troubleshooting the error messages in dcs.log coming from the lua code I have written

[Lineaxe]

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I  want to troubleshoot the error messages  in dcs.log  coming from the lua code I have written. A lot of the dcs.log messages have given me a line number in my lua code. I can look at the line and I fix the error in the code .  These following errors give out lots of information, but none of it points the way to where the errors in my code might be. Now, I want to dig deeper into the dcs.log so I can  find out what I did to cause these errors to be added into dcs.log  file.  So, Here are the two latest errors I am chasing down. I have managed to fix  (most of?)  the errors which  have pointed to a line number in my code & had triggered an error in the log. 

  Where can I find more information on the dcs.log and the meaning of all these numbers and such ?  I want to dig deeper into the dcs.log

2022-04-18 20:12:53.143 INFO    SCRIPTING: Error in SCHEDULER function:[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52476: attempt to call method 'GetVec2' (a nil value)
2022-04-18 20:12:53.143 INFO    SCRIPTING: stack traceback:
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:10081: in function 'GetVec2'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52476: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52472>
	(tail call): ?
	[C]: in function 'xpcall'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:10429: in function 'onEvent'
	[string "Scripts/World/EventHandlers.lua"]:13: in function <[string "Scripts/World/EventHandlers.lua"]:11>
	[C]: in function 'addStaticObject'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32947: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32853>
	(tail call): ?
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:44625: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:44615>
	(tail call): ?
	[C]: in function 'xpcall'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8958: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8895>
2022-04-18 20:12:53.147 INFO    SCRIPTING: Error in SCHEDULER function:[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52476: attempt to call method 'GetVec2' (a nil value)
2022-04-18 20:12:53.148 INFO    SCRIPTING: stack traceback:
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:10081: in function 'GetVec2'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52476: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52472>
	(tail call): ?
	[C]: in function 'xpcall'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:10429: in function 'onEvent'
	[string "Scripts/World/EventHandlers.lua"]:13: in function <[string "Scripts/World/EventHandlers.lua"]:11>
	[C]: in function 'addStaticObject'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32947: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32853>
	(tail call): ?
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:44625: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:44615>
	(tail call): ?
	[C]: in function 'xpcall'
	[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8958: in function <[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8895>

 

2022-04-18 19:48:58.116 INFO    SCRIPTING: Error in timer function: [string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32430: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'Time' (a nil value)
2022-04-18 19:48:58.116 INFO    SCRIPTING: stack traceback:
	[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8906: in function <[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8903>
	[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32430: in function <[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:32406>
	(tail call): ?
	[C]: in function 'xpcall'
	[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8950: in function <[string "C:\Users\jimru\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:8895>

 

Edited April 20, 2022 by Lineaxe

[Flappie]

2022-04-18 20:12:53.143 INFO    SCRIPTING: Error in SCHEDULER function:[string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:52476: attempt to call method 'GetVec2' (a nil value)

Go to your mis00002050.lua file, line 52476. You should find a call to 'GetVec2'. DCS tried to call it, to no avail.

Now, DCS gets back in time so you can understand where the issue comes from:

2022-04-18 20:12:53.143 INFO    SCRIPTING: stack traceback:
    [string "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00002050.lua"]:10081: in function 'GetVec2'

It says where this 'GetVec2' function comes from: line 10081 of the same .lua file.

If you want more help, you should attach your mission.

Edited April 20, 2022 by Flappie

[Lineaxe]

Hi Flappie!!   

my mission is pretty big to attach I try to just keep it at one spot. So I just updated the the latest copies of the  mission,  Chop-U  ,at DCS World .  There is a daytime & a night time version for it.  I do my testing and debugging using the daytime one. 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3311904/

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3311903/

Edited April 21, 2022 by Lineaxe

[Lineaxe]

Where would I find a file called 

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mis00002050.lua file

my file is not named that at all , and I would think this filename is created as some kind of file compilation of moose and my files or something else that is created on the fly for a virtual lua interpreter  ?

[Flappie]

I get a 404 error for both files.

[Lineaxe]

Hmm,  I am running the daytime one at the moment and just finished playing through the mission in  a few different vehicles.

So you can not even download the file from there?  I wonder if maybe you need to go directly to the download site inside a separate window and search through the download user files for my name. 

The files should show up that way.  I can't imagine them not properly getting transferred over to  DCS World.  I checked & I can't attach anything larger than 5 meg here.