[MLZ] syncing error

KJC_RAC
MLZ displays syncing error "req.sendAsBinary is not a function" and, after "submit report": "invalid response from repository". Zotero seemed down as of July 6, 2015 (approx. 8.50am), but is now working (otherwise I would not be able to access the forum). Help please?
PS: One of our group has difficulties with syncing because of storage limitations (this person works with attachments/uploads, I do not) - could that be the cause of my problems?
Thank you in advance!
Bettina Rabe
  • KJC_RAC
    Error message text sample
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    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: document.getElementById(...) is null" {file: "chrome://disconnect/content/overlay.js" line: 1314}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: getBrowserForTab(...) is undefined" {file: "resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/tabs/utils.js" line: 234}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: req.sendAsBinary is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 1806}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: req.sendAsBinary is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 1806}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Blocked loading mixed active content "http://ws.gbv.de/seealso/isbn2wikipedia?format=seealso&id=9783515025546&callback=processJSONGER"" {file: "https://katalog.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/titel.cgi?katkey=66071335&sess=0d39ae338e7a09ef3d6e50126197c72a&art=f&kat1=freitext&kat2=ti&kat3=au&op1=AND&op2=AND&var1=&var2=Geschichte%20der%20japanischen%20Aussenbeziehungen&var3=" line: 0}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Blocked loading mixed active content "http://ws.gbv.de/seealso/isbn2wikipedia?format=seealso&id=9783515025546&callback=processJSONGER"" {file: "https://katalog.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/titel.cgi?katkey=66071335&sess=0d39ae338e7a09ef3d6e50126197c72a&art=f&kat1=freitext&kat2=ti&kat3=au&op1=AND&op2=AND&var1=&var2=Geschichte%20der%20japanischen%20Aussenbeziehungen&var3=" line: 0}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: req.sendAsBinary is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 1806}]
    [JavaScript Error: "ReferenceError: target is not defined" {file: "chrome://browser/content/search/search.xml" line: 517}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: req.sendAsBinary is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 1806}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Blocked loading mixed active content "http://ws.gbv.de/seealso/isbn2wikipedia?format=seealso&id=9783515025546&callback=processJSONGER"" {file: "https://katalog.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/titel.cgi?katkey=66071335&sess=0d39ae338e7a09ef3d6e50126197c72a&art=f&kat1=freitext&kat2=ti&kat3=au&op1=AND&op2=AND&var1=japanische%20au%C3%9Fenbeziehungen&var2=&var3=" line: 0}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Blocked loading mixed active content "http://ws.gbv.de/seealso/isbn2wikipedia?format=seealso&id=9783515025546&callback=processJSONGER"" {file: "https://katalog.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/titel.cgi?katkey=66071335&sess=0d39ae338e7a09ef3d6e50126197c72a&art=f&kat1=freitext&kat2=ti&kat3=au&op1=AND&op2=AND&var1=japanische%20au%C3%9Fenbeziehungen&var2=&var3=" line: 0}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Previous creator data not available in expected form" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/data/item.js" line: 5993}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: style.getCiteProc is not a function with format 'bibliography=http://www.zotero.org/styles/chicago-note-bibliography'" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/itemTreeView.js" line: 2693}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Previous creator data not available in expected form" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/data/item.js" line: 5993}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Previous creator data not available in expected form" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/data/item.js" line: 5993}]
    [JavaScript Error: "Previous creator data not available in expected form" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/data/item.js" line: 5993}]
    [JavaScript Error: "TypeError: req.sendAsBinary is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 1806}]

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  • adamsmith
    Frank will have more details on this, but basically, in order to run Firefox 39, you'll need to run the re-branded juris-m instead of MLZ. I don't think much about it has changed otherwise.
  • fbennett
    Yes, what adamsmith said.

    Try reinstalling the "Library Client" from https://juris-m.github.io Juris-M is level with the current Zotero release, and should work fine with Firefox 39.

    Juris-M no longer replaces Zotero, and it will not replace MLZ: it is now a separate program. To prevent chaos, it will not run when Zotero is activated, though. Watch video #1.1 in the Howto page for an illustration the the install steps:

    http://our.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/howto/

    Frank
  • KJC_RAC
    Thank you very much indeed: I will read and see what I can do.
    Yours sincerely,
    Bettina Rabe
  • KJC_RAC
    Dear Adam Smith, dear Frank Bennett, we get "unable to connect" when trying to access http://our.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/howto/.
    IF we somehow managed to switch from MLZ to Juris-M, will data be migrated or will we have to export and import them? MLZ is working fine with FF38.0.5, and I am using it right now. Why does FF not support MLZ any longer - or is it the other way round?
    Please advise me.
    Thank you very much!!!
    Bettina Rabe
  • fbennett
    edited July 7, 2015
    Our website went offline. Should be back now, sorry for the inconvenience.

    Your data will migrate transparently from MLZ to Juris-M.

    Firefox provides a rich set of utilities, which are the building blocks of Zotero, and Zotero is the base on which MLZ or Juris-M are built. Zotero is a complex application, and sometimes changes made in Firefox (for good engineering reasons) affect core functions on which Zotero depends. When that happens, the Zotero developers update their code, and I pull their work into Juris-M.

    This kind of cascading update (from core language, to applications, to derivatives) is common in software. Once you install Juris-M you should be back in business.
  • KJC_RAC
    Dear Frank Bennett,
    thank you very much for your explanation. I do know that coding and keeping the code on current standards amounts to a lot of work, I also read your comment on the MLZ website and completely understand the rationale behind your strategy.
    Yours sincerely,
    Bettina Rabe
  • bokamm
    Dear Frank,

    I encountered the same issue and just saw that my colleagues from Heidelberg beat me to asking you about it.
    Following your advice I installed juris-M and it works fine with one exception: I used to employ zotfile to manage file attachments but this does not seem to work with juris-M (it did work with MLZ). Is it still possible to use that extension/will it become compatible again at a later date? Do I just have to change some preferences/re-install it?
    Should I contact the zotfile-developer instead of you/are you in contact?

    Any help/suggestions are very much appreciated!
    Best wishes from Kyoto,
    Ole
  • KJC_RAC
    Dear Frank Bennett,
    thank you very much for Juris-M, it does work very nicely. However, I will follow Bjoern Ole Kamm's thread and see what we are going to learn from it.
    Yours sincerely, Bettina Rabe
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