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FACT(s) (Environment):

Progress 9.x
Progress 8.x

SYMPTOM(s):

Error when migrating from Progress 8 to version 9

Ignoring extra argument(s) of <attribute> for <widget id> that is of <LIST-ITEMS> type. (8590)

SmartWindow that contains a combo-box with the following code in the initialize procedure fails to run in Progress 9.x and generates an 8590 error message.

Progress 8.x initialized procedure

/* Code for initialize procedure after the run dispatch .... */

for each customer:
combo-box-1:add-last(string(cust-num), name).
end.

CAUSE:

Progress 9.x introduces more options for the SmartCombo widget in the properties sheet of the SmartObject, LIST-ITEM and LIST-ITEM-PAIRS.

You encounter the error if you run your code that sends two arguments in the ADD-LAST method without changing in the property of the combo-widget to LIST-ITEM-PAIRS.

FIX:

Make sure you toggle LIST-ITEM-PAIRS. The LIST-ITEMS option of the combo-box phrase requires a list of items (possibly quoted, depending on the combo-box data type) such as ("a", "b", "c"), where the LIST-ITEMS attribute of a combo-box requires a quoted list of items, such as ("a, b, c").

Similarly, the LIST-ITEM-PAIRS option of the combo-box phrase requires a list of items (possibly quoted, depending on the combo-box data type) such as ("a", 1, "b", 2, "c", 3), where the LIST-ITEM-PAIRS attribute of a combo-box requires a quoted list of items, such as
("a, 1, b, 2, c, 3").

The LIST-ITEM-PAIRS item-pair-list specifies a list of label-value pairs. Each pair represents a label and value of the associated field or variable. When the selection-list appears, it displays each pair's label. If you select
a label, Progress assigns the corresponding value to the field or variable.