Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Bugs/Archive 29

TypeInitializationException Unable to log in
That seems to be a global problem, maybe someting wrong with structure, returned by sitematrix API call. I'm currently unable to start AWB on any setup I normally use it on (2k3, XP, 7). There should definitely be some kind of fallback, utilizing offline cached version of that data in case of any exception during downloading/parsing online version. --Teslaton (talk) 00:53, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Same here. I used it this morning and it was fine...I tried booting it up again about 13 hours later and I got this message. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:39, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

I had no problems using AWB a few weeks ago but now I get these 2 errors when starting it. AWB finishes starting but doesn't work once it does, I also get errors when trying to open things like the preferences menu which just give an error and don't open. P HANTOM T ECH  (talk) 00:58, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

AWB was working for me yesterday; now it fails when logging on. Hmains (talk) 03:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Same for me. Weird thing is I'm using SVN 10911.  I rebooted my machine yesterday (patch Tuesday).  I recompiled the latest SVN version.  I started one AWB around 9 hours ago and it is working fine.  I just started up another AWB for running the bot, it throws of the error and then just hangs.   What did Mediawiki change? Bgwhite (talk) 03:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * New version of Mediawiki went live today. Bgwhite (talk) 03:35, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Village pump discussion. Bgwhite (talk) 05:39, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

The problem seems to be caused by the following snippet in sitematrix response: The  element for this language lacks the   attribute, so the following line in   fails due to null dereference: . Does anybody know where to report this? --Teslaton (talk) 10:18, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

There is also quite straightforward way, how to fix this for future, by using a lang code as default for the name: If someone builds from sources, it is an easy fix. --Teslaton (talk) 10:30, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

I have the same problem on Windows Vista. Dead in the water. Chris the speller  yack  11:18, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's the problem, Bihari wiki entry has no name. We have raised a phabricator ticket and are waiting for one of the wikimedia devs to get back to us. Rjwilmsi  11:33, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have uploaded a snapshot release here named 5.5.6.0-S, this is the 5.5.6.0 release with a workaround for the Bihari wiki not having a name. Rjwilmsi  16:21, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I tried the new snapshot, but it just erases itself (the .exe file) and then disappears. The .exe file is smaller than the current release (477kb vs 517kb formerly). Chris the speller   yack  17:07, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I've no idea if you say that the exe deletes itself. On the phabricator ticket there is a link to another snapshot somebody else created, maybe you can get that to work. Rjwilmsi  17:15, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I tried that other one, and it gets further, but it stops working when processing the first page. I'm still dead in the water. Chris the speller   yack  17:44, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * That's weird. I've made that build from CVS snapshot using SharpDevelop and .NET SDK 7. The only problem was with MSHTML assembly, I had to reference one from Office2k3 Interop Assemblies redist to be able to build it. Anyway, I'm using that build hapilly right now against skwiki (on XP and 2k3 Server). --Teslaton (talk) 18:23, 14 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I can't log in, I can't load my user preferences, I can't do anything with it right now. I even tried updating to the latest version (5.5.5.0 to 5.5.6.0) and it didn't help. Is there an ETA on getting this invaluable tool running again?  Thanks. 3gg5amp1e (talk) 17:56, 14 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Turns out that AWB did not delete itself; it was Norton 360 Security. It says "A program was behaving suspiciously on your computer. Thus program was removed". Below that, "File autowikibrowser.exe Threat Removed". This did not happen with the standard 5.5.6.0 file. Chris the speller   yack  18:02, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Norton says of this file "SONAR.Heuristic.120 is a heuristic detection for processes based on certain attributes." Chris the speller   yack  18:17, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, well not sure what I can do about Norton deciding not to like it. What exactly happened using the other build on the phabricator link? have you downloaded and tried the snapshot version?  Rjwilmsi  18:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I figured out how to get Norton to leave it alone, and now it works great. Thanks for your help! Chris the speller   yack  02:15, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * what is that and how do I download it? 3gg5amp1e (talk) 18:22, 14 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Go to here download the 5.5.6.0-S zip file, unzip, run AutoWikiBrowser as normal. Rjwilmsi  18:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much. It works for me. :) 3gg5amp1e (talk) 18:37, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

check here please. -- Magioladitis (talk) 19:38, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I just downloaded the 5.5.6.0-S zip and it works for me too. Problem solved. Thank you. — Hebrides (talk) 19:56, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Bildungsbürger check here please. -- Magioladitis (talk) 20:26, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I also downloaded 5.5.6.0-S.zip and it is working for me now. thank you. When will this be "officially" fixed, so that the message concerning a missing certificate will also disappear? --Bildungsbürger (talk) 20:55, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

