Need help with error screen (connected to Notes Overview plugin)

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Operating system

Windows

Joplin version

3.3.12

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.3.12 (prod, win32)

Device: win32, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Client ID: 0378dcb93fa0432f90665b413993d04f
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 47
Keychain Supported: Yes
Alternative instance ID: -

Revision: 4d790b6

Backup: 1.4.3
Favorites: 1.3.2
Freehand Drawing: 3.0.1
Menu items, Shortcuts, Toolbar icons: 1.1.0
Note overview: 1.7.1
Note Tabs: 1.4.0
Outline: 1.5.14
Quick Links: 1.3.2

What issue do you have?

I was working on a note with Notes Overview plugin syntax. Nothing seemed weird about the search. But suddenly I got a very wide column of what looked like IDs on my screen (see screenshot). I couldn't escape or click elsewhere to move focus. I ended up restarting in safe mode, disabling plugins and adding them back one by one.

But the issue comes back. It doesn't happen immediately - I think it happens when Sync starts, but am not sure. I narrowed down the issue to the Notes Overview plugin (issue only happens when that plugin is active). I deleted the current note I was working on and emptied the trash, restarted Joplin, and the error returned. I don't know what I did that was different from other notes I've created with Notes Overview syntax and searches. I've been using that plugin for a few weeks and have created a workflow that I'd hate to lose (if I can't use the plugin any more).

Any ideas? Suggestions?

Thanks for any help.

Screenshots

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Well, it appears I have fixed things. While in Safe Mode, I looked at my notes in views (I keep all my Notes Overview notes in one folder called views) and only one had not produced any results, so I figured that was the culprit.

The search was written:

- Notes updated within 30 days
<!-- note-overview-plugin
search: updated:day-30
fields: updated_time, type, title, notebook, tags
alias: updated_time AS MODIFIED, status AS TYPE, title AS TITLE, notebook AS NOTEBOOK
sort: updated_time DESC
limit: 100
-->

The mistake there was fields:type. I changed it to fields:status, switched out of safe mode and the note displayed normal results. So far, things appear to be back to normal.

The corrected query:

- Notes updated within 30 days
<!-- note-overview-plugin
search: updated:day-30
fields: updated_time, status, title, notebook, tags
alias: updated_time AS MODIFIED, status AS TYPE, title AS TITLE, notebook AS NOTEBOOK
sort: updated_time DESC
limit: 100
-->

By the way, this is repeatable. I tested it by changing back to: fields: type and got the error again. This seems like a pretty severe bug, because normally an error like this would simply produce a SQLite error message about the field "type" not existing, and that error message could be closed. This error forces me to quit. I cannot change focus. And it could have caused a panic. Actually, I was a bit scared that I broke everything... :laughing:

It is really nice to be able to troubleshoot with little fear of data corruption. I'm so grateful for the way Joplin was created. Including the switch to safe mode option is so useful and well-implemented I was able to figure this problem out myself.

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Just in case : the developer of this plugin is Jack GRUBER.
"joplin-plugin-note-overview/README.md at master · JackGruber/joplin-plugin-note-overview · GitHub"
Maybe (I don't know if it's the right procedure) you should tell him directly.
DM on this forum : Profile - JackGruber - Joplin Forum

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