Recent content by mikesherlock

Hope this helps Win 2000 and XP users. I have a suite of 10 spreadsheets that load data, calculate, print a report and then load the next spreadsheet (without saving anything). With Win 2000 after 4, 5 or 6 (variable) reports coming off it would slow down to a crawl. With XP the printer started...

Hi Sherif The print to file no longer works as far as I know! What you need to do is {open} a file and then add to the content of the line by using {writeln}. Increase the row number and write the next line. When done (close} the file - this will create things like comma delimited files etc...

Hi jockopa I have had the same problem with Lotus v5.0 and XP - thanks to your tip it solved it straight away. mikesherlock

Hi Filpi01 I think you need to see the help area - type in "{set" and press F1 and you will see some of the set options. Click on Info Components, Info Component Categories and then Printer Setup. You will see there the commands to use to change the bins: {set...

Hi I think I have just found the answer to the GPF problem I reported earlier, and it is just as confusing as the problem itself It involves a looping macro which started with a {choose-item}, which I had given a title of "Data Entry". This resulted in a guaranteed GPF after the 18th...

Hi again I thought I would mention a couple more things - I have eliminated the {windowsoff} causing the problem. Secondly the GPF happens immediately after I have saved the extract back to a file: {file-extract +"data"&a_number&".dta";;;replace;data_range;values} {blank...

Thanks for your contributions Dale, I had tried the {restart} before to no avail,It releases anything stacked. Reinhard, I have tried running in Win 95, 98 and NT compatibility mode (set withing the Lotus 123 shortcut), again to no avail. Is this the same as the MS Compatibility Tool? Regards...

I have a Lotus 5.0 / Windows 2000 Pro problem. I am using a macro which uses a {choose-item} that leads to a file name to combine a data file. It uses this file to drop data into a {dialog} for display and editing, and then saves the file back again. This is a loop that is repeated about 40...