Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Jean MAURICE
This spring I will be laying some track for an O Scale railroad around my garden. Nothing like a full size train, but just as time consuming. I see full size cabooses for sale once in a while but my wife won't go for it. Hi Nicholas, if you are going to build a train outside, I do think it's G

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On 01/24/2013 03:07 AM, Jean MAURICE wrote: This spring I will be laying some track for an O Scale railroad around my garden. Nothing like a full size train, but just as time consuming. I see full size cabooses for sale once in a while but my wife won't go for it. Hi Nicholas, if you are going

Re: Intellisense is Gone?

2013-01-24 Thread AndyHC
I remember the same thing happening - probably in v7 - I think it's a memory leak, if you just keep on runnung then more bad things start to happen. AndyD 8-)# On 24/01/2013 01:51, Kurt wrote: Well - that did it - by restarting VFP - its now back as normal. Strange though - that it should

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Jean MAURICE
In fact, the 'real' driver is on her side. All the driving she has done (and that I have done too) is 'illegal' and able only because we know the driver and because he is confident. Driving a passenger train is very easy when all is ok. The main difficulty is obeing (to obey) the signals and

RE: Intellisense is Gone?

2013-01-24 Thread Richard Kaye
Our first Fox version was in SCO Foxbase+. Does that answer your old school question, Mike? ;-) -- rk -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:35 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com

RE: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread John Weller
Fascinating though this is it really is straying towards OT. John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: ShowTips and AlwaysOnTop

2013-01-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
I am working with VFP6 SP5... Would that make a difference? :) On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:17 AM, Fred Taylor fbtay...@gmail.com wrote: Are you sure? Seems to work OK for me in VFP9/SP2 (09.00.000.7423). On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:10 AM, Man-wai Chang chan...@gmail.com wrote: It seemed that

Re: ShowTips and AlwaysOnTop

2013-01-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Dan Covill dcov...@san.rr.com wrote: On 01/23/13 02:10 AM, Man-wai Chang wrote: It seemed that ShowTips=.t. could not display ToolTipText when form.AlwaysOnTop=.t.! Is it possible that the tooltip is displaying behind the form? Since the form is always on

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On 01/24/2013 07:50 AM, John Weller wrote: Fascinating though this is it really is straying towards OT. John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 Hi John, The trains have Windows . . . -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/

RE: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Dave Crozier
Pete, For the first time today (it's been a bad day so far) I laughed out aloud brilliant! Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: 24 January 2013 13:20 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Who on this list is a

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Nicholas Geti
My scale is definitely O and not G. I decided on O because the price of rolling stock, etc. is 50% less plus I can get much more operation in the same space. G scale is too toylike for my taste. In the U.S. O scale is 1:48 not 1:43. I suppose this thread has gotten out of hand and the NF

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Nicholas Geti
Ha! ha! What did I just say about the NF police? Personally, if I find a straying thread I just ignore it and save a lot of time by not sending out complaints. Nicholas Geti - Original Message - From: John Weller j...@johnweller.co.uk To: profox@leafe.com Sent: Thursday, January 24,

Re: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut?

2013-01-24 Thread Nicholas Geti
Yep. Nicholas - Original Message - From: Dave Crozier da...@flexipol.co.uk To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:14 AM Subject: RE: [NF] Who on this list is a train nut? Pete, For the first time today (it's been a bad day so far) I laughed out

Re: ShowTips and AlwaysOnTop

2013-01-24 Thread Fred Taylor
Sorry, I don't have a VFP6 system to test with.l It does work with VFP7 (SP1 07.00.000.9465). It may have been a problem back in VFP6, but I don't know for certain. Fred On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Man-wai Chang chan...@gmail.com wrote: I am working with VFP6 SP5... Would that make a

Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
There is this VERY Strange problem with one of our systems here at work. Its an older VFP app, and created using VFP7. This problem is NOT something I have EVER Seen before. When you minimize the application, you can't bring the App back up by hitting the Tab at the bottom of Windows. I have,

RE: Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Tracy Pearson
Kurt wrote on 2013-01-24: There is this VERY Strange problem with one of our systems here at work. Its an older VFP app, and created using VFP7. This problem is NOT something I have EVER Seen before. When you minimize the application, you can't bring the App back up by hitting the

RE: Intellisense is Gone?

