SubFrameSelector error

[Renan]

PI 1.08.04.1193, Win 7

When trying to execute script SubFrameSelector it gives the following error:

Processing script file: C:/Program Files/PixInsight/src/scripts/mschuster/SubframeSelector/SubframeSelector.js
*** Error [000]: C:/Program Files/PixInsight/src/scripts/mschuster/SubframeSelector/SubframeSelector.js, line 249: Error: File.extractName(): invalid argument type: String expected.

Before installing this version I could use this script with no problems.

Thanks
Renan

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Renan,

I cannot reproduce this problem on any platform. Are you launching an existing Script icon, or running the script directly from the main menu?

[pfile]

might be interesting to know if the filenames have any non-ascii characters, or characters such as " or ' or other punctuation...

rob

[Juan Conejero]

File.extractName() is robust to these issues. The error "invalid argument type: String expected" is telling us that the script is running with invalid or corrupted input data. This does not happen under normal working conditions.

[pfile]

OK, it's just that you know, that's a common problem and sometimes even when you think you've solved it there's some random exception.

rob

[mschuster]

Hi Renan,

You may need to "Reset PixInsight Settings" (or whatever the equivalent is on your OS) and relaunch PI. Very occasionally saved script parameters/settings get corrupted. So far a reset has solved this problem.

Thanks,
Mike

[Renan]

I am running the script directly from the main menu:

Script --> Batch Processing --> SubframeSelector


Should I reinstall PI?

Thanks Juan

Renan

[Renan]

Thank you Rob for your tip.
I did a PI reset and the script is running OK now, no errors.

Thanks Juan

Renan

[llpastro]

Would someone remind me how to do a PI reset?  Thanks.

Larry

[mschuster]

Reset info here.