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Ramsour Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >While we're on the subject of Windows 2000/R:Base issues, there is one other >situation I don't have an explanation for. �On at least two occasions >recently (including this morning) R:Base will be setting idle and it just >disappears -- no warnings or anything just an unceremonious shutdown. �It >just goes bye-bye. �Poof! �Weird huh? �This happened before and I thought I >may have inadvertently shut it down but I now find that is not the case. >R:Base starts back up just fine with no database corruption, thank goodness. > >Anyone else ever had this happen? �The only programs running at the time >besides R:Base were Outlook 98, an inactive MSN, and Norton Antivirus >Corporate Edition. > >Any thoughts or insights? > >Thanks > >Mike Ramsour > >p.s. �Looking forward to seeing a lot of you at the Conference. �My boss >came up with the money to let me go, which is pretty amazing considering how >tight things are where I work. �Yippee!! �See you real soon. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sami Aaron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:25 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Windows 2000 error > > > > > > >Alastair - > >I would imagine that things are pretty hoppin' at RBTI at the moment - I'll >put a bug in Razzak's ear to do us a full-fledged explanation on BLOBs and >forms & report storage after the conference! > >Sami > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:33 PM >Subject: Re: Windows 2000 error > > >> Thanks, Sami, >> >> Anybody at RBTI like to jump in - I'm sure that this is an area where we >> could all learn something!! >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Regards, Alastair. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sami Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 8:59 PM >> Subject: Re: Windows 2000 error >> >> >> > 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? �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/ >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > ================================================ >> > 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/ > >================================================ >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/ > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. 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