exception in QuickFilters.Worker.Create.Filter: can't access property "startswith," template is nul

[markdmorin]

I reinstalled windows, betterbird, and quickfilters. I imported the filters I had exported on another windows computer. Now, when I try to create a new filter I get exception in QuickFilters.Worker.Create.Filter: can't access property "startswith," template is nul

[RealRaven2000]

Did you use a custom template last on the old machine? You may have to import the filters from "Local Folders" in this case and enable them:

Custom templates are stored here and have t a special prefix in their name:

[RealRaven2000]

Sop it looks like the function prefs.getCurrentFilterTemplate() fails getting a valid string from preferences. This should read the setting

extensions.quickfilters.filters.currentTemplate (old storage)
or
filters.currentTemplate (if you already run a newer version that uses browser storage)

...from storage, which would have been written there by the filter assistant after clicking "Create Filter..." => this should save a valid filter template name. Maybe make a screenshot of which template you have selected in assistant:

If you can open quickFilters Settings >> Advanced and enable debug mode and the setting [extensions.quickfilters.]debug.buildFilter = true

Here is my log:

Preferences onChanged: 
Object { settings: {…} }
preferences.js:280:17
Resolving assistantResult[assistant_6a55f327]: with result "success" 
Object { command: "assistantResult", requestId: "assistant_6a55f327", result: "success", params: {…} }
qFi-background.js:1211:17
quickFilters quickFilters API resolveAssistant(assistant_6a55f327) called with result: success, params: [object Object] qFilters-utils.js:962:13
quickFilters quickFilters API Resolving assistant_6a55f327 with Result: 
Object { result: "success", params: {…} }
qFilters-utils.js:962:13
quickFilters {BUILDFILTER} 9:29:24.370  [60321 ms]   
 buildFilter() called with params:  
Object { sourceFolder: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper, targetFolder: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper, messageList: (1) […], messageDb: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper, filterAction: null, matchingFilters: [], filtersList: XPCWrappedNative_NoHelper, mergeFilterIndex: -1, emailAddress: "newsletter@news.emsisoft.com", ccAddress: "", … }
qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {BUILDFILTER} 9:29:24.372  [2 ms]   
 Using template: quickFilterCustomTemplate: Older Mails from sender qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {BUILDFILTER} 9:29:24.372  [0 ms]   
 11 custom Template Filters found qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {CREATEFILTER.REFRESHHEADERS} 9:29:24.373  [1 ms]   
 folders: INBOX, thunderbirddaily 67 qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {CREATEFILTER.REFRESHHEADERS} 9:29:24.373  [0 ms]   
 cloning header[0] in Inbox ... qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {CREATEFILTER.REFRESHHEADERS} 9:29:24.374  [1 ms]   
 COPIED     ***********************
 property messageId                 : 20260516102400.18f4855ed8e44da9@news.emsisoft.com - string
 property messageKey                : 998 - number
 property accountKey                :  - string
 property author                    : "Emsisoft Newsletter [Emsisoft Ticker]" <newsletter@news.emsisoft.com> - string
 property subject                   : Responding to a Cyber Breach: Expert Advice - string
 property recipients                : Thunderbird 67 <thunderbirddaily67@gmail.com> - string
 property ccList                    :  - string
 property bccList                   :  - string
 property mime2DecodedAuthor        : "Emsisoft Newsletter [Emsisoft Ticker]" <newsletter@news.emsisoft.com> - string
 property mime2DecodedSubject       : Responding to a Cyber Breach: Expert Advice - string
 property mime2DecodedRecipients    : Thunderbird 67 <thunderbirddaily67@gmail.com> - string
 property date                      : 1778927040000000 - number
 property dateInSeconds             : 1778927040 - number
 property lineCount                 : 415 - number
 property priority                  : 1 - number
 property isFlagged                 : false - boolean
STRING PROPERTIES  **********
 property PreviewText               :  - string
 property Keywords                  : nonjunk - string
NOT COPIED     *******************
 property label                     : undefined - undefined
 property Charset                   : undefined - undefined
qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {CREATEFILTER.REFRESHHEADERS} 9:29:24.374  [0 ms]   
 cloned header[0] qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.374  [0 ms]   
 getIdentityMailAddresses() qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.375  [1 ms]   
 getIdentityMailAddresses() found account without identities: account2 qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters {DEFAULT} 9:29:24.375  [0 ms]   
 getIdentityMailAddresses - retrieved 2 Addresses qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {BUILDFILTER} 9:29:24.375  [0 ms]   
 build name for filter action: null qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters {BUILDFILTER} 9:29:24.375  [0 ms]   
 Applying filter template: custom qFilters-utils.js:989:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.376  [1 ms]   
 slideAlert(Creating Custom Filter from quickFilterCustomTemplate: Older Mails from sender..., quickFilters) qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.379  [3 ms]   
 Mailer has no manners, trying to decode string: "Emsisoft Newsletter [Emsisoft Ticker]" <newsletter@news.emsisoft.com> qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.379  [0 ms]   
 ...decoded string: "Emsisoft Newsletter [Emsisoft Ticker]" <newsletter@news.emsisoft.com> qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters Appending search term: from,contains,newsletter@news.emsisoft.com qFilters-utils.js:962:13
quickFilters Appending search term: age in days,is greater than,30 qFilters-utils.js:962:13
quickFilters 9:29:24.380  [1 ms]   
 Adding new Filter 'Inbox - newsletter@news.emsisoft.com' for email newsletter@news.emsisoft.com: current filter list has: 84 items qFilters-utils.js:910:13
Preferences onChanged: 
Object { "assistant.window.bounds": {…} }
preferences.js:280:17
quickFilters.Preferences Preferences Cache - init() qFilters-preferences.js:184:15
Preferences Cache - notifyTools: 
Object { registeredCallbacks: {}, registeredCallbacksNextId: 1, addOnId: "quickFilters@axelg.com", setAddOnId: setAddOnId(), onNotifyExperimentObserver: {…}, addListener: addListener(), removeListener: removeListener(), removeAllListeners: removeAllListeners(), notifyBackground: notifyBackground(), enable: enable(), … }
qFilters-preferences.js:199:21
Received preferences Cache: 
Object { "naming.targetAccount": true, "naming.subject.blacklist": "re:, fwd:, aw:, urgent, important, wg:, antw:, the, der, die, das, your", "naming.parentFolder.maxCount": 3, "naming.parentFolder": true, "naming.folderDelimiter": "»", "naming.keyWord": true, "naming.clonedLabel": "", "naming.mergeToken": " +m", "newfilter.autorun": true, "newfilter.manual": true, … }
qFilters-preferences.js:203:21
quickFilters  quickFilters.Init()  
        Assistant active: false
        BrowserInfo: [object Object]
      qFilters-utils.js:962:13
quickFilters [logTime init]
 quickFilters.loadEditor() qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:25.121  [100 ms]   
 No arguments for highlighting duplicates. qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:25.122  [1 ms]   
 quickFilters.FilterEditor.showTitle() - filterName = Inbox - newsletter@news.emsisoft.com qFilters-utils.js:910:13
quickFilters 9:29:34.651  [10271 ms]   
 createQuickFilter() lock released. qFilters-utils.js:910:13