On 12 Feb 2008 at 9:22, A. Razzak Memon wrote: > Hello Merf, > > Welcome to the R:BASE World! Glad to see you back.
Hello Razzak, It's good to be back! (And a rather belated but nonetheless heartfelt 'Thank You!' for looking after R:Base for me while I was away... My, hasn't it _grown_!!) ** > 01. Check the FILES settings > > At the R> prompt: > > SHOW FILES > > You may need to increase the size of FILES to 60 in RBASE.CFG > file or in your application startup file. > > SET FILES 60 Ah -- I did increase this to 10 from the default 5, but clearly it wasn't enough to just double it. I guess R:Base/Windows must open several files every time I nest things (like calling a form from within a form); I have been thinking 'nesting levels' for 'files' -- too simplistic! > 02. Check the settings for SCRATCH > > At the R> prompt: > > SHOW SCRATCH > > Make sure that SCRATCH is set to ON. > > For more details in 6.1a, use HELP SCRATCH. Yes, I have set SCRATCH ON. > >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? > > Yes, both versions (6.1a and 7.6) can co-exist on the same machine > without conflict! YAY!! > Both versions have different names for .EXEs, .DLLs, and .CFG files. > > In general, the actual data (Tables and Views) is shared. However, the > forms, labels, layouts and reports are recognized and handled > separately by each version accordingly. > > SYS_FORMS -- R:BASE for DOS > SYS_FORMS2 -- R:BASE 6.x for Windows > SYS_FORMS3 -- R:BASE 7.x/8.x/9.x for Windows > > SYS_LABELS -- R:BASE for DOS > SYS_LABELS2 -- R:BASE 6.x for Windows > SYS_LABELS3 -- R:BASE 7.x/8.x/9.x for Windows > > SYS_LAYOUTS -- R:BASE 6.x for DOS/Windows > SYS_LAYOUTS3 -- R:BASE 6.x for DOS/Windows > > SYS_MERGE -- R:BASE 6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x (Exclusively used by R:Merge) > > SYS_REPORTS -- R:BASE for DOS > SYS_REPORTS2 -- R:BASE 6.x for Windows > SYS_REPORTS3 -- R:BASE 7.x/8.x/9.x for Windows An excellent useful list! Thank you! > Recommended Articles: > > 01. How to Upgrade from an Older Legacy Version > http://www.rbase.com/support/upgrade.php > > 02. R:BASE Help and Available Resources (02/05/2008) > http://www.razzak.com/fte/ > > 03. Database Maintenance (12/31/2007) > http://www.razzak.com/fte/ > > 04. Problem Solving in R:BASE (12/12/2007) > http://www.razzak.com/fte/ > > 05. Gaining Speed with Programming in R:BASE (12/07/2007) > http://www.razzak.com/fte/ > > Hope that gives you a good start. Yes, it does! I just need to put the time in to study and practice. > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. Thank you again Best regards Merf ** Some might expect a 'smiley' here, but I don't do 'smileys'. The remark might be phrased flippantly, but I do really seriously thank Razzak and his team -- and all of you here, 'cos you're responsible too -- first for saving R:Base, and then for continuing to grow it over the years. I'm only a very occasional programmer these days, but I can still appreciate R:Base for the amazing product that it is. -- Merf Adamson Technical Author CuPROSOFT Ltd 18 LS8 2NW UK +44 (0)113 293 5698 +44 (0)7966 186856 'Documents That Do The Job'
