--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4N00003 Date: 04/18/97 From: RAYMOND PESEK Time: 06:37pm \/To: DISEN ABELLA (Read 0 times) Subj: Clipper 5.2x and novell 3 DA ->Is there anything special that one needs to know when programming ->a multi-user database in Clipper 5.2 for running under a Novell Netware ->3.11 environment? A thing that's "special" about NetWare that could bite you is a problem when VLMs are used instead of NETX. VLMs parse paths differently and a path that's set using SET DEFAULT must be perfect, including drive letter and trailing backslash. The problem shows up when you try to print. You'll get a DOS error that the program could not create the file LPT1.PRN (for example). The workaround is to do this: SET DEFAULT TO SET PRINTER TO LPT1 SET DEFAULT TO (cWhereItWas) rather than just this: SET PRINTER TO LPT1 Raymond Pesek * 1st 2.00 #2448 * Moderator - Clipper Echo --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: PC-Ohio PCBoard * Cleveland, OH * 216-381-3320 (1:157/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4N00004 Date: 04/18/97 From: RAYMOND PESEK Time: 07:33pm \/To: PETER ALDERLIESTEN (Read 0 times) Subj: Clipper on citrix server/ PA ->I've been trying for some time now to get my app releasing CPU time ->on a Citrix server. Email Karl Nitschke in Australia at 100232.2751@compuserve.com for help. He's got experience in this area, I believe. Raymond Pesek * 1st 2.00 #2448 * Moderator - Clipper Echo --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: PC-Ohio PCBoard * Cleveland, OH * 216-381-3320 (1:157/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4N00005 Date: 04/18/97 From: RAYMOND PESEK Time: 07:33pm \/To: DARIO GUZIK (Read 0 times) Subj: Problems with ca-clipper DG ->Now I'm planning to move to a K5 chip and in a local echo from ->Argentina this subject is up again.The problem is that some ->programs return a "divide by 0" error in Pentium and work ->fine in a slower machine. The usual problem is that a software timing loop in Tools III fails to execute on CPUs that pipeline memory, resulting in the error. If you're not using the MILLISEC() function, the object file at the end of the message will fix it, assuming the CPU is an AMD K5 or a Cyrix 6x86. The object file is MIME encoded. Just add it to your link script ahead of the Tools III stuff. Message-ID: <3069954727@random-pc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Tools III K5 & Cyrix 6x86 R6003 fix Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-" This is a MIME encoded message. Decode it with "munpack" or any other MIME reading software. Mpack/munpack is available via anonymous FTP in ftp.andrew.cmu.edu:pub/mpack/ --- Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="__wait_b.obj" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="__wait_b.obj" Content-MD5: zL6R3GKDqATpFPeEVLDHkQ== gAwACl9fd2FpdC5BU03olg4AAAZfTlRPT0wEQ09ERUyYBwAobwACAwHEkDgAAAEHV0FJVF9B WBIAAAlXQUlUX1RJQ0tKAAAKVElNRV9DWF9EWAAAAAtXQUlUX0FYX0ZBUkYAAPuIBAAAogHR oHMAAQAAHlC4QACO2IsObgCLFmwAWB/DCuR0DlIz0rk3APfxUugAAFhai8iK4DLA0eh0FyvB K8GLyLgEAOZD5EA6xIrg5EB09uL0w+gAAMsLwHQgVYvsnPtT6AAAi9roAAA72nT5SHXx90b+ AAJ1AfpbnV3Dn5wZAIQgAAEBSgCERwABARIAhFUEAQGEWgQBAbmKAgAAdA== ----- Raymond Pesek * 1st 2.00 #2448 * Moderator - Clipper Echo --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: PC-Ohio PCBoard * Cleveland, OH * 216-381-3320 (1:157/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00000 Date: 04/19/97 From: VINX Time: 12:28am \/To: BONG BENITEZ (Read 0 times) Subj: Visual Prog. Language Hi Bong Benitez, here it is some news for you! 16-Apr-97 12:06:44, Bong Benitez wrote to Vinx Subject: Visual Prog. Language V>> the best (or one of the most) is FIVEWIN ... V>> Have you heard of it ? BB> I have seen some thread about FIVEWIN but BB> don't know much what it can do ? :( I've just few info about it : it should be an object language based on CA .O. under win3.x ... here in Italy its users say it's great, and it is having a pretty good response also from the rest of Europe... so well... it's not robish at all! :) Let have a look among Internet... I think you'll find something... or you can try to find a Magazine with a Free/limited edition... here is quite common. > * Byte byte by Vinx * Write me at : s183182@pentium.cdc.unict.it < --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: Veni, Vidi, Vinx (2:335/525.30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00001 Date: 04/19/97 From: VINX Time: 04:23pm \/To: DISEN ABELLA (Read 0 times) Subj: Clipper 5.2x and Novell 3.11 Hi Disen Abella, here it is some news for you! 16-Apr-97 03:18:22, Disen Abella wrote to All Subject: Clipper 5.2x and Novell 3.11 DA> Is there anything special that one needs to know when programming DA> a multi-user database in Clipper 5.2 for running under a Novell Netware DA> 3.11 environment? Just few things : let give an eye to the shared databases, I mean, when you open some file you've to see if it's in use by some function else, and if you want to open it shared or not... pay attention to the updating function cause you need to block the record end the file you're updating and so on... Easy, isn't it ? :) > * Byte byte by Vinx * Write me at : s183182@pentium.cdc.unict.it < --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: Veni, Vidi, Vinx (2:335/525.30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00002 