SchreiberBike check here please. -- Magioladitis (talk) 21:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Bildungsbürger, SchreiberBike Go to here download the 5.5.6.0-S zip file, unzip, run AutoWikiBrowser as normal. -- Magioladitis (talk) 21:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the fix! Anyone looking for the file, note that it's actually called . M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  00:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

OK, I've got the download, but I can't make Norton like the program. How does one go about changing that? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:35, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Had the two bug above with the latest SVN. Downloaded the snapshot above and got the Norton error.  :-(  GoingBatty (talk) 03:18, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * My antivirus, avast!, told me it was evil too, but I told it to accept the program anyway and have had no problems. (fingers remain crossed)  SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨   04:37, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I just got the latest Norton 360 Security a couple of days ago, and its appearance is somewhat changed, so your Norton may look a little different, but try this: When Norton says that it removed the program, click on "Details"; somewhere on one of the panels is the word "Restore" in blue letters (not a button, just the text, and it's in a pretty small typeface); click on that, and you get an option to click that Norton should ignore this program in the future. This is just from my memory, and I can't run it again to check, as I chose to have Norton ignore this version of AutoWikiBrowser. Two of the criteria for considering this a suspicious program are its newness and the small number of people using it. As time goes on and more people ask Norton to restore and ignore, Norton may come to love AWB as we do. Chris the speller   yack  04:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ - thanks! Now hoping SVN can be fixed too.  GoingBatty (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Didn't work for me, for some reason, but I found another fix. Looks OK for now...we'll see in the morning if it holds. Thanks for the help! -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:36, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the fix! (it.wikipedia.org) --Pracchia-78 (talk) 16:48, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Latest update won't connect to Simple English Wikipedia
It seems, this assembly is a new dependency since after 5.5.6.0 (and someone forget to add it to 5.5.7.0 release archive). As a quick fix you can use  binary from this build:. Maybe some of devs will explain more. --Teslaton (talk) 09:13, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Auntof6, Teslaton I re-uploaded th zip file. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:26, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

It seems, this assembly is a new dependency since after 5.5.6.0 (and someone forget to add it to 5.5.7.0 release archive). As a quick fix you can use  binary from this build:. Maybe some of devs will explain more, see above. → User: Perhelion 09:46, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

User: Perhelion I re-uploaded th zip file. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:27, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Template substitution function is broken
{{AWB bug | status        = fixed | description   = The result of substitution is always   [//cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedista:Mat%C4%9Bj_Such%C3%A1nek/P%C3%ADskovi%C5%A1t%C4%9B/2&diff=12452906&oldid=12452899] | duplicate     = Use the template substitution function in any article with any template. | site          = https://cs.wikipedia.org | OS            = Windows Vista | net           = 2.0.50727.4253 | version       = Version 5.5.6.0, SVN 10538 (2014-12-23 21:37:52) | workaround    = replacement "{{Template" → "{{subst:Template", without possibility to change the result | fix_version   = {{Awbsvn|10945}} by Rjw. -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:15, 17 May 2015 (UTC) }} Matěj Suchánek (talk) 11:16, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Dead end removal too aggressive

 * So what do you suggest then. We add dead end only if API count is zero (to retain the fix for the recent bug report), yet we only remove if explicit wikilinks on page is more than zero (to address this issue)?  Rjwilmsi  14:52, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Could the API counter be set to ignore maintenance templates and citation templates when adding or removing the dead end tag? GoingBatty (talk) 00:44, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * No, not to my knowledge. Rjwilmsi  07:36, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Then I support your suggested resolution above. Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 23:15, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * 08:52, 30 May 2015 (UTC)