Recent content by TheBulldog

I have a client using VFP 9.0 SP2 who has written a custom Date picker based upon _datetime.vcx. I want to avoid any of the issues alluded to in a Google search with Office versions from 2003 - 2010 (assume 2013 w.b a problem, too). Can we copy this file to the application's folder where we...

In a closed thread, Gerrit Broekhuis mentioned that he had Automated Acrobat using VFP9 SP2. I am also trying to automate Acrobat X (10.0). I've found references to using an ActiveX control axAcroPDFLib, but I am unable to locate the control. Is there another way to be able to print pdf files...

I've already created Media sets for Daily, Weekly and Monthly. New blank tapes are named DLT0000xx. I know that I can change their names and move enough to the Weekly and Monthly Media sets. I found a profile that is pre-defined to do a daily Incremental backup, and full backups for weekly and...

Thanks Dave! They changed the settings to 3000 record locks per conenction and 80,0000 total record locks and the problem went away. It sure seems like an immense amount of work for a network administrator to determine some number of records that a given workstation might need to process for...

One of the network guys suggested that it is problem with the server settings where there was a maximum of 500 record locks per connection and 20,000 total record locks. Should these settings be increased and by how much? TIA, Mike

Scott: We know that there is no one else in the system. In addition, this is happening at 5 different sites. I think there is an issue with having the .exe run from the server. We've already changed to optimistic buffering and it still happens. If the users process 10 fewer transactions at...

Does anyone run their application on a Novell network, uses VFP database containers,install the software on the server, installs the VFP dll's on each workstation and executes the application from the server? I've got an accounting application that uses transaction processing to update several...

Thanks for the reply. First as you know, the VFP view designer gets nasty if a new field is added to the table and you selected using *, so that is why the view is done the way it is. Second, the efficiency of the parameterized view hasn't been an issue at the over 50 sites that have been...

All: My situation is in an EXE that is installed on a network drive of a Windows 2000 Server, but run from a local workstation, Windows 98 workstations. The process that is failing is an End of Month process where MAAAAANY free tables are updated. It has happened 3 times today. 2 reporting...

Steve: Are you using a Windows Installer? With Wise for Windows Installer, you can have the installation check various registry keys. If price is a concern, you can download Orca and the current Windows Installer and make the changes yourself. Orca doesn't have much of a front end, but once...

I'm working on a process to assign a drive letter to a network share. Part of the interface is a textbox for the user to key in the "correct name". I want to check the entry to be certain that it is accurate. It looks like NetShareGetInfo would allow me to pass in text like...