Tell me more abt your computer (processor, speed, memort, etc)! 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 Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Pete-N4KW <[email protected]> wrote: > Last week I responded to both below questions, then with DXbase open I lost > power which really did the pc in. You know the story about when it rains, > well at the time my ups system was also down. My pc was taken to the > family > doctor and the ups system replaced and upgraded and now I am back. So if > either of you had send me an email, I never received it. Everything within > DXbase is working fine, not so sure about closing it down, it now closes > down but it takes a very long time to do so. I will keep an eye on it and > I > have been thinking of upgrading to DXBase 2007. > 73 Pete N4KW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Deyo" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Trouble closing DXBase > > > > Pete, > > You might want to check the security and application logs and look for an > > error that might tell you what is timing out causing the delay. You can > > find them by right clicking on "My Computer" and selecting "Manage". > > Paul - n1pd > > > > > > On Aug 2, 2010, at 3:56 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: > > > >> 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 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
