From user-return-12407-apmail-couchdb-user-archive=couchdb.apache.org@couchdb.apache.org Thu Sep 02 17:44:57 2010
Return-Path: <user-return-12407-apmail-couchdb-user-archive=couchdb.apache.org@couchdb.apache.org>
Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org
Received: (qmail 92371 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2010 17:44:56 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3)
  by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2010 17:44:56 -0000
Received: (qmail 16382 invoked by uid 500); 2 Sep 2010 17:44:54 -0000
Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org
Received: (qmail 16344 invoked by uid 500); 2 Sep 2010 17:44:54 -0000
Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Help: <mailto:user-help@couchdb.apache.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:user-unsubscribe@couchdb.apache.org>
List-Post: <mailto:user@couchdb.apache.org>
List-Id: <user.couchdb.apache.org>
Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org
Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org
Received: (qmail 16336 invoked by uid 99); 2 Sep 2010 17:44:54 -0000
Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136)
    by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:44:54 +0000
X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=10.0
	tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_NEUTRAL
X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org
Received-SPF: neutral (athena.apache.org: local policy)
Received: from [209.85.160.180] (HELO mail-gy0-f180.google.com) (209.85.160.180)
    by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:44:47 +0000
Received: by gyb11 with SMTP id 11so177100gyb.11
        for <user@couchdb.apache.org>; Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:44:15 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.90.33.15 with SMTP id g15mr234766agg.97.1283449316111;
        Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from [10.0.1.2] (c-24-130-240-73.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.130.240.73])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id r3sm836012ibk.7.2010.09.02.10.41.54
        (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5);
        Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:41:55 -0700 (PDT)
Sender: J Chris Anderson <jchris@couch.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081)
Subject: Re: couchdb filters and function_clause error
From: J Chris Anderson <jchris@apache.org>
In-Reply-To: <7821f634fa2c675201a8d817a379b43a@pop.kontent.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:41:52 -0700
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Message-Id: <A5191AA2-C22D-42D7-BC82-518E8D5E4B98@apache.org>
References: <7821f634fa2c675201a8d817a379b43a@pop.kontent.com>
To: user@couchdb.apache.org
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081)


On Sep 2, 2010, at 9:51 AM, <toni@filbert.org> wrote:

>=20
>=20
> i have a problem with couchdb filters.=20
>=20
> $curl
> 'http://HOST/mydb/_changes?filter=3Dapp/important'=20
>=20
> the response i get is
> the following error:=20
>=20
> {"error": "unknown_error", "reason":
> "function_clause"}=20
>=20

looks like it should work to me.

what version of couchdb are you on?

can you provide the log file section corresponding to the error?

Thanks,
Chris

> and this is my very simple test filter doc:=20
>=20
> {
>=20
> "_id": "_design/app",
> "_rev": "4-51941e89602a03c3ccf3c62858b9051b",
>=20
> "filters": {
> "important": "function(doc, req) { return false; }"
> }
> }
>=20
>=20
> what=B4s wrong with this filter?=20
>=20
> all other views i created and tried are
> working.