[Ifeffit] errors importing Artemis project with quick first shell paths

Mon Oct 27 14:18:17 CDT 2014

Ian (and anyone else interested),

Could you go to

http://bruceravel.github.io/demeter/#windows

and try out pre-release #2 for 0.9.21?  I think I have addressed all
the problems you were running into with QFS paths -- I can read, fit,
save, and re-import the project file you sent me and it behaves
sensibly.  You'll let me know if you agree.

I have done nothing to address your 3rd and 4th points because I am
not clear what you think the problem is.  I think the program is
behaving correctly on those points, but perhaps I don't understand the
issue.

B

PS: Make sure to use the links that say "<< 64 bit installer >>" or
"<< 32 bit installer >>".  The link buttons in the side bar point at
the 0.9.20 installer.

On 10/27/2014 10:10 AM, Bruce Ravel wrote:
>
> Ian,
>
> I am starting a new thread for your email.  It is only peripherally
> related to the problem discussed in the other thread.
>
> The main problem was two mistakes in how a quick first shell path was
> brought back to life when importing the project file.  I'll explain,
> although one of the problems is rather technical.
>
> Mistake #1 is related to the option for auto-generating variables.
> That flag was not turned off, so the auto-generated parameters got
> regenerated, over writing the ones you chose.  Yikes!
>
> Mistake #2 involved an assumption about the order of entries in a
> hash data structure while bringing the QFS path back to life.  That is
> extremely sloppy on my part because the order of hash entries is not
> predictable.  This was leading to the intermittent aspects of the
> behavior.
>
>
>> Dear All,
>
>> Sorry for resurrecting this old thread but I've been experiencing a
>> bug that produces very similar symptoms and that I guess may be
>> related; but that won't be solved by Bruce's fix. Details are as
>> follows:
>
>> Software: Demeter 0.9.18.2 and 0.9.20 x64 (possibly earlier releases
>> too) on Windows 8.1 x64 (I've never observed this bug on Windows
>> versions before 8, but I've been using Windows 8 as my main OS for a
>> while now so that may be coincidental)
>
>> Steps to reproduce: I run a fitting project using quick first shell
>> fits and save it. When I re-open the project around 80% of the time
>> the problem occurs.
>
>> Symptoms: When I re-open the project around 80-90% of the time one or
>> more of the following occurs:
>
>> - One of the quick shell paths completely loses all its information
>>   (including path information which isn't editable by the user,
>>   parameter info etc; see attached screenshot)
>
> I believe that I have fixed this.
>
>> - Parameter info for one or more paths is reset to the default
>>   (i.e. if I've named a path delrauau it's renamed dr_ag_au_1)
>
> Again, I believe that I have fixed this.
>
>
>> - In the GDS window starting values for parameters that have a
>>   non-zero starting value are set to their previously guessed value,
>>   rather than the starting value I set (ie. If I set ss as 0.003 and
>>   during the fit it is guessed to be 0.001 when I reopen the project
>>   the starting value will be set to 0.001) and "restrain" parameters
>>   are changed to "guess".
>
> I have examined the history of your project.  At no point is a fit
> saved with a restraint.  The GDS windows is filled correctly according
> to the contents of your project file.  Also, the initial guesses are
> all entered into the GDS window with the values I see in the history.
>
> Are you saying that you have made a restraint, saved the project, then
> had Artemis fail to remember that you had made a restraint?
>
>
>> - Phase correct fitting boxes are unticked (sometimes in an
>>   "impossible fashion" where the "plot with phase correction" option
>>   is set but no paths have the "use path for phase corrected plotting"
>>   option set)
>
>
> I don't understand how that can be a problem.  The default is not to
> plot with phase correction.  I don't save the state of that button in
> the project file in any case.
>
>
> I need to do a bit more testing, hopefully I'll make a new trial
> release package for your to test before the end of the day.
>
> B
>
>
>
>> Attachments:
>
>> Noinfo.png - screenshot of Artemis when path info is lost
>> Reset.png - screenshot of Artemis when parameter names are reset
>> Dartemis.log - Artemis log file when opening a project that has this
>> problem
>> Artemis.fpj - Artemis project file that displays these symptoms.
>
>> Please let me know if you need further info/files.
>
>> Thanks,
>
>> Ian
>
>> Ps:
>> OK, things got weird while preparing this bug report: The file in
>> question stopped opening at all - Artemis loaded and went through
>> loading fit x, x+1 etc., once it finished (not exactly sure what
>> stage) it just closed. And then, after several attempts, started
>> working again, as if by magic, before I'd saved a log file.... If I
>> can figure out how to reproduce this I'll send more info...
>
>
>

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