--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5J00000 Date: 05/12/95 From: JAN HOOLWERF Time: 12:39pm \/To: MARK WATKINS (Read 6 times) Subj: Pdox 4.5 (DOS) / WARP Hello Mark! On Wednesday May 10 1995, Larry Kessler (1:106/31) wrote to Mark Watkins: MW>> A friend of mine is having trouble running Paradox 4.5 for DOS under OS/2 MW>> WARP. He says that sooner or later, and apparently at random, he gets a MW>> error message along the lines of "Error 471. Leaving Parardox". I had the same problem with PDox 4.0 DOS and also with 4.5 DOS. As far as i can tell it has something to do with the use off the mouse. If i do not use the mouse i can work at least 30 min. (didn't try longer ) without problems and with mouse use i get that error and sometimes within a few clicks. I reported this problem to the Borland support in the Netherlands and got no solution at all. Nothing usefull. Asked someone from Borland via Internet and he was really helpfull and asked for me at CompuServe but he only got some response with "i have this also" and no real solution. Greetings from: Jan Hoolwerf (Ede, the Netherlands) --- GoldED/386 2.50.A0307+ * Origin: BBS Bennekom: Fractal Board 31-8389-15331 V32B/V42B (2:283/203.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5J00001 Date: 05/12/95 From: ALAIN CLAVERIE Time: 08:17pm \/To: PETER READER (Read 6 times) Subj: Adding procs to queries PR>I just started writing a data entry application using Paradox 5.0 for PR>Windows because the place where I volunteer has standardized on that for PR>a DB package. I have some experience in Access and VB, and am having PR>problems trying to do some things that are simple in Access. For PR>example, Access lets you build a query field using a function, either PR>custom or supplied (like IIF). Say I want a QBE field to contain PR>either the contents of table field A or table field B depending on the PR>contents of table field C. In Access I could write PR>IIF(FieldC="Something",FieldA, FieldB). I can't find anything in my PR>Paradox documentation that describes how to do this, and trying to put PR>the function in a query column doesn't work, either, with or without a PR>CALC. Can this be done in Paradox? Thanks for any help. PR>peter.reader@nwcs.org sorry for my english first ... but Paradox seems to be very short for that kind of request ... it seems to be impossible ... in the next release maybe ???? --- OLX 2.1 TD La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille ... * Origin: The Windows Manor 4243-2618 <10 gigas> (2:320/112) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5J00002 Date: 05/11/95 From: NEIL PETERS Time: 06:13pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: Paradox DOS & Windows on the same Networ18:13:1505/11/95 Does anyone have experience with running the DOS and Windows versions of Paradox against the same tables concurrently. Seems that the record locking is reduced to file locking in my case. Is this normal behavior or is there something else you can do to get rid of the file locking, ie: loosing share or IDAPI settings ? Thanks in advance Neil --- msgedsq 2.0.5 * Origin: Neil's Private Point System. (1:134/15.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5J00003 Date: 05/13/95 From: DAVID SHERMAN Time: 02:59pm \/To: KENNETH ULLMAN (Read 6 times) Subj: Paradox runtime error KU>I believe I got that abort message before? Is your version 5.1? If not >Borland has patch out. If you call them, for $10.00 they will send you a >new (complete) set. I will do it! === * QMPro 1.53 * Lezzee ow ziss takgline woks... --- TosScan 1.00 * Origin: Colossus - The Columbus Computer Society - Columbus, OH 1:226/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5JR0384 Date: 05/15/95 From: FRANCISCO MORALES Time: 10:06pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: I NEED SOME HELP Hi everybody, I work for a consulting firm and we are thinking about getting some CBTs (Computer Based Training programs) and VBTs (Video Based Training programs) to help people to lean new languages. We are specifically looking for titles on Visual Basic, C, C++, PowerBuilder, Oracle 7, SyBase, SQL Server and Windows programming. If you know of any CBT or VBT please send me a note with information about the manufacturer and, if you feel like it, your opinion about it. Thanx a lot PacoMo (pacomo@execpc.com) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5L00000 Date: 05/13/95 From: ALLAN WHITWORTH Time: 09:42am \/To: DAVID SHERMAN (Read 6 times) Subj: Paradox runtime error LL> DS> Does anyone know the error message of GP0000 AT Pdoxwin:B4:00C4 mean? LL>Yeah! Nothing much, other than there was a general protection fault at LL>that address. This is Windows' rather unhelpful way of saying that something Just a dare... ...perhaps it's the Forest not the Trees. I went through an outrageous session with a similar problem, used Borland C's 'InSpecter' which really sent me