Thank you, Mike. I wasn't sure if it would be able to be opened (the
copy) if it was made from the file manager while the database was open.
At any rate, I was able to get R:Base to shut down using the task
manager, then proceeded to open the database and make a backup copy
using the r> prompt. I then tried the report design module again and
did find that when the preview was closed the same problem with closing
the report designer occurred, so I will have to report it to tech support.
Thanks to all who gave me ideas on how to get R:Base shut down without
losing the database.
Joan
MikeB wrote:
They didn't mean to copy the db from within the RBase environment ( R
Prompt ). They meant for you to copy it using windows file manager.
You can indeed copy a connected database this way.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Peterson"
<[email protected]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:41 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Not a Developer Question,but need
someheavydutyhelp toclose Report Designer
Copy Database yielded -ERROR-Cannot copy connected database
c:\path\databasename.rb1 (2941), plus a little progress window opens up
saying 'please wait' but nothing happens.
The app is listed as 'running' in the task manager.
Unable to find any other way, I opted for the task manager to end the
job and sent the error report. After a little while, I got R:Base to
restart and the data tables seemed intact and I could run the report to
the screen. Running to the printer yielded undesirable results (I chose
to open the document that was created. It opened in Notepad. I Exited
Notepad, and the application hung up exactly the same way as before,
this time giving me "Access violation at address 0098D8A2 in module
'RBG76.EXE'. Read of address 000009C" There was no way to close
Report/Label Designer Module.
Joan
Bruce Chitiea wrote:
Claudine:
You may be confident of CTRL-ALT-DEL taking you in to task manager
without changing or doing anything.
Joan refers to the list of running applications on the "Applications"
Tab; the status for each running application is listed. If your app is
listed as "Not Responding", it may be your only option is to hit the
"End Task" button.
But before you do that, certainly look into the possibility of copying
the open database, as suggested in the subsequent RBASE-L
correspondent's email.
good hunting,
bruce/safesectors
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Not a Developer Question,but need some
heavydutyhelp to close Report Designer
From: Joan Peterson <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, February 28, 2009 10:09 am
To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List)
I don't want to try task manager except as a last resort.
Claudine Robbins wrote:
Joan,
But is Task Manager status "not responding"?
Claudine
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joan
Peterson
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:34 AM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Not a Developer Question,but need some heavy
dutyhelp to close Report Designer
Thank you, Claudine. It may well just be one of those "time to shut
down the computer' things. I know I can do the CTRL-ALT-DEL
thing, but
I'd rather have R:Base close the module and disconnect, than trust
it to
Windows, if I can.
Joan
Claudine Robbins wrote:
Try task manager | Applications | End task
CTRL-ALT-DEL or right-click on bottom strip of your desktop to
get to task
manager.
Claudine
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joan
Peterson
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:36 AM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Not a Developer Question,but need some heavy
duty
help
to close Report Designer
Using latest update of v 7.6 for Windows XP, I was trying to save a
report to a text file and opted for preview. When I closed the
preview,
I appeared to be out of Report Designer. I ran the report to the
screen
to an .rtf file and discovered that wouldn't work for me, so I
went back
in and chose a regular text file and chose to open it. It opened in
Notepad. When I closed it, only >R and Database Explorer showed
at the
bottom of the screen. I tried to disconnect but got an error
message
:"close report/designer first". Using the Help pages I couldn't
find
anything that would work. Now I can't close the database, nor
could I
copy it to safeguard it, as it would not copy an open database.
How can
I get the report designer to close so I can disconnect the database?
Only one cursor show up: SQL_CUR35, which I can not drop or close.
Thank you for your help.
Joan P.
