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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Casting a shield on anyone
2. Target getting debuff
3. Every now and then it randomly comes up

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What version of the product are you using?
The alpha version on here

Do you have an error log of what happened?
Message: Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:32: attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value)
Time: 10/19/14 20:50:13
Count: 45
Stack: Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:32: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:30>
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:43: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:41>
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:53: in function `GetModifier'
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:62: in function `GetRankAmount'
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1452: in function `ev'
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1305: in function `?'
Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1283: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1282>

Locals: findName = nil
(for index) = 1
(for limit) = 3
(for step) = 1
i = 1
(*temporary) = 1
(*temporary) = nil
(*temporary) = 1
(*temporary) = "attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value)"

Please provide any additional information below.

Happened again as soon as I cast a shield on myself:

Message: Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:32: attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value) Time: 10/19/14 20:50:13 Count: 45 Stack: Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:32: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:30> Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:43: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:41> Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:53: in function `GetModifier' Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:62: in function `GetRankAmount' Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1452: in function `ev' Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1305: in function `?' Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1283: in function <Interface\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1282>

Locals: findName = nil (for index) = 1 (for limit) = 3 (for step) = 1 i = 1 (*temporary) = 1 (*temporary) = nil (*temporary) = 1 (*temporary) = "attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value)"

I was having the same problem. It seems 6.0 removed GetNumTalents ().

Removing GetTalentPosition() and changing GetTalentValueByName(name) to the following worked for me:

local function GetTalentValueByName(name)
    local group = GetActiveSpecGroup()
    local talentCount = 18
    if select(4, GetBuildInfo()) >= 60000 then
        talentCount = 21
    end
    for i = 1,GetNumSpecializations() do
        for j = 1,talentCount do
            local infoName, iconPath, currentRank, maxRank, isExceptional, meetsPrereq = GetTalentInfo(i, j, group)
            if (infoName == findName) then
                return currentRank
            end
        end
    end
    return 0
end

I should note I have no idea what I'm doing, or if this is properly preserving the value xperl is trying to capture, but the errors go away and the shield value displays.

@salushyjal: Go

Thank you! I am actually quite useless with this.. would I put what you posted into the lua error box when it shows up again? :)

After playing like this awhile I have noticed that I get the error when I cast a shield on anything, and then appears again as soon as the shield is broken or fades. Please can someone help me, it is rather annoying but I love my ui.

Thanks

I'm also getting same error:

Date: 2014-10-26 00:58:10 ID: 1 Error occured in: Global Count: 28 Message: ..\AddOns\XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua line 32: attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value) Debug: XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:32: XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:30 XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:43: XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:41 XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:53: GetModifier() XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:62: GetRankAmount() XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1452: ev() XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1305: ?() XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1283: XPerl\XPerl_Highlight.lua:1282 Locals: findName = nil (for index) = 1 (for limit) = 3 (for step) = 1 i = 1 (*temporary) = 1 (*temporary) = nil (*temporary) = 1 (*temporary) = "attempt to call global 'GetNumTalents' (a nil value)"

Are we going to get any help with this? Otherwise It will just be easier for me not to use Xperl. This is how you lose users... by not even replying.

@user_254594: Go

Sadly, Asixandur quitted to play WoW so we don't have any of coder for handle about fixing bugs...and Zek never give a shit from long time ago when he given up all his addons.

If you can't take it anymore, welcome to use other working Unitframe addons... :(

@PlayerLin: Go

:/ that is sad. Thank you for getting back to us at least. I cant deal with buggy addons so I will unfortunately have to use something else.

@user_254594: Go

At least Resike forked a new one, for try to continue X-Perl but name changed, you can try that...

http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/zperl/ (It's not released yet, as still not stable...)