Subj : MsgBase.put_msg_header() failing to save header
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Aug 10 2016 01:12 am

  Re: MsgBase.put_msg_header() failing to save header
  By: Nightfox to All on Tue Aug 09 2016 09:05 pm

 > I have a message reader script for Synchronet that I've written in
 > JavaScript.  I've written it so that when the user reads a message that was
 > written to them, it will mark the message as read (by setting the MSG_READ
 > attribute).  I'm using the put_msg_header() function to save a header with
 > that attribute, and it seems there are some cases where put_msg_header()
 > fails to save the header. I am checking to ensure the message was written to
 > the user, so I don't think that would be the issue..  I did notice that one
 > area where saving the header is failing is a FidoNet area - I'm not sure if
 > that matters though.
 >
 > This is how I enable the read attribute (msgHeader is the message header
 > object):
 >
 > msgHeader.attr |= MSG_READ;
 >
 > I've tried calling put_msg_header a few different ways, using the message
 > number vs. message offset:
 >
 > msgbase.put_msg_header(true, msgHeader.offset, msgHeader);
 > msgbase.put_msg_header(false, msgHeader.number, msgHeader);
 > msgbase.put_msg_header(msgHeader.number, msgHeader);

All 3 of those syntaxes should work, assuming the parameters are correct.

 > I tried the 3rd one since the first parameter is optional (according to the
 > Synchronet JS docs); I've also seen examples that omit the first parameter
 > and just use the message number.  Where it fails, I will exit my message
 > reader and then read message again, and it thinks the message has not been
 > read.  I've also seen put_msg_header() return false in that case.
 >
 > Why might put_msg_header() fail?

For a number of reasons. Try printing the msgbase.status and msgbase.error
values when whever put_msg_header() fails along with the parameter values
you're passing to put_msg_header(), and then share the results here. That'll
help to isolate the cause of the error.

                                            digital man

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