"Content failed because invalid string position"

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#1

As of yesterday evening, ROBLOX Studio outputs “Use the new http api: yes” when I start Studio. It used to say “no” there.

Anyway, since it’s said ‘yes’ I get strange errors in the output saying “Content failed because invalid string position.” This seems to be linked to the plugins too, since the majority of them do not load their icons (and have the ‘X’ in a circle image).

The image below is a small screenshot of my output window:

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My full output:

14:21:18.019 - Use the new http api: yes
This Is A Test
Region Editing Plugin Loaded
14:21:20.767 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=204936880 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.0960757
14:21:20.770 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=197826945 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.113084
14:21:20.771 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=181313150 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.118094
14:21:20.799 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=166864072 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.12212
14:21:20.799 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=172762210 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.118129
14:21:20.799 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=149241521 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.122147
14:21:20.800 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=211221845 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.147146
14:21:20.800 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=208221118 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.131096
14:21:20.801 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=204936880 because invalid string position
14:21:20.801 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.801 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=163872918 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.137101
14:21:20.802 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=182624208 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.1351
14:21:20.802 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142449776 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.143106
14:21:20.803 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=182627979 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.136101
14:21:20.803 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=181313150 because invalid string position
14:21:20.803 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.803 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=197826945 because invalid string position
14:21:20.804 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.806 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=166864072 because invalid string position
14:21:20.806 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.807 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=172762210 because invalid string position
14:21:20.807 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.808 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301226 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.128098
14:21:20.808 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=211221845 because invalid string position
14:21:20.808 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.819 - Successfully opened file - C:/Users/Stephen/AppData/Local/Roblox/visit.rbxl
14:21:20.859 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=149241521 because invalid string position
14:21:20.860 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.862 - Unable to load plugin icon.
Awaiting open tycoon for Player1...
14:21:20.864 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.864 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=208221118 because invalid string position
14:21:20.865 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.865 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=185737833 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.115085
14:21:20.865 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=163872918 because invalid string position
14:21:20.866 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:20.867 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.867 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.867 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.868 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.868 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:20.868 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.304 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301579 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.142104
14:21:22.305 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.305 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142449776 because invalid string position
14:21:22.305 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.306 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=182627979 because invalid string position
14:21:22.306 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.306 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.306 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.307 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301531 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.110081
14:21:22.520 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301446 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.139107
14:21:22.521 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301608 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.137106
14:21:22.521 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=182624208 because invalid string position
14:21:22.522 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.522 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=82741829 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.135104
14:21:22.523 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301226 because invalid string position
14:21:22.523 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.525 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=185737833 because invalid string position
14:21:22.525 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.526 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301579 because invalid string position
14:21:22.526 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.527 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301531 because invalid string position
14:21:22.527 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.527 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301446 because invalid string position
14:21:22.528 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.528 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=82741829 because invalid string position
14:21:22.528 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.528 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142301608 because invalid string position
14:21:22.528 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.529 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.530 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.530 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.530 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.530 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.531 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.531 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:22.624 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142494219 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.122741
14:21:22.669 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=142494143 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.139598
14:21:22.669 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=180435571&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.308638
14:21:22.697 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=67350202&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.18313
14:21:22.744 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?id=142494219 because invalid string position
14:21:22.745 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.746 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=67350237&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.228124
14:21:22.757 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?id=142494143 because invalid string position
14:21:22.758 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.808 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/Asset/BodyColors.ashx?avatarHash=10230f86cd97834c3f18221632cf43a5&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.257241
14:21:22.808 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=11911558 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.458367
14:21:22.809 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?id=180435571&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 because invalid string position
14:21:22.810 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.849 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=39226062&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.31428
14:21:22.854 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=6072081&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.307294
14:21:22.855 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=67350202&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:22.855 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.856 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=32568452&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.335324
14:21:22.877 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=67350237&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:22.877 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.933 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/BodyColors.ashx?avatarHash=10230f86cd97834c3f18221632cf43a5&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:22.934 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:22.954 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=11911558 because invalid string position
14:21:22.954 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.044 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?id=39226062&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.045 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.045 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=32568452&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.046 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.053 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=6072081&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.053 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.112 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=67350264&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.228137
14:21:23.120 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=67350317&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.239148
14:21:23.158 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=79094414 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.188091
14:21:23.164 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=181610710 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.143174
14:21:23.173 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=67350282&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.261137
14:21:23.176 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=71821763&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.266142
14:21:23.178 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=179061862&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.271146
14:21:23.229 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?versionid=251113337&serverplaceid=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.331189
14:21:23.272 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=67350264&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.272 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.285 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=181610710 because invalid string position
14:21:23.285 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.287 - Unable to load plugin icon.
14:21:23.292 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=79094414 because invalid string position
14:21:23.293 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.293 - Image failed to load: http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=79094414: Request failed
14:21:23.301 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=67350282&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.302 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.303 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=71821763&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.304 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.314 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=179061862&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.315 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.334 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=67350317&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.334 - Content failed because invalid string position
14:21:23.366 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?versionid=251113337&serverplaceid=0 because invalid string position
14:21:23.367 - Content failed because invalid string position
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14:24:06.471 - httpGet http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=180435792&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 failed. Trying again. Error: invalid string position.  Elapsed time: 0.207084
14:24:06.591 - Content failed for http://www.roblox.com/Asset/?id=180435792&serverplaceid=0&clientinsert=0 because invalid string position
14:24:06.592 - Content failed because invalid string position

Not really sure why this is happening. Thought it might be helpful to post it here though.

Thanks,
Crazyman32

#2

Hi, Crazyman32, do you have your place somewhere that I can download it and use it on my Studio to try and debug this? You don’t have to copy-unlock it; I should be able to get to it if it’s online somewhere.

Thanks,
Gorroth

#3

[quote] Hi, Crazyman32, do you have your place somewhere that I can download it and use it on my Studio to try and debug this? You don’t have to copy-unlock it; I should be able to get to it if it’s online somewhere.

Thanks,
Gorroth [/quote]

admins can access places that are copylocked… that’s disconcerting…

#4

It shouldn’t be disconcerting. The files are located on our servers, and it means you don’t have to grant access to everyone so that we can help you reproduce the problem and resolve it.

#5

[quote] Hi, Crazyman32, do you have your place somewhere that I can download it and use it on my Studio to try and debug this? You don’t have to copy-unlock it; I should be able to get to it if it’s online somewhere.

Thanks,
Gorroth [/quote]

Well, it happens to any place I open. Even blank places. But I have linked to a file below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz7EJA5Rr2uBd3V3NWd1c2w0YmM/view?usp=sharing

Edit: I should note that I always work off of local RBXL files. However, I tried editing a game by pressing the Edit button on a random game of mine and I had the same issues.

Edit2: I went to GameTest4 and installed Studio from there. The issue still persisted, even though there it said that the “new api” was off. So I don’t think it necessarily relates to that new http api.

#6

I received this error yesterday in studio, stopping my from loading the character in solo. Fortunately restarting studio fixed the problem, but I don’t know if it will happen again.

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#7

Thanks, everyone. I’m not 100% sure why you’re getting errors, but I’m turning off curl right now. I think it could be a combination of you being on a slow connection and me not doing a good initialization of curl on non-Android platforms. For myself, I don’t have a reliable repro, but my research indicates a bad init might be the reason.

Gorroth

#8

It appears that the issue has stopped