--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGA00004 Date: 12/03/94 From: TED SORENSEN Time: 11:22pm \/To: MIKE TOBIAS (Read 12 times) Subj: REPORT GENERATION... To speed report generation (1) Turn off fit height / fit width wherever possible (fitting takes time) (2) avoid bitmaps (3) avoid any forward referenced calculated fields (ie calculations based on in formation that comes later in the report since it forces 2-pass eneration) Th There is a Borland 'TI' file (technical information) about these and other points available on the Borland BBS (or ftp to Borland.com on the internet- or ftp.CICA.Indiana.edu) * To speed printing * disable Print Manager ! (it's slooooow) (You can do it temporarily with Objectpal by writing to win.ini and setting spooler=No then set spooler=Yes winDir=windowsDir() writeProfileString(winDir+"\\win.ini","windows","Spooler","No") OR use a 3rd party print spooler (one which spools to memory rather than to disk as print manager does... but you need a fair amount of RAM to prevent the virtual memory swapping to take place which would make it even slower) --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Deep Cove BBS, TBBS 2.2M[64], White Rock, BC, Canada (1:153/915) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGA00005 Date: 12/03/94 From: TED SORENSEN Time: 11:26pm \/To: TOM DARRAGH (Read 12 times) Subj: PDOXWIN5.0 PRINTING Check the help files in PDOXWIN 5.0 there are some new methods (I don't remember them at the moment) (not in the manual) that let you select printer drivers from ObjectPal (one of these methods has en example which sets a Postscript printer - this should help) Anyways, it CAN be done --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Deep Cove BBS, TBBS 2.2M[64], White Rock, BC, Canada (1:153/915) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGA00006 Date: 12/05/94 From: BOB KUZYK Time: 07:01pm \/To: SPONTANEOUS (Read 12 times) Subj: Re: Paradox Utility SP>Is there a utility available to print out the details of a database SP>created with Paradox? Meaning one that gives information regarding # of SP>fields, field length, pictures, etc... SP>Thanks SP>--- QScan v1.131b / 01-0378 SP> * Origin: Global Information Systems * 214-390-7540 * GINFOS.COM (1:124/901 Are you talking DOS or WINDOWS? In PDOX-DOS, you can print-out a copy of a table's structure by using MODIFY-RESTRUCTURE to create a "Struct" table, then viewing it and printing it as a quick report. There's also a product from FMS called "Paraview 4.5" which documents your tables, fields, indexes, forms and reports. It's $145. Call 1-703-356-4700 ext 961 for more info on it. In PDOX-WIN, check out a product called "exDOC." It's also $149, available from Woll2Woll Software (1-800-WOL2WOL). --- Amie v0.75 * Origin: The Edge BBS * Severn, MD * (410)551-2586 (1:261/1454) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGC00000 Date: 12/05/94 From: MIKE FLAVIN Time: 07:56am \/To: DAVID SHERMAN (Read 12 times) Subj: Objectpal 5.0 DS> I am looking for an easy to read and understand book on DS> ObjectPAL, like ObjectPal for Dummies. DS> Is there such a book? I certainly can identify with the dummy thing. I bought a copy of Programming Paradox for Windows, by Jensen and Anderson, published by Sybex. I am not a programmer, but wanted to develop a couple of applications for my own use (and have some fun). The first part of the book has a lot of information about ObjectPal (boring). The second part tells you how to actually do things, with pretty simple examples that give you an idea how to do what you want to do. Borland's manuals always have lots of examples, but they cram so many bells and whistles into them, that you kind of lose the thread of the main thing you're trying to learn. * OLX 2.1 TD * I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it? --- TosScan 1.00 * Origin: Colossus - The Columbus Computer Society - Columbus, OH 1:226/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGC00001 Date: 12/06/94 From: DAVID SHERMAN Time: 06:24am \/To: ALL (Read 12 times) Subj: Pdox win question Using the Windows API for msgInfo, is there anyway to 1. Change the font and point size 2. Add the TM(trademark) symbol? I have tried using the clipboard for the 2 item and it doesn't work. --- TosScan 1.00 * Origin: Colossus - The Columbus Computer Society - Columbus, OH 1:226/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGD00000 Date: 11/24/94 From: FRANK STOGSDILL Time: 05:55pm \/To: ALL (Read 12 times) Subj: pdox40DOS I'm beginning to work with libs and proc in PDOX40DOS. I've modified the tomoney.sc from the Borland BBS to accomodate my libs - I