an internal error has occur, bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got userdat

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Hi,
I use LR 2.1 on a Mac X 1'.5.5. I've been getting this error message: an internal error has occur, bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got userdata) when I try to use the create slideshows button in the Collections Panel in the Slideshow Module. This happens mostly when I have reordered images to do the slideshow. The problem is intermittent, occurring about 8'-9'% of the time, so that I thought it was fixed when it wasn't. It remains a major annoyance.
I have tried ALL that Adobe recommends...
I've replaced the preferences file, I've created a new catalog, I've tried creating a new administrator file, I've created a tiny catalogue and just imported a few images etc, etc, etc.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to fix this or does anyone have any ideas for workarounds?
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stephanie
 
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So does it happen even in the fresh catalog? It sounds like a catalog error, but it's not one I've heard of.
 
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And strange as it may seem, do you have any pictures or folders named, labeled or keyworded 'pairs'. Turns out that can cause odd behavior due to LR thinking it is part of a code argument! Try renaming any such items.

Don
 
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Oh, Don, nice memory! I forgot about that one!
 
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Hi Victoria,

Yes, it happens in:
The old large catalog;
The new large catalog;
Various small "test" catalogs.

The folks at Adobe haven't heard of it either.

After a week of this, I tried to start fresh. This is what I did yesterday and what happened:

1. I moved the order of images and tried to create a ss with the collections button in ss module-got error message.

2. I tried taking that group of images and moving them around in ss module. Could not.

3. I reordered the images in Library, selected them, went into SS module and could not "create" the ss. (Note: I can preview and play the slideshow, though sometimes it sticks and jumps back to a prior image).

4. I returned to the Library module and took that group of images and moved them to a new folder on the hard drive, created a brand new catalog and only imported those images.
A. They imported without problem.
B. I moved them into slideshow module, applied the widescreen template (just to choose something randomly) and was able to create the slideshow. (NOTE, I had not reordered the images)

5. I returned to the library module, reordered a couple of the images and then returned to the slideshow module and again attempted to create the slideshow. This time it failed.

6. I reordered the images in slideshow module that I had "saved" as a slideshow creation in step #4 (no problem at that very second with reordering in slideshow module). Then I tried to create the slideshow with the reordered images. This failed.

7. I then replaced the preferences file in this test catalog; selected 1' images and could create the slideshow. Unfortunately, my notes don't show if these 1' were in the original order or the reordered order :-( .

8. Tried again with the reordered images and the new preferences file. Failed.

9. Took the old, successfully created slideshow and, using the new preferences file, tried to create another slideshow (so here I know that the order was as imported). This also failed.

1'. Put the old preferences folder back and gave up.

Hope this helps....
Thanks
Stephanie
 
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Hi Don,
I just double checked. Nothing named pairs in any searchable text, folder name etc. Now, I do know that I have at least one keyword that has the letters "air" in it, but that seems quite different to me.
 
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And.... the images that moved into the tiny test catalog (described above) and the folder used to hold those images did not have the letters "air" there at all...
good try...
Stephanie
 
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sbrand said:
And.... the images that moved into the tiny test catalog (described above) and the folder used to hold those images did not have the letters "air" there at all...
good try...
Stephanie
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It did seem a bit of a stretch, and i believe they fixed that 'bug', anyhow. But worth a check.

Sorry, can't help further at the moment.

Don
 
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Same images each time? What happens if you put 5 jpegs called 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, 4.jpg, 5.jpg in a folder on the Desktop. Maybe create the catalog on the desktop too temporarily.

What happens if you don't apply a template?

What happens if you use the Collections panel in Library to create the slideshow collection?

Silly question - is it definitely LR 2.1 or 2.1RC?
 
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The Screen Build # is 5122'5 (I guess that means it's LR 2.1)...

I did the following to answer Victoria's questions:

1. I created a new cat on the desktop and put a folder with 9 jpegs on the desktop.

2. I never (in the steps that are noted below) changed the order of the images.

3. I imported the 9 jpegs, selected them, went to the ss module, did not apply a template, went to the collections button and created a slideshow without any problem.

BUT

4. I returned to the library, went to the catalog line named "all photos", selected the identical photos and created a collection in the library module. I took that collection to the ss module and tried to create a slideshow (no template applied) and got the damned internal error!

This sort of takes me to a question I have trouble articulating.... Here goes, is there any reason that you can't use the "create slideshow" command from within collections in the slideshow module if you are working with images already in a collection? Intuitively, it doesn't seem as if it should matter.

BTW, when I did this last step, I did rename my collection to add the word slideshow to it.

Stephanie
 
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I'm a Windows guy, but don't you Mac folks often recommend installing Lr into a 'new user', to get an 'unpolluted' environment to test in? Or, was that already tried, and I missed it in the fine print?
 
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Hi Brad,
Yup, it was in the fine print of the original post.... I've created 2 new administrator files and have had the problem in each.
Keep thinking!!
thanks
Stepanie
 
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I'm experiencing the same problem, although I haven't done nearly the testing that Stephanie has done. I did start with a Quick Collection, fiddled until I had the slide show looking the way I wanted, then clicked the + button to add a new collection. I attempted to create my new slideshow in an existing collection set (itself within another collection set). That's when I got the error. (OS X 1'.5.5, MacBook Pro 17" 4gb ram)
 
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UPDATE on "ipairs" bug

For any of you who are having this issue, here's where I'm at:

With a little help from the folks at Adobe, I determined that I still get the error even in the root directory.

Then they had me uninstall and reinstall LR 2.1 directly into the root directory and I got the error again.

They have now booted me "upstairs" and I await a call from someone more senior there.
:cry:
Stephanie
 
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Climbing up the support escalation ladder ;)

Please keep us up to date, I'm curious about the solution.
 
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I honestly expect that what I'll eventually get is a bug report for a patch that may or may not ever be built... ahh, so cynical....
s
 
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'IPAIRS' -Bad argument #1 ERROR UPDATE...

After lots of long conversations with the good folks at Adobe and being "bumped up" to higher level tech support they tell me that there is good news and bad news (and I'm not really sure which is which) :?

The higher level tech support guy logged onto my computer, watched what I did (new catalog, safe mode, new admin file, 2 of adobe's images) and, after watching me, was able to recreate the error on his machine. I guess that's the bad news because the problem is now, clearly, not a bug that is in each of our hardware. Rather the bug is, as we were all figuring, in the program. It seems that the create web collection or create print collection or create slideshow collection, either on Mac or Windows, all give the same ipairs error.

(Oh, the good news is that means that I don't have to reinstall my OS). :D

Tech support's plan is to take this info to other people and at some point they'll decide whether to create a fix for the problem in the next, or later down the road, version of the program. :cry:

I'm told that the best way for the fix to end up happening is for EVERYONE who is having this problem to go to www.adobe.com and file feedback or a bug report. Squeaky wheels get the oil, as they say. :roll:

Stephanie
 
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Denis Pagé said:
:mrgreen: The bad new is that they may want to wait one more week for the release of 2.2 now.
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No, that would be the good news. I can easily wait another week for the upgrade if it means another bug fixed! :cheesy:
 
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