Date: 04/19/97 From: WAYNE COPPIN Time: 09:55am \/To: BONG BENITEZ (Read 0 times) Subj: Visual Prog. Language Greetings: > 20-Mar-97 10:32:04, Bong Benitez wrote to ALL > Subject: Visual Prog. Language > > Is Visual dBase easy to learn ? Yes. A friend of mine with no programming experience at all was creating small apps. within 24 hours. ;-) However, more serious development requires the usual "learning curve" pains. Fortunately there is an excellent USENET newsgroup dedicated to Visual dBase. It seems to have many contributors who have migrated from Clipper. Check out comp.database.visual-dbase and also the Borland web site. The help/support files, many provided by Team B contributors are practical and comprehensive. Just a small warning, however- the tools for creating distributable apps are impressive, but expensive! Also, you may want to wait for version 6. I believe the current version only supports 16 bit. > Do you recommend it ? Yes. While I still use Clipper for DOS based development, many clients simply expect all the bells and whistles of windoze. You will find the basic command syntax comfortably familiar. The shift to the OOP paradigm might be a bit of a challenge at first but once "the light goes on", it is clear sailing. * JABBER v1.1 * By God!- for a moment there, it all made sense.. --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: *Synthesis* Kingston, Ont., Canada! (1:249/127) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00003 Date: 04/17/97 From: PEDRO LEONARDO GRANATA Time: 07:05am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: NetWare Presence! Hola All! Can I detect if my program is runder in a NetWork...? Thnxs! The version is 5.2 e-mail: jak_bbs@geocities.com Sk-NetWork La RED de PROGRAMACION --- * Origin: JaK BBS..TLD 00 a 07hs..572-4582 (4:900/470) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00004 Date: 04/17/97 From: HERNAN BADENES Time: 09:03am \/To: RAYMOND PESEK (Read 0 times) Subj: Division by zero Hola Raymond! 13-Apr-97, 22:45:02 hs.: - Raymond Pesek deca a Esteban De La Canal por Division by zero: HB>> "run-time error R6003 HB>> integer divide by 0" RP> There's a problem with the Tools III library and certain Pentium RP> clones, notably the K5 and Cyrix 6x86. Haven't had any problems with RP> the DX2 from Intel, though. This was my punctual problem... RP> There's a software timing loop used in the RP> Tools library that crashes when run on a CPU that pipelines memory. If RP> this appears to be your problem, run a MIME decoder on the file below RP> and link it into your application ahead of the Tools III library and RP> any Tools III object files. Note that if you're using the Tools RP> MILLISEC() function, it won't work accurately anymore. I'm using the Tools from CA, and my problem was that. I already decoded the __wait_b.obj, and it solve the problem. Thank you... And can you answer me a question: I was trying to solve the problem, changing the values from BIOS; and I had change the 'CPU internal cache' value from Enabled to Disabled. When this cache is disabled, the clipper programs runs, but the machine was turned to very slow. (This is my parcial solve to the problem until today). Why is this? Thanks! Saludos! Herchu. PS: Excuse me for my poor english... --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: SepSanPoint #1 - La Plata - Buenos Aires - Argentina (4:902/27.23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4Q00005 Date: 04/20/97 From: DISEN ABELLA Time: 11:11pm \/To: RAYMOND PESEK (Read 0 times) Subj: Clipper 5.2x and novell 3 DA ->Is there anything special that one needs to know when programming ->a multi-user database in Clipper 5.2 for running ->under a Novell Netware 3.11 environment? RP> A thing that's "special" about NetWare that could bite you is a problem RP> when VLMs are used instead of NETX. VLMs parse paths differently and a RP> path that's set using SET DEFAULT must be perfect, including drive RP> letter and trailing backslash. The problem shows up when you try to RP> The workaround is to do this: Thanks for the tip. I'll try to remember that when I encounter it. Any more tips? :)/-\ --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: .\\ajesty BBS (632)732-2516 QC.Phil. [ CLIPPER ] (6:751/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 202 CLIPPER Ref: E4R00000 Date: 04/20/97 From: VINX Time: 01:16pm \/To: DARIO GUZIK (Read 0 times) Subj: Problems with CA-Clipper 5.2 and Pentium13:16:5304/20/97 Hi Dario Guzik, here it is some news for you! 14-Apr-97 23:19:30, Dario Guzik wrote to All Subject: Problems with CA-Clipper 5.2 and Pentium-K5 You've got a AMD cpu, not pentium... DG> The problem is that some programs return a "divide by 0" error in Pentium DG> and work fine in a slower machine. Normal, well... it's a bug of clipper with AMD Kx processors... i'm waiting to know where to catch the patch... someone said me that on the AMD's site there is an obj to link with yours appl to solve the matter, but I don't know yet where to catch the source of it... DG> I also remember that someone gave a solution to this so I guess there is DG> one. If anybody knows what to do, please answer me. Just done :) If I found other news I'll post here, ok ? > * Byte byte by Vinx * Write me at : s183182@pentium.cdc.unict.it < --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: Veni, Vidi, Vinx (2:335/525.30)