Dear all Dataperfecters My (Jens Hoeg's) little keyboard problem on some of my XP systems is apparently solved. I probably could have solved it globally via the Control Panel, Keyboard etc. settings, but the mails just posted onto the list re similar problems with Belgian keyboards prompted me to try this (rather than fiddle with my XP settings):
Go to Command line Go (cd command) to directory "systems32" (to avoid long path names when trying) type (type) KB16 dk, 865, KEYBOARD.SYS (enter) (865 I remembered was the codepage we normally used under Dos in denmark in those days) Now just shift to the DP or SHELL directory Start DP or SHELL from the command line And it worked! SHIFT F7 was no longer interpreted as a wrong command Now I can either modify my autoexec.nt, I presume OR: I can simply make a bat file with the above commands that start my SHELL or DP via a shortcut I think I am saved Thanks ALL ( I have two other little bugs with DP/SHELL, but they must wait :-) A happy Jens Hoeg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Codling Sent: 13. november 2008 14:59 To: Dataperfect Users Discussion Group Subject: Re: [Dataperf] DP report keyboard problem I'd suggest you check in Control Panel | Keyboard | Key Settings, to see if you have set a response for this combination. I have a thoroughly up to date Win XP SP3 system (recently updated from SP2) and my SHFT-F7 and the other combinations all work for DP, WP, etc. I doubt the problem is tied to the newness of the system, unless its default keyboards come with some special setting for SHFT-F7 Don Codling Jens T Hoeg wrote: > > **Dear all** > > ** ** > > **I have a serious problem with the SHIFT-F7 key command when running > DP on newer WIN-XP systems.: ** > > ** ** > > * **I can run DP either as stand alone or under SHELL. I can also > navigate around in the panels. The big problem is that I cannot > use the SHFT-F7 key combination for accessing the reports. If I > do this, I instead get a character in the field I am located in, > either a line drawing character or something else. I can use the > F7 and also the ALT-F7 but not SHIFT-F7.** > * **If, on the same system, I go into WP, I get excatly the same > character when pressing SHFT-F7 (but can again use pure F7 and > the other F7 combinations). At least on the system I am wriging > on here, the character is the "Dos linedrawing upper right > corner" character** > * **This problem occurs almost always when I now install DP on a > newer XP system. On two older systems, installed around > 2003-2005 this problem does not occur.** > * **I have tried having both my Danish keyboard active or the US > one but to no avail.** > * **I have also manipulated a lot in the setting menu for the > shortcut that starts the DP (or SHELL) exe (screen, memory etc). > On one 2005 vintage system, where I also had the problem, one > such setting change seemed to work - and I wrote it down,, but > this does not work on my newer ones. ** > * **The problem occurs both if I start DP with a shortcut or if I > go to the command line window ("dos") and start DP from the > command line. ** > * **What can be the cause of the problem and is there a work > around. It seems that the system, when in DP or WP, > intercepts/interprets the SHFT-F7 command as something else. > Again, even if I remove the Danish keyboard option and run pure > UK/US keyboard, the problem is the same.** > > ** ** > > **Any solutions? I'd be obliged! This forces me to use my old PC as > the only one for DP which is exasperating** > > ** ** > > **Sincerely** > > **Jens** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > **Jens T, Hoeg** > > **Department of Biology, University of Copoenhagen** > > **Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen** > > **Pho +45 35321247 - Cell +45 28751247** > > **Fax +45 35321200 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
