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Hi Mike I have given that command at the start of my startup prg. still the same behaviour Ravi

Hi all When executing standalone apps, They open in 640 x 480 screen size and then expand to 800 x 600 size. is there any way to avoid this and open directly in 800 x 600 size ? This causes a flicker that I would want to do away with. Thanks Ravi

Thanks Rick & Dave The machine & its interface is actually proprietory to the people who had installed it and are now not prepared to spend any more time on the site. The problem is that the software provided by them is very unfriendly and cumbersome hence the need to develop a new software...

Hi All I have a requirement for an app which will read entry/exit data from an door access card reader hooked up to a PC. I believe the MSCOMM control can be used for this. Could someone please guide me as to using MSCOMM with this type of machine? is there a standard command set to be used for...

Hi all There seems to be not alternative to using general fields as the VFP 6.0 report writer demands it. Please inform if this can be done any other way. I generate a temporary cursor for the purpose of reporting, which is anyway destroyed after the reporting is over so storing images is not...

Hi I tried using a different icon and it worked. I guess using icons for this purpose is mostly a trial & error process. am i correct in this?

Hi all In my mproject I have specified an icon by using project info > attach icon and also included the icon in the project. The problem is that when a shortcut to my application is created on the desktop, the icon shown is the fox head and not the one I specified in the project. I also have...

Hi all I have a report which is supposed to display a jpg image stored in a general field of the underlying cursor. My problem is that when the report is generated, instead of the actual image, the JPG file icon is displayed/printed. what could be the cause of this? Thanks in advance

Hi all I need to use the append general command in one of my apps and i have given the command thus appe general machimage from &mimfile where machinmage is the name of the general field and mimfile is the filename (.bmp or .jpg) I am getting the following error OLE Error code 0x800401f5...

Hi Mike I did check through folder options and the JPG file type is associated with 'IEXPLORE'. accordingly if I give the command as &quot;append general <fieldname> from <jpg filename> class iexplore&quot;, I still am getting the same OLE error mentioned above. what could be the problem here...

Hi Mike I tried giving &quot;append general <fieldname> from <jpg filename>&quot; and I am getting an error which says &quot;OLE Error. application not found&quot;. How can I solve this problem? How can I find out which class / application is registered for JPG files? Thanks Ravi

Hi redzombi19 I have an application which has a similar requirement as for sending emails to a list or customers based on a condition. I am stuck on the actual emailing part. could you please guide me as to how you are doing it? sorry if I am in the wrong forum. Thanks & Regards Ravi

Hi all thanks for the replies I just need to do this in a temporary cursor which is closed and destroyed after the report is run, so database bloat does not enter into the picture here. what is the OLEclassname for jpg images? I have found out that OLEClassname for BMPs is PBRUSH. Thanks

Hi all How can I embed a jpg or bmp image into a general field programatically ? what is the syntax to be used ? I have a database which stores pathnames of the images in a memo field and shows the actual picture when a report is generated for which I have to create a temporary cursor having a...

Hi all I would like to know how to access a password protected network share through code. Im building an app which runs a backup process to a specific folder on the server (password protected). My app knows the password but the folder should not be accessible to other users through windows...