Sami, I'm sure that you are right as to the reasons for crashes being corruption and/or code error but I do think that the Windows version is much more prone to crashes than the older Dos ones. Presumably this is simply because it is much less forgiving of mistakes than it was before - fair enough.
One area where I find it much more difficult check for corruption and errors in the db now in Forms and Reports as they are stored differently than before. In the past it was possible in Dos to look at the data for these sys_tables and sometimes see if they were corrupted. Now there appears to me to be no way to know if a form or report is apparently working properly but causing some problem due to hidden corruption. Do you know what happens to the blob data when a db is reloaded? Does it get written out in the same way as the "text" data does where an error often is obvious? Is there some way to check forms and reports for integrity? Thanks & regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sami Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:27 PM Subject: Re: Windows 2000 error > Mike - > > In my experience, 99% of the time a fatal error is caused by either a > corrupt database or an error in my program. I would do these things: > > 1. reload the database > 2. run R:Style on the command file > 3. clear all variables, then trace your script file thru from the very > beginning, one command at a time, with messages and error messages turned > on. > > The other 1% of the time has been a bug and/or code change in R:BASE from an > earlier version to the current version. > > If you still have problems, post your command file here. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Sami Aaron > Software Management Specialists > 19312 W 63rd Terr > Shawnee KS 66218 > 913-915-1971 > http://www.softwaremgmt.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ramsour Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 8:52 AM > Subject: Windows 2000 error > > > > I am getting frequent crashes in R:Base (latest version) running under > > Windows 2000. The error I get is: > > > > The instruction at 0x00745x07 referenced memory at 0x1263410c. The memory > > could not be "read". > > > > I have done some research on this and find references to similar error > > messages related to buffer problems with Win2K that were supposedly > resolved > > with the latest service packs. I am running Win2k with service pack 2 on > a > > HP Kayak with dual 550 mHz processors and 256 mb of RAM. > > > > There are: > > BUFFERS = 60 > > FILES =60 > > > > environment variables set and I run with some of the Microrim memory > > variables set that were suggested on the list some time ago. I cannot > > pinpoint this problem to any particular event other than it usually occurs > > while running an R:Base script that I have written. > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should look for or how I can > > resolve this problem? Is this a Windows 2000 issue, an R:Base issue or a > > user/programmer issue? Any help is immensely appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike Ramsour > > AK Steel > > > > Voice: 740-829-4340 > > > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
