Pressed send before I read Damons' response, but I concur that the form should be recreated.....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Criteria For MyUnstablenessWithR:Base6.5++Build 1.862 > I'm in W98SE and more often than not I have to re-boot but I usually do > anyhow. > > I'm seriously considering putting Crashguard back in, though, it used to > catch about half the crashes that I'm getting now and then I was able to > save data and exit cleanly. At the moment every crash means losing > everything that's not been saved which in turn means a reload at least if > not a return to a backup. I'll try and hang on for a few more days just to > see if anybody else turns up a solution. I really thought that the clickable > images was going to be the answer as I think I can probably say most crashes > occur when forms using them are or have been or are about to be in use. > > Maybe this particular form is just corrupted and needs to be re-created but > that's a long job but maybe I'll have to bite that particular bullet. > > Regards, > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 3:59 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Criteria For MyUnstablenessWithR:Base6.5++Build > 1.862 > > > > If you are working in a Win9x environment, after a couple of crashes, I > > would "Absolutely" reboot the machine before continuing (you can't be > > assured that that OS is cleaning up and reclaiming a possibly corrupted > area > > of memory that "May be Required" to perform the operation). > > If you are working in an "NT" kernel environment, I would "Probably" > > reboot..... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 10:39 AM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Criteria For MyUnstablenessWithR:Base6.5++Build > > 1.862 > > > > > > > Following Razzak's indication that the buttons on a form only work with > > BMP > > > images - contrary to all the documentation - I amended the form that > > seemed > > > to be giving me the most problems. > > > > > > First of all, there is no obvious way of knowing what image, certainly > > image > > > type, that is used by a button. I have 5 buttons with with 5 JPG images > so > > I > > > created BMP copies then went to the form to change them: > > > > > > Object Manager | Forms | [select form] | Design > > > Left Click on button (to ensure it IS selected) | right click on > > Properties > > > | Left click on Load Image | select the new BMP version | click on Open > | > > > click on OK. > > > > > > Did it load the new version - who knows, it might have or it might not > > > have - I have no idea. The image is the same so there is no visible > > > difference. > > > > > > Repeat for the other 4 buttons but the third one crashed R:Base when I > > > clicked on open. > > > > > > Start again and save the form between each change of image. Third one > > > crashes R:Base again. This button is the same size as all but one of the > > > others in dimensions as well as file-size. > > > > > > Start again but commence with "difficult" button - R:Base crashes. > > > Start again as before - same result. > > > Move the old JPG images out of the directory so they cannot be used. > > > Start again - manage to save the form this time but R:Base crashes when > > > closing the form designer. > > > Start again - create a new button and open the new BMP image - at last > > save > > > it and exit without crash. > > > Repeat with new buttons for other four items. Save form ok but R:Base > > > crashes on exiting form designer. > > > Start again, go to form designer and move an item a fraction and back > > again > > > then save form and exit without crashing!!!!!! The new buttons all have > > > their images and they must now be BMPs. > > > Rename and then reload the database - no errors. > > > Exit R:Base and remove the "pause for 2" from the app before the edit > > > command. > > > Start R:Base with the app - still crashes. > > > Put the pause back in then give up and go to the pub - it's Sunday. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alastair. > > > > > > > > > >