into and endless research loop. A memory glitch/overrun at that specific address may be caused by something else more basic, like.... some Windows-Phobe asked me, "what's your STACKS= in CONFIG.SYS?? Windows is sensitive here where others handle their own stacks." So! I increased the default (9,128 means nine stacks, 128 bytes deep) to 12, 256 and have had no repeat problems (knock, knock). This was most likely the problem since my error happened when clicking between windows/apps. Unless stacks are at 0,0 each hardware interrupt (mouse, disk call, etc) causes MSDOS to use a stack. (see online DOS propaganda). Maybe some technocrat can tell you what the REAL PROBLEM is, but checking your stacks can be a cheap, low-tech solution to get you moving. --- * SLMR 2.1 * today's classroom philosophy is tomorrow's governments' --- QScan/PCB v1.16b / 01-0024 * Origin: (1:3407/14) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5L00001 Date: 05/14/95 From: TERRY MCGRATH Time: 12:45pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: PDOX DOS4.0 I am trying to find a way of changing the default screenheight from 25 line to 23 or 24 lines. I think all I may need is the array name of the system variables that control it, but of course I can't seem to find a reference to it. If anyone has any ideas or knows the array name, I would appreiciate the help. Thanks in advance. Terry --- * Origin: Insomniac Theater (602) 971-5428 (1:114/423) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5L00002 Date: 05/15/95 From: MARK WATKINS Time: 05:58am \/To: LARRY KESSLER (Read 6 times) Subj: Pdox 4.5 (DOS) / WARP ... Larry Kessler said this to Mark Watkins Re: Pdox 4.5 (DOS) / WARP... MW> A friend of mine is having trouble running Paradox 4.5 for MW> DOS under OS/2 WARP. He says that sooner or later, and MW> apparently at random, he gets a error message along the lines of MW> "Error 471. Leaving Parardox". LK> Same thing happens to me as well. Don't know the answer though. Oh well.... at least I know someone saw my message. I was beginning to think this echo had died. Thanks. --- * Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 * --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Computer Information Associates (1:147/3101.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5M00000 Date: 05/16/95 From: PETER READER Time: 05:29pm \/To: ALAIN CLAVERIE (Read 7 times) Subj: Adding procs to queries AC> sorry for my english first ... but Paradox seems to be very short for AC> that kind of request ... it seems to be impossible ... in the next release AC> maybe ???? Nothing wrong with your English! But you're right-- this isn't the only thing I've had trouble implementing in Paradox. I'm used to stand alone applications that launch from an icon--Paradox seems to want to run everything from within Paradox. Although Access does that too, Access gives the developer a lot more control over what the user sees and can do than I've been able to figure out how to do with Paradox. Oh, well--maybe I can talk them into letting me use Delphi! Thanks for responding, Peter peter.reader@nwcs.org * SLMR 2.1a * Answers: $1; Right answers: $5; dumb looks: free. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: NWCS Online (1:105/362.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 119 PARADOX Ref: C5N00000 Date: 05/16/95 From: ALLAN WHITWORTH Time: 05:39am \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: Page X of Y in PdoxDOS I had a great idea for Paradox/DOS reports, maybe someone here can tell me why it WON'T work....or what alternative there is: Don't you want to print PAGE X of Y as a header on each report page? Convenient PAL features NPAGES() AND PAGENO() sounded like a good place to start. (They usually report only page WIDTHS). I assigned whatpage=pageno() and used this in calculated field. But I have to GET to the last page to do this. Tell me I'm reinventing the wheel and this old problem is solved in the documention somewhere! This seems awful round-about to me, eh what? I discover that I can't issue PAL commands inside Report View on screen (Report Output Screen). Not even {Menu} commands, so that I could {Menu} {Goto} {Endofreport} and assign PAGENO() to a variable. (Idea works with page widths, and with page showing in Report Designer) ;pagetest script {Report} {Change} {pagetest} {R} {Work Hours Report by Job / Craft} Menu {Output} {Screen} ;these never operate {Menu} {Goto} {Endofreport} ;first assign variable, second re-view to see results - blechh! SLEEP 3000 WHATPAGE=PAGENO() ;in calculated field in report Do_It! {Report} {Change} {pagetest} {R} {Work Hours Report by Job / Craft} Menu {Output} {Screen} puts a nice header on page from Report Designer, not the report. There's also NROWS() but I hesitate to put much more faith there. Ideas? --- * SLMR 2.1 * Surveys show 47% of all statistics are worthless. --- QScan/PCB v1.16b / 01-0024 * Origin: (1:3407/14)