VisualBuilder hangs while "Contacting server..."

[RickBollinger]

For another problem I upgraded my version. I downloaded and copied SmartClient_SC_SNAPSHOT-2012-02-18_v82p over the smartClientSDK folders. I use Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18 with Firebug using Windows XP Pro 32 bit.

I added my database using the Admin Console and checked it was OK.

Then I opened VB. It opened a popup with "Contacting server..." and underneath I could see the datasources loading.

They seemed to all load. But, the popup remained. It is still hanging, even after many attempts. I restarted my PC. I am attempting to document another problem using a standard SDK. But, I am stuck before I start.

There were no errors in the server log (portions attached), and no RPC entries on the console.

P.S. I tried deleting all my datasources. Even with only the example ds entries, VB hangs.

P.P.S. I copied a brand spanking new copy of the new SDK version into a new location all by its lonesome. I directly ran start_embedded_server.bat and then open_ISC_SDK_from_server. VB hangs from the get-go. Added a screen shot.

So, it is not any of my files that have hosed it. It must be something I have messed up in the install environment. I will keep looking around to see. JAVA_HOME is still the same. The new folder is right next to the old one that I upgraded.

P.P.P.S. To close let me report that the reason there are no RPC entries in Developer Console is that the very first RPC call did not complete. You can see it start in the code below. It never finishes.

=== 2012-02-23 09:57:24,625 [sor4] DEBUG RPCManager - Processing 1 requests.
=== 2012-02-23 09:57:24,625 [sor4] DEBUG RPCManager - Request #1 (RPCRequest) data: {
    appID:"isc_builtin",
    className:"builtin",
    methodName:"getAvailableScriptEngines",
    arguments:[
    ],
    is_ISC_RPC_DMI:true
}
=== 2012-02-23 09:57:24,656 [sor4] INFO  IDACall - Performing 1 operation(s)

I checked the QuickStart Guide and believe I have started everything correctly. The Feature Explorer in the SmartClient Reference does not work. When I click on an example I get a warning popup (see example warning JPG attached). In the forums I find no references to VisualBuilder hanging; one reference to freezing (but for a Admin console); and references to "Contacting server" (but for unrelated conditions).

Loading VB with Firebug on reveals an error at line 66 in http://localhost:8080/isomorphic/sys...02-18_v8.2p.js during a GET on http://localhost:8080/tools/visualBuilder/viewRepos.xml.

It says "node is not defined" in

isc.$ay="}catch($al){isc.eval(isc.$a0(...=_5+":"+_5;if(i<_3.length-1)_2+=","}}

evaluating to

isc.$ay="}catch($al){isc.eval(isc.$a0(";isc.$a0=function(_1){var _2="var _ = {";if(_1!=""){var _3=_1.split(",");for(var i=0;i<_3.length;i++){var _5=_3[i];_2+=_5+":"+_5;if(i<_3.length-1)_2+=","}}