Pete are you using the LPT port or serial ports or the internet? Usually this type of symptom is a program waiting for something external to happen and it never does! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER
Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Pete-N4KW <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, great question, I am just straight saving, and will look in the > directory Jim. > 73 Pete N4KW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim cowan" <[email protected]> > To: "Pete-N4KW" <[email protected]>; "Gary AL9A" > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:37 AM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Trouble closing DXBase > > > > When you are saving -- are you overwriting or just a straight save -- if > > so -- look in your directory to see if you have duplicate files.. > Happened > > to me once before and I don't remember changing anything to allow it to > > save that way -- mind of its own - I guess.. > > > > Jim [email protected] > > VE3CM > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pete-N4KW" <[email protected]> > > To: "Gary AL9A" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Trouble closing DXBase > > > > > >> Hi Gary, Yes I have tried that and their is no difference. Since I > last > >> posted this problem I have compacted my data base, defragmented my hard > >> drive, performed a complete virus scan of my hard drive. DXBase works > >> fine > >> when it is opened and I have tried to exercise the program as much as I > >> can > >> and it still works fine. > >> > >> Prior to the above I backed up my .mdb file and noted that last time I > >> had > >> done that was June 2010. > >> The size of the file at the time was a little over 7mb. On July 31 when > >> I > >> decided to back it up again prior to compacting .mdb the file had a size > >> of > >> 13mb. I have no idea how the file grew to such a large size in about > two > >> months. After compacting it the size is down to a little over 6 mb. > >> > >> Now when I close DXBase it will close but it takes one minute and 15 > >> seconds > >> to close. I never had to wait that long. This may be a clue that I > have > >> seen within the past few days. When I close down windows XP is also > >> takes a > >> very long time to close and now a window pops up and says "Do not shut > >> down > >> your computer" if you do you will lose opened files. So I wait and a > >> box > >> shown in this window starts to move left to right and when it gets to > the > >> right now the computer closes down. Its almost as though something in > >> the > >> closing procedure is not closing down when told or having trouble > closing > >> down. I have no idea. Sorry for going into so much detail but thought > >> maybe someone on the reflector > >> would be able to figure out what is going on. > >> 73 Pete N4KW > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Gary AL9A" <[email protected]> > >> To: "Pete Raymond" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:22 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Trouble closing DXBase > >> > >> > >>> Pete, > >>> > >>> No idea why this is happening, but have you tried closing DXB by > >>> clicking > >>> File/Exit instead of hitting the red X? > >>> > >>> 73, > >>> Gary AL9A > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Pete Raymond" <[email protected]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: July 31, 2010 7:23 PM > >>> Subject: [Dxbase] Trouble closing DXBase > >>> > >>> > >>>> Wonder if anyone has any ideas as to why I am unable to close DXBase > >>>> 2006. > >>>> The program seems to be working fine in every other way. When I try > to > >>>> close it by clicking on the "X" in the upper right hand corner nothing > >>>> happens and after a bit a window pops up and says this program is not > >>>> responding. > >>>> This just started tonight while I was closing down for the day. Tried > >>>> a > >>>> few > >>>> times after restarting the pc, > >>>> it starts up just like it always does and works fine until I try to > >>>> close > >>>> it > >>>> down. > >>>> 73 Pete N4KW > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>>> Dxbase mailing list > >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >>>> > >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >>> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Dxbase mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
