Merf,
Welcome to the list. As soon as you get your new toy up and
running the first thing I would do is to RStyle all of the code
you are using. I remember when I first moved from an older
version to a much later version I believed that I was a good
coder boy was I surprised lots of coding errors. When RBase
started out is was very forgiving of coding syntax. Over the
years RBase hs been more stringent in handling syntax. Also if
you use advance features of RStyle you can have it reformat your
code into a easily readable format with keyword expanded int
full words instead of abbreviations. With so many additional
features reserved word list is greatly expanded.
Jim Bentley
--- Merf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> Didn't you all used to be on Compuserve? I'm a little behind
> the
> times, I've been away for a few years, but there are some
> familiar
> names here that it's really good to see!
>
> I (re-) joined this list a few weeks ago, as I need to
> 'revive' a
> couple of old R:Base applications, and I've been lucky enough
> to get
> a bargain copy of 7.6. However, I haven't actually installed
> my new
> toy yet, although everything I've seen posted here has got me
> itching
> to try it!
>
> I've managed to get my old 6.1a (Build 1.700xRT01) running on
> XP Pro,
> but it isn't as reliable as I'd like; every now and then I get
>
> 'insufficient memory to continue this function' messages from
> R:Base
> (but it has never lost or corrupted any data), or Windows will
>
> randomly declare that 'R:Base has had a problem and it needs
> to
> close' (which _does_ destroy data -- but I learned about the
> value of
> backups years ago, so it's never more than a relatively minor
> loss).
>
> So my questions for the list are:
> 1: Are there any particular tips or tricks to getting 6.1a to
> run
> reliably under XPPro? I need to run the old apps 'as is' for a
> while
> before I update (or re-develop) them. (I tried it on my old
> Windows
> 2000 Pro machine, but it seems even less reliable there --
> however,
> that might be down to the machine itself, as it currently has
> other
> problems anyway.)
> 2: Can 6.1a and 7.6 co-exist on the same machine without
> conflict?
> Are there any special traps to watch for? I don't necessarily
> want to
> run them simultaneously (though that would be very helpful as
> I learn
> all the new stuff!). If it isn't advisable to have both on the
> same
> PC, then I guess I'll have to re-build the W2K one and move
> 6.1a
> there -- any hints or tips for that?
>
> I'm working exclusively single-user for now, but I hope to go
> multi-
> sometime, one day, maybe... My main machine is currently
> XPPro, but
> I'm learning various flavours of linux and will be really,
> really
> pleased to learn that a version of R:Base for linux is in the
> works.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help. I'm sure that you guys will
> have
> already conquered these problems; I apologise for dragging
> them up
> again.
>
> Best regards to all
>
> Merf
>
> --
> Merf Adamson
> Technical Author
> CuPROSOFT Ltd
> 18 LS8 2NW UK
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>
>
>
Jim Bentley
American Celiac Society
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