Unable to attach link to file

aurimas

I'm unable to attach link to file in Zotero Standalone (works in Firefox using the same profile) on Windows 7 x64

Debug ID: D77978853

[JavaScript Error: "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: Component returned failure code: 0x80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) [nsILocalFile.isDirectory]" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/file.js" line: 330}]

[JavaScript Error: "State check failed due to transaction in progress"]

version => 4.0.8, platform => Win32, oscpu => Windows NT 6.1; WOW64, locale => en-US, appName => Zotero, appVersion => 4.0.8

=========================================================

[...]

(5)(+0000000): SELECT valueID FROM itemDataValues WHERE value=?

(5)(+0000000): INSERT INTO itemDataValues VALUES (?,?)

(5)(+0000000): INSERT INTO itemData VALUES (?,?,?)

(5)(+0000000): Flagging nested transaction for rollback

(3)(+0000001):
'QueryInterface' => function(...){...}
'message' => "Component returned failure code: 0x80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) [nsILocalFile.isDirectory]"
'result' => 2152857618
'name' => "NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND"
'filename' => "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/file.js"
'lineNumber' => 330
'columnNumber' => 0
'location' => [object XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper] {
'QueryInterface' => function(...){...}
'language' => 2
'languageName' => "JavaScript"
'filename' => "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/file.js"
'name' => [object Null] {}
'lineNumber' => 330
'sourceLine' => [object Null] {}
'caller' => [object XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper] {
'QueryInterface' => function(...){...}
'language' => 2
'languageName' => "JavaScript"
'filename' => "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/attachments.js"
'name' => [object Null] {}
'lineNumber' => 1054
'sourceLine' => [object Null] {}
'caller' => [object XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper] {
'QueryInterface' => function(...){...}
'language' => 2
'languageName' => "JavaScript"
'filename' => "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/data/item.js"
'name' => [object Null] {}
'lineNumber' => 1536
'sourceLine' => [object Null] {}
'caller' => [object XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper] {
'QueryInterface' => function(...){...}
'language' => 2
'languageName' => "JavaScript"
'filename' => "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/attachments.js"
'name' => "_addToDB"
'lineNumber' => 1409
'sourceLine' => [object Null] {}
'caller' => [object XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper] {
<<Maximum depth reached>>...
}
}
}
}
}
'inner' => [object Null] {}
'data' => [object Null] {}
'initialize' => function(...){...}

The file is clearly there, because I am able to see it in the file picker, on my Desktop, and it works from Firefox. I tested with multiple files.

Any thoughts? Can someone reproduce?

Simon

If you've enabled relative linked attachment paths, make sure that the base directory is set properly in Zotero Standalone.

aurimas

Ah, yes. I forgot I had set it for testing purposes. It was set to a directory that I later removed from my system.

This probably won't happen very often, but Zotero should handle this a bit more gently. I.e. right now, Zotero needs to be restarted after attempting to attach a link.

calamityloise

Hello,

I have the same error, but i don't know if it's the same issue. The error appears when i am trying to synchronize the database on zotero.

Component returned failure code: 0x80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) [nsILocalFile.isDirectory]

I am using Chrome.

Any thought on the reasons for this? the directory is the right one

thanks in advance,

dstillman

calamityloise: Please start a new thread — if this happens during syncing, it wouldn't be related to the base directory feature that this thread was about.