2013-01-24 Thread Richard Kaye
He prefers to live in the business application/database domain as opposed to operating systems so the answer to that is probably meh. -- rk -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:48 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com

RE: Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
Tracy - thanks for the input. I've actually worked on Dual Screen systems in the past - so, I do know what it is you are speaking about. However, that's definitely not the case here. If you go in to Task Manager - you CAN the screen back up - by selecting the App and hitting Switch To. It does

Re: Intellisense is Gone?

2013-01-24 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 1/24/2013 12:26 PM, Richard Kaye wrote: He prefers to live in the business application/database domain as opposed to operating systems so the answer to that is probably meh. Sounds ok to me! :) -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect

RE: Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
Well - folks - I got the problem resolved. I found a strange command in the Main program - one I hadn't seen or used before - not sure of its original purpose - although, the program who put it in there actually did make a comment. So - this was the EVIL Line - which I commented out:

RE: Screen Hacking a Problem...

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
Hey Frank - I gotta agree - I find Screens easier to maintain as well. As for SCX's being slower than PRG's - and someone followed up with some Stats - I think those stat's are old. I only say that - because computers are SO Much faster these days - that I don't think it would generally be

RE: Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Tracy Pearson
Kurt wrote on 2013-01-24: Well - folks - I got the problem resolved. I found a strange command in the Main program - one I hadn't seen or used before - not sure of its original purpose - although, the program who put it in there actually did make a comment. So - this was the EVIL Line -

Re: Screen Hacking a Problem...

2013-01-24 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 1/24/2013 3:26 PM, Kurt wrote: Hey Frank - I gotta agree - I find Screens easier to maintain as well. As for SCX's being slower than PRG's - and someone followed up with some Stats - I think those stat's are old. I only say that - because computers are SO Much faster these days - that I

RE: Can NOT Un-Minimize a System

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
Actually - the machine my Boss is testing this system on - its XP. And, I'm developing on Win7. The problem we had - was occurring on both machines. I also tried to see if by disabling this command - that if I clicked off the main form - that it would get hidden. But, alas - all is well and it

RE: Screen Hacking a Problem...

2013-01-24 Thread Kurt
Yeah - that's kinda what I'm talking about. With technology so fast these days - your really only going to notice something get slow if there is a LOT OF SH-T going on to cause a slow down. Like, doing 3D CG rendering - truth is - we almost never have enough power to make that happen quickly. But,

RE: Friday

2013-01-24 Thread Jack Skelley
Sytze: Ah beach weather! In New Jersey it was single digits in F this AM... How about convert to a string and compare string lengths. Jack Skelley Jack Skelley Senior Director, Programming/Computer Operations New Jersey Devils (973)757-6164 jskel...@newjerseydevils.com

Re: Friday

2013-01-24 Thread Eurico Chagas Filho
Multiply by 100 than divide by 100. From: Sytze de Boer sytze.k...@gmail.com To: profox profox@leafe.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:45 PM Subject: Friday Its Friday here, 31 Centigrade and the beach beckons Whats a quick way to determine if a user

RE: Friday

2013-01-24 Thread Tracy Pearson
Sytze de Boer wrote on 2013-01-24: Hmmm ?(1.1*100)/100 gives 1.1000 I need 1.10 On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Eurico Chagas Filho e28cha...@yahoo.com.br wrote: Sytze, You have SET DECIMAL TO 4 You could use ALLTRIM(TRANSFORM(1.1,#.##)) Tracy Pearson PowerChurch

Re: Friday

2013-01-24 Thread Frank Cazabon
Can't you set the inputmask to force it to two decimals? Or am I missing something? Frank. Frank Cazabon On 24/01/2013 05:45 PM, Sytze de Boer wrote: Its Friday here, 31 Centigrade and the beach beckons Whats a quick way to determine if a user entered 1.1 or 1.10 I need to distinguish if