[softwarelist] Re: A file that makes OvPro type=5 then 'filecore in use'

In message <50462041aatheboss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Robert Greenfield <theboss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,

> I have an OvPro (RISC OS) document which is able to create 2 nasty errors
> in succession:
> Attempting to save causes OvPro to fail with a Type=5 error.
> This then leads to an evil 'Filecore in use' error and the desktop starts
> to fail in a chain.

The Filecore problem is quite drastic but is really a follow up error 
and outside the control of OP. It is probably caused by invalid 
parameters OP passes to RISC OS in response to the faulty document, 
which cause an abort inside FileCore. This should never happen, so 
this would count as a RISC OS filing system bug. In an ideal world a 
faulty application should not be able to bring down the complete 
system by passing incorrect parameters, but RISC OS is not 
particularly good at protecting itself from faulty applications. In 
fact, nowadays, you would not even expect an application to be able to 
do this deliberately, which is even more difficult to prevent.

Martin
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