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~Nicole Fezresamarjip
Aug 25, 2015, 2:24 AM
43 Posts
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Illegal Circular Use when using an empty script library that reference another empty script library

  • Category: Domino Designer
  • Platform: Windows
  • Release: 9.0
  • Role: Developer
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I found a strange Illegal Circular Use error today. Steps to reproduce the error are as follows

1. I created an empty Script Library called GlobalFunctions with no code in it.

2. After that I created another Script Library called ProfileFunctions. In the Options section I put in Use "GlobalFunctions". No additional code is added and I can save without any error prompt.

3. I create a new form (Profile) and on the Global section I put in Use "ProfileFunctions". I hit Save and immediately get a error saying Illegal Circular Use : ProfileFunctions in the bottom bar.

I have run into this error in the past but it is usually due to a real circular Use reference or missing variables or method. I am really confused why this happen in an empty and definitely non-circular script library.

Does this means that in a form we cannot reference a script library that uses another script library ?

Regards

Tinus Riyanto

~Bella Zenfoomargon
Aug 25, 2015, 6:30 AM
14 Posts
Can't reproduce in Designer 9.0.1
I just copied your steps exactly, and had no problem, using Designer 9.0.1.
I don't recall whether I've ever tried it with version 9.0, but have created forms using script libraries using other script libraries in several older versions.

Double-check the spelling of your script library names, and the spelling in all your Use statements.
I have on several occasions seen the "Illegal circular USE" error when the name in the Use statement doesn't match any existing script library, and that still happens in 9.0.1.
~Nicole Fezresamarjip
Aug 25, 2015, 11:44 AM
43 Posts
You are right, it must have been a typos

However since I could not spot it by eyeballing those script libraries, I ended up copy pasting the library name to notepad and back to designer. Now I can save the Profile form so it must have been a typos somewhere in the Use part


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