[SPT/CWIS] DBFieldName() on SPT--Resource.php line 668

[Edward Almasy]

On May 26, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Jhonatan Tirado wrote:
> I get the following error when trying to *add a new resource.
> *As result, a new record is inserted into the database, but with a
> ResourceId like "-1", "-12" or so on. It seems to be a temp register.
> So the record never gets to appear on the cwis portal.
>   Fatal error*: Call to a member function DBFieldName() on a non- 
> object in
>   */var/www/repositorio/include/SPT--Resource.php* on line *668
> I thought the problem was because of changing some database fields  
> using
> the Metadata Field Editor.

> *CWIS version*: 1.4.0

    The negative resource ID does indeed indicate a
    temporary resource record, and the problem is likely
    to be connected to something that was changed via
    the Metadata Field Editor, as the error message
    indicates that there is a metadata field defined
    in a way that is causing the Metadata Tool to choke
    when it tries to access the field info for editing.

    All of that said, I would suggest your best course
    is to back up your existing CWIS installation and
    database, and upgrade your site to version 1.5.0.
    Many bugs have been fixed since 1.4.0 and the Metadata
    Tool resource editing interface has been entirely
    rewritten to be much more robust, which at minimum
    should make any existing problem much easier to track
    down and fix.

    Ed


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