[kepler-dev] Export Archive Context Menu

[Edward A. Lee]

The MoML parser will only use a two-argument constructor that
takes a container and a name.  The right way to set a port type
in a MoML file is with a type attribute.

I'm happy to look at a concrete case, if you send me one...

Edward

At 01:38 PM 10/5/2006, Chad Berkley wrote:
>Hey Dan,
>
>I fixed the ontology problem.  It now loads correctly unless you change
>the type of the port.  This seems to be a ptolemy bug or something.  I
>remember this happening before and I could never figure it out.  The
>error is thrown from the MoMLParser and I have no idea why it can't find
>the correct constructor for a port with a type.  the constructor exists.
>   I'll keep digging into it.
>
>chad
>
>Dan Higgins wrote:
> > Hi Chad,
> >    Yes, the 'Export Archive (KAR)...' actor context menu is just what I
> > was asking for!
> >
> >    I tested it by creating a customized RExpression actor where I added
> > 2 input ports and one output port. It writes the kar file with no
> > problem, but I did have several problems when I tried loading the
> > exported KAR file back into Kepler (using the 'File/Import Archive(KAR)'
> > menu.
> >    First, if I set the 'Type' of the output port to something like
> > '{int}' I see an error (Cannot find suitable constructor...')
> >    If I do not set  a type, I get a different error - "There are no
> > semantic types defined in this KAR file..." even though there were
> > semantic types defined in the orginal RExpression actor. Shouldn't the
> > saved KAR include sematic types from the original actor? (Or ask for new
> > ones?)
> >
> > Dan
> >
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