Alastair - I don't know of any way to check a form or report for errors in the Windows version - in fact, I don't know much at all about the BLOB data - this would be a good time for someone at RBTI to jump in with a better explanation!!!
I do know you _can_ still do some things with forms and reports that at one time I thought you _couldn't_ do, like: If you want to find which forms use the EEP "Button.eep" you could: SELECT * FROM SYS_FORMS2 WHERE #4 CONTAINS 'BUTTON.EEP' but that's just a teaser for my presentation on "Understanding System Tables" at the Developers' Conference<g>... Sami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Windows 2000 error > 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? 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