use system restore. The problem is my VS2013 encountered error since I used system restore. Every time I run (F5) my program
    the error "Error while trying to run project: invalid pointer" keep showing and my program won't start. But the program is build properly because i can run it manually in "BIN" folder. The worst is all my project won't run now (VB.net/C#.net).
    Please HELP master's!
    Thanks in advance.

    Hi Kenneth,
    Thank you for posting in the MSDN forum.
    Actually I’m not very sure that what the real app you were debugging, but if you couldn’t debug your app after system restore, we would check whether it is your VS IDE or the specific app issue.
    >> Invalid Pointer error.
    Actually I doubt that you got the error “Unable to Start Programxxxxxx.exe" Invalid Pointer.
    Anyway, to make sure that it is not your VS IDE issue, please reset your VS settings, and then re-open your project, test it again.
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms247075(v=vs.90).aspx
    To make sure that it is not your project issue, please clean and rebuild your whole project, and then debug it again. 
    Maybe you could get more useful information from the Error list/output window if you rebuild it in solution explorer window.
    Please delete the bin\debug folder, and then reopen and rebuild it, debug it again.
    If still no help, please share us the latest message, it would be better if you could share us the detailed output/error list message if you got.
    Best Regards,
    Jack
    We are trying to better understand customer views on social support experience, so your participation in this interview project would be greatly appreciated if you have time. Thanks for helping make community forums a great place.
    Click
    HERE to participate the survey.

Maybe you are looking for