Eventhandlers don't work if a package is started from a checkpoint - BIG NASTY BUG (I think

All,

I'd like someone from MS to confirm something for me if possible.

I've just come across a situation where a package that is restarted from a checkpoint fails to execute any of its eventhandlers if those eventhandlers are scoped to a parent container.

Is this a bug or by design? Either way I'm VERY worried about this because this is not in the least bit intuitive. This is the most dangerous bug that I have seen in RTM.

-Jamie

If you want a demo of this happening then download this package: http://blogs.conchango.com/Admin/ImageGallery/blogs.conchango.com/jamie.thomson/20060103Package1.zip

It doesn't need any configuration because there are no connection managers. You can just run it standalone. Run it first time and it will fail but you WILL see msgboxes popped up by the eventhandlers. Go into "Script Task 2" and make the return value "Success" rather than "Failure". Run it a second time. The package will complete successfully but NO msgboxes will pop up from the eventhandlers. They are not executing.

Reply here or email direct with any queries!

[Microsoft follow-up] This needs either fixing or explaining.

I think this is a bug. Event handlers are not executed when a package is restarted from a checkpoint. I am not sure if they are related but breakpoints in the package work fine on package restart from a checkpoint. I will file a bug. Thanks for reporting the issue.|||

Thank you for the reply Kaarthik. Its good to know this has got visibility within the team.

-Jamie

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Hello Kaarthik.

I'm interested to know whether there has been any progress on this. Can we expect to see it fixed in katmai?

-Jamie

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Jamie Thomson wrote:

Hello Kaarthik.

I'm interested to know whether there has been any progress on this. Can we expect to see it fixed in katmai?

-Jamie

Knock knock. Anyone reading?

-Jamie

|||Hey Jamie, we are hoping to fix this in Katmai. Like any other DCR, a big fix or a new feature it is not guaranteed until the implementation and testing is complete. I will remember to update this thread and ask our PM team to inform you when it makes it to Katmai.|||

Cool. Thank you Kaarthik.

-Jamie