Pete Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I have just upgraded from ME3 to Pro 6.1.3.1 Preferences are set to Log Unusual Events. Every time the scheduler checks for Scheduled Macros (whatever frequency is set) I get the following event logged 13 February 2020 09:15:48:206: Datafile.GetActMacros error: Invalid argument to time encode fname: F:\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxxxx.mex I doesn't seem to affect macro execution as far as I can tell, but it makes for a large log file, and means I have to have notifications of unusual events turned off. Anyone come across this? Thanks, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acantor Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 I would report the issue to Insight Software. It might be a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Report to ISS first. Just a few thoughts off the top of my head What's the frequency? Are you synchronizing? (Preferences > File System> Network tab > Synchronize the macro file Are you backing up? Are you running MEP with elevated permissions? (AKA Run as Administrator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Maybe some sort of time zone issue? If you could post a minimal scheduled macro that causes that behaviour we could try to reproduce. FWIW I regularly use scheduled macros for important reminders. I've never changed the frequency from its default of 10 s, but I don't see that notification. P.S: It's Valentine's day tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Thanks everyone, Cory. 1. Frequency is 2 secs, but behaviour doesn't alter with any frequency. 2. Synchronising is on but deactivating it makes no difference. 3. Backing up when the Editor closes. 4. ME runs at startup.The account logged in is an administrator, but I am not specifically running ME as administrator. terrypin There is no macro running, it is logged every time the scheduler checks (every 2 seconds if that is the setting) I will report to Insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Maybe try closing all macro files and create a macro file without macros. Just a random idea. Edit: Try remove and reinstall. Edited February 13, 2020 by Cory Another thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Update. It is restricted to one large macro file converted from ME3 The same file causes the same issue on 2 PCs The problem does not occur when the offending file is closed. The file has been sent to Insight for analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Thanks, look forward to hearing the cause! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Solved. The issue was investigated by Kevin at Insight:- ME3 does not have an "Hour" option for scheduling a macro, but you could have a "minute" value of over 59. I had one ME3 macro with a value of 120 minutes, which after conversion, tripped up the ME6Pro scheduler. I changed the schedule to every 2 hours 0 Minutes and the problem was solved. Insight will update the conversion routine to correct this. Thanks Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thanks for letting us know Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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