my mistake, i looked up the wrong error code
519 == dmErrCantFind
but don't take my word for it
-----Original Message-----
From: Palm Dev Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Database problems????
>Thanks,
>
>I'm sure the list will be very helpful with future problems. But the error
>was 519 which according the err list is dmErrCantFind...... This does not
>seem right. If we hard code the db name, it is found with no problems. If
we
>use a CharPtr that was retrieved from the list, it does not find it??? Am I
>wrong? Does DmFindDatabase(Cardnumber, CharPtr) want something besides a
>CharPtr?
>
>Again, any help would be a life saver. I have hit a brick wall here.
>
>Alex
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Lippincott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 2:18 PM
>Subject: Re: Database problems????
>
>
>> error code 513 == dmErrMemError
>>
>> get your handy-dandy error code list from
>> http://www.quartus.net/files/PalmOS/Forth/Docs/errlist.zip (compliments
of
>> Neal Bridges)
>> It lists common OS3.x errors in decimal, hex and English!
>> Why bother searching boring .h files
>> get it now for the low price of $free
>>
>> guess I've been watching too many info-mercials lately...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Palm Dev Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: Palm Developers Forum List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 1:11 PM
>> Subject: Database problems????
>>
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have 2 popuplists on a form. The first list is filled from a database
>> > containing the list items. When a user selects an item the program
>should
>> > open a database that has the same name as the list item selected (this
>is
>> > working fine). Then it
>> > should fill the second popuplist with everything in the database (this
>is
>> >not
>> > working). The
>> > problem that i am having is opening the database with the name from the
>> > list. According to the SDK DmFindDatabase needs the card number and a
>> > character
>> > pointer. The card number is 0, and the CharPtr is retrieved from the
>list.
>> > If i display the CharPtr in a messagebox it displays the correct
>selection
>> > (ie.. the name of the database),
>> > but for some reason DmFindDatabase does not like it. If we hard code
the
>> > database name into DmFindDatase it finds it and returns an ID. Also,
>> > DmFinddatabase will return a 0 if it could not open the database.
>> >DmGetLastErr
>> > is supposed to retrieve the error code and shed some light into the
>> >situation.
>> > Well the returned error code is 519, consistantly. What is 519??????? I
>> >have
>> > looked into the DataMgr.h file , but none of the error codes defined
>equal
>> > 519.
>> >
>> > I talked with code warrior because i thought it might be a compiler
>> >problem,
>> > but they were no real help. The guy did say it may be something with
the
>> >palm
>> > os. I'm using a palm V with the os that came with it back in June?
>> >
>> >
>> > Any thoughts or help will be greatly appreciated..
>> >
>> >
>> > Alex
>> >
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