Handle errors

Your XML file must follow general XML formatting rules. If you cannot open your XML file with Internet Explorer, your XML file contains XML formatting errors. Fix all errors before using the file with WindowMaker.

If you use a file containing general format errors, WindowMaker logs the error message "XML file could not be loaded" in the Logger.

WindowMaker stops when any element is missing from a script, on any script error, or any other element specification error occurs. For example:

• Missing tags

• Missing external WindowMaker script extension DLL

• Missing ActiveX controls

• Missing Wizard DLL

In some cases, such as for particular animation links or custom property overrides, no message box appears if the tag is missing. A note is written to the Logger, the animation link and object are not created, and the window is not created. In other cases, the script and expression parsing stops. You are given an opportunity to create the tag, and if it is successfully created, processing continues.