RadioDJ needs two files as read-only

[chrismadog]

Hi all,

I had a problem on three machines the same - restarting RadioDJ after changes made it come up with the splash window which freezes in place and Zone 1 is all scrunched up. Clicking on close-window and the "are you sure ?" window is behind the splash window (press enter and it closes).

I've found that if I make "settings_general.xml" and "setting_tabs.xml" read-only (RO), it works perfectly but some setting then cannot be changed.(well, they can but the RO has to be taken off, the settings changed and the RO put back on before closing RadioDJ).

The problem seems to be when RadioDJ is closed.

It happens on my laptop, and both servers at the station.

Regards,
Chris

[DJDinkyDiamond]

Hi Chris,
Are you using the same database on the 3 machines?
What RDJ version?
Is there something special to mention about your infrastructure?
Normally those setting_ files should be RW.

[chrismadog]

Hi Chris,
Are you using the same database on the 3 machines?

Yep - Maria DB v10.10 and v10.60

What RDJ version?

v2.0.4.5 and v2.0.4.7

Is there something special to mention about your infrastructure?

Nope. Nothing special;

Laptop 2.7GHz HP Envy i5 16GB RAM
i7, 3.6GHz Gen 12 tower with 32GB RAM,
i7, 3.6GHz Gen 7 Tower with 16GB RAM
Xenon 2.4GHz 24GB RAM

All machines have SSD primary drives with lotsa space on them.

Normally those setting_ files should be RW.

Yep. Agreed, They should be RW. That is why I reported a problem.

I did mean to add the specs of the machines. Thanks for reminding me

Chris M

[Kiwi]

Have you checked the RadioDJ logs and/or Windows Event Viewer to see if anything is noted in them?

[chrismadog]

Have you checked the RadioDJ logs and/or Windows Event Viewer to see if anything is noted in them?

Aha. Yes. It's been a while so I made the files RW and opened up RadioDJ, played a couple of songs for good mneasure and then shut it down.
On restart, it threw an exception error and the problem appeared. This was with RDJ v2.0.4.8

RadioDJ writes these two settings files when it exits (and only these two).

1 Apr 2025 18:13:33
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   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
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Regards,
Chris M