changed nothing else. I wrote a script, play.sc to access the lib. The output is as expected, I can get a message on the screen stating in English terms the amount of the number in the amount field of my table. I have yet been able to place this in a Alpha fiels 120 characters in size. To generate the message I can use the following: readlib "currency" hundsval, genval, tomoney message"",tomoney([amount]) ;or this works as well - its a return value in the tomoney proc message" ",stramt,"" I've tried assigning the return value a value of x in the procedure, the procedure is private. I've tried using retval - setting money(the alpha field in the two field table) to retval - [money] = retval; that's a no no. How can I place the english text in a alpha field? What am I overlooking? I'm constantly getting field assignment can not be made errors. Frank --- GEcho 1.10+ * Origin: The CoCoNut Palms Hotel Spfld. Mo. (417)887-6048 (1:284/3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGD00001 Date: 12/04/94 From: FRANK STOGSDILL Time: 11:42am \/To: LANCE LEONARD (Read 12 times) Subj: Reporting on sub-fields Lance, I was curious how to setup a query that would allow me to check on some sub-fields and have them as fields in a report without having to use an excessive amount of banding. I have a source field that usese a lookup table. The source refers to where an applicant heard about our company. For each source there is another field with the same heading, newspaper, radio, tv, etc. Each one of these fields utilizes a lookup table with a particuliar source, News & Leader, KGBX, etc... I would like to have a report that has a band for the source and then for each source band be able to list each sub-reference to the source on a line with the given total for the sub-reference/source. The first band in the report is a date field. Where I run into the problem is that there can be multiple sub-sources. IE for newspaper there could be two or three sub-sources for the same day. While I can get close using a query and several bands I must be overlooking something in the report setup. Any suggestions? Frank --- GEcho 1.10+ * Origin: The CoCoNut Palms Hotel Spfld. Mo. (417)887-6048 (1:284/3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGD00002 Date: 12/06/94 From: THOMAS WIEDMANN Time: 08:09pm \/To: ALL (Read 12 times) Subj: What's about Paradox/2 Hello, here in Germany three of the biggest PC-Seller (Vobis,Escom, ComTech) had cancelled their contract wird MircoSoft and there are preloaded OS/2 warp V3 on there PC's. Ich think, it's time that Borland give us a sign, what their are now what to do with Paradox/2 . Write me about your meening. I hope, you can enjoy my funny english ... =8-) Bye, Thomas Greetings from Germany, 71522 Backnang ........... ... OS/2 warp V3 ist da ! Wo bleibt Paradox/2 ? --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 * Origin: Simple OS/2 BBS (2:246/1409) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGE00000 Date: 12/07/94 From: SCOTT SAFTLER Time: 10:18pm \/To: DAVID SHERMAN (Read 12 times) Subj: OBJECTPAL 5.0 DS>I am looking for an easy to read and understand book on ObjectPAL, like DS>ObjectPal for Dummies. DS>Is there such a book? Actually, David, there is a "Paradox for Windows 5 for Dummies" on the market. I've seen it in some of the book stores in my neck of the woods. Check Barnes & Noble (they seem to be everywhere these days) or maybe a Crown (dunno if they've hit Columbus yet). Heck, mebbe the OSU book store might have it! Scott Saftler ssaftler@hooked.net among other hangouts --- * WR # 383 * ASCII stupid question - get a stupid ANSI --- TMail v1.31.5 * Origin: Diablo Valley PCUG-BBS, Walnut Creek, CA 510/943-6238 (1:161/55) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: BGE00001 Date: 12/08/94 From: TERRY MCGRATH Time: 07:45am \/To: JOE NG (Read 12 times) Subj: Re: Record Locking JN> figured this part out. What I am having problem with is sharing JN> table data using a form. If I define a table as tubular in a JN> form, I have no problem in sharing the data. But if the same table JN> is defined as multirecord, I get a sharing violation error when JN> the same form is being opened by another user. If I turn off JN> Lantastic's internal share and use DOS's, do you think this will JN> fix the problem? Real good chance. However, I will try to duplicate your conditions and see if I get the same results. If you can send me (or post) a bit of your table and any code that goes with it, may help me to solve your problem. Keep in touch, I can resolve this for you. Terry McGrath --- * Origin: Insomniac Theater (602) 971-5428 (1:114/423)