Thanks , I'll have a play with it. If I get something that works I'll post it.
Regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:08 PM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > Thanks, Mike, that's neat - once I had worked out the line breaks inserted > > by the e-mail system! > > > > It could make a nice background screen, too, perhaps - if not cleared... > > If you want it full screen, change the value in the first bunch of options for > the HTA from: > > WINDOWSTATE="normal" > to > WINDOWSTATE="maximized" > > > > Regards, > > Alastair. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:18 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > I also have used an HTA file on startup that is passed a time value in > > > milliseconds to kill itself by user click on OK or the Expiration of the > > time, > > > which ever comes first. If you copy the HTA code to a text editor then > > save it > > > as About.HTA, you can use the launch command as shown in the startup code > > > (without the W option), if you do it at the command line for testing just > > type: > > > About.HTA #5000 > > > and the hta will display for a max of 5 seconds if the user doesn't click > > on > > > the OK first. The text to display can be done by editing the variables in > > the > > > HTA file. > > > > > > The contents of my RBase Startup: > > > > > > LAUNCH about.hta|#2000 > > > SET TRANSACT OFF > > > SET AUTOCOMMIT OFF > > > SET AUTOCONVERT OFF > > > SET AUTORECOVER OFF > > > SET AUTOROWVER OFF > > > SET AUTOSYNC OFF > > > SET AUTOUPGRADE OFF > > > SET COMPATIBILITY ON > > > SET CURRENCY '$' PREF 2 'b' > > > SET MANY = % > > > SET VAR vnull = (CHAR(32)) > > > SET NULL .vnull > > > --ZIP cmd /c d:\ntbat\lptset.cmd > > > SET MULTI ON > > > RUN SYSTEM IN system.apx > > > SET NULL -0- > > > EXIT > > > > > > The Contents of the HTA: > > > > > > *Note Watch for NewsReaderWrap > > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> > > > <HTML> > > > <HEAD> > > > <TITLE>About</TITLE> > > > <HTA:APPLICATION ID="oHTA" > > > APPLICATIONNAME="About" > > > CAPTION="yes" > > > SYSMENU="yes" > > > MAXIMIZEBUTTON="no" > > > MINIMIZEBUTTON="no" > > > SHOWINTASKBAR="no" > > > SINGLEINSTANCE="yes" > > > SCROLL="NO" > > > BORDER="thin" > > > BORDERSTYLE="dialog" > > > VERSION="1.0" > > > WINDOWSTATE="normal" > > > ICON=""> > > > <SCRIPT language="jscript"> > > > <!-- Begin Author Info For HTA > > > // Authored MByerley 101402 License Freeware > > > // WSH 5.x required for Proper execution > > > // Use at your own risk, blah blah... > > > > > > // The text to show in the License Row of the Table > > > var License = 'ALL CODE contained within the RBase application file(s) > > > "BdcOvl.*" is proprietary and is Licensed For Use ONLY > > > > > > by XYZ Systems, Inc. and may not be used, transferred, or sold to any > > other > > > person or entity without the express written > > > > > > consent of Bauerlie Development Corp.'; > > > // The text to show in the Programed Row of the Table. Note the <br> to > > force > > > linebreaks > > > var ProgBy = "Programmed By<br>Michael Byerley<br>902 East Gump > > Road<br>Fort > > > Wayne IN 46845-9003<br>(260)637-3924"; > > > // The clickable URL to your website > > > var ProgUrl = '<a href="http://www.byerley.net";>www.byerley.net</a>'; > > > // The timeout value > > > var TimeToDisplay; > > > > > > function Main() > > > { > > > //debugger; > > > TimeToDisplay = GetArgs(oHTA.commandLine); > > > tdLicense.innerHTML=License; > > > tdLicense.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > > tdLicense.style.fontSize="14pt" > > > tdProgBy.innerHTML=ProgBy; > > > tdProgBy.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > > tdProgBy.style.fontSize="12pt" > > > tdProgUrl.innerHTML=ProgUrl; > > > tdProgUrl.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > > tdProgUrl.style.fontSize="12pt" > > > imgIcon.src="\.\\DiaIcons\\Rbase.ico"; > > > imgIcon.height="96"; > > > imgIcon.width="96"; > > > // if a timeout was passed in then timeout the box otherwise display > > until > > > closed > > > if (TimeToDisplay > 0) > > > { > > > DisplayTime(TimeToDisplay); > > > } > > > } > > > > > > function GetArgs(cmdIN) > > > { > > > var i; > > > var retVal=0; > > > var tmp = cmdIN.split('"'); > > > for (i=0;i<tmp.length;i++) > > > { > > > if (tmp[i].indexOf('#',0) > 0) > > > { > > > retVal = parseInt(tmp[i].slice((tmp[i].indexOf('#',0) + > > > 1),tmp[i].length)); > > > break; > > > } > > > } > > > return retVal; > > > } > > > > > > function DisplayTime(msecIN) > > > { > > > window.setTimeout('DialogClose()',msecIN); > > > } > > > > > > // SetWindowSize Not Used in this instance > > > function SetWindowSize() > > > { > > > //debugger; > > > var scrWidth = window.screen.width; > > > var scrHeight = window.screen.height; > > > window.moveTo((scrWidth/2)-(wWidth/2),100); > > > window.resizeTo(wWidth,20 + tblDiaResponse.clientHeight + > > > tblDiaMsg.clientHeight + ButtonRow.clientHeight); > > > } > > > > > > function DialogClose() > > > { > > > window.clearTimeout(); > > > window.close(); > > > } > > > // End --> > > > </SCRIPT> > > > </HEAD> > > > <body bgcolor=#9999FF onLoad="Main()" onBlur="self.focus()"> > > > > > > <table id="tblMsg" width="100%" border="2"> > > > <tr> > > > <td id="Icon" width="10%"><IMG id="imgIcon" src=""> > > > </td> > > > <td width="90%" id="tdLicense" name="License"> > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > </table> > > > > > > <table id="tblProgBy" width="100%" height="50" border="2"> > > > <tr align="center"> > > > <td id="tdProgBy" name="tdProgBy" width="100%"> > > > <p align="center"> > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > <tr> > > > <td id="tdProgUrl" width="100%" align="center"> > > > > > > <p align="center"> > > > > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > <tr> > > > <td id="ButtonRow" width="100%" align="center"> > > > <p align="center"> > > > <input type="button" id="B1" name="B1" value=" OK " > > > onclick="window.close(); return false;"> > > > </p> > > > </td> > > > </tr> > > > </table> > > > > > > </BODY> > > > </HTML> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:45 PM > > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's my imagination or not but the wait from double > > clicking > > > the icon that launches R:Base until my pause 3 statement which is, more or > > > less, the first thing in my app seems to have got longer recently (and I'm > > not > > > _aware_ of anything else having changed to affect it) > > > > > > Perhaps a couple of entries in the RBEngine.CFG could be used as a "user > > > message" on start-up: > > > > > > STARTMES ON/OFF > > > STARTTXT Loading R:Base > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:26 PM > > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is sort of related. I have put in a request to RDCC for runtime > > and the > > > compiler to have SOMETHING, maybe a user defined message to appear on the > > > screen while R:base loads. Something like "Loading inventory > > program...please > > > wait", or "Welcome to blah,blah,blah"). This would prevent the users from > > > thinking nothing is hapening. The problem (and I got caught up in it for > > > awhile) is that when you click on the icon no hourglass appears and you > > think > > > nothing is happeningand you tend to click it again, further slowing the > > > process. Yes, it seems minor, but when you have many users accessing > > these > > > icons from a network the load time is even slower. It's just a cosmetic > > > enhancement, but if others would like to see this PLEASE submit a request > > to > > > RDCC. > > > Bob C. > > > > > > > > > "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 12/07/2004 11:37 AM Please respond to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > To [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RBG7-L Mailing List) > > > cc > > > Subject [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base > > won't > > > start. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like my wife is working there. > > > > > > She double clicks "everything". Further if she doesn't see activity > > within > > > the > > > first 1.5 picoseconds (for the uninitiated, at the speed of light, light > > > travels just 9 inches each picosecond), she is likely to doubleclick > > again... > > > > > > So task bar items get launched twice, and more than one of program is > > > ill-behaved when a quick double click tries to start virtually > > simultaneous > > > launches. Example is IE sometimes completely hangs on her XP box when > > > started > > > this way. I have threatened bodily harm, but she just laughs at me.... > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Lawrence Lustig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:22 AM > > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > > > > At a large installation, I have the following problem on a small > > number of > > > > machines: > > > > > > > > Sometimes R:Base appears not to start. You can click on the icon > > several > > > > times, but the application's menu does not appear on the screen. > > Checking > > > the > > > > process list in Task Manager, I am able to see a number of RBG7 > > processes > > > > running (more than I tried to start, so I think that someone had run > > some > > > > before I got to the machine). > > > > > > > > One of the processes is racking up time on the CPU. When I kill that > > one, > > > the > > > > menus for the others appear on the desktop. > > > > > > > > Has anyone experienced anything like this, with R:Base sessions > > running in > > > Task > > > > Manager but not appearing on the desktop? > > > > > > > > My icon runs R:Base and uses a DAT command file to open the database > > and > > > load > > > > the form which has the main menu. > > > > -- > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > >
