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I tested my new Runtime 10 install on a Windows 98 machine we have. It has no Paradox and no BDE on it, so it should be a clean test. The installation was successful and the application runs, but it is extremely slow. The old version in Runtime 7 runs much faster. And there is no problem...

I finally got around to trying to move my application from Paradox 7 Runtime to Paradox 10 Runtime. What was holding me back was the lack of an Installation Package in Paradox 10 Runtime. I thought I would report on my experience if anyone else is facing the same problem. I first tried to make...

I've run into something I'm not sure how to get around. I have a tabbed form with the main table shown on the first tab, details on the second and several linked tables on subsequent tabs. However I would like to display on another tab a table that must be created from a query. I placed the...

When I put the working directory files on the server, some things ran a lot slower. A couple of buttons on the main form run a bunch of update queries and then open the form. On a standalone computer this takes maybe a second. On the server it takes maybe 5 to 8 seconds. So I created a...

While setting up workstations with Paradox Runtime to access the database on the server, I wanted to have the users not to have to set the working directory or open the initial form. I found Lance's TechTricks on Paradox Command Line Switches to be great help, but I had a hard time figuring out...

All my Paradox experience is standalone, single user apps that I have "developed". I've never had to deal with the issues of multiple users and I did not consider them in developing various applications. At work I have a database that tracks projects, budget, and other financial...

I have a form that contains a tableframe. I want to be able to change the background color of each record in the frame based on the value of one of the fields. It will be one of four colors depending on which of four values appear in a calculated field. I can make the background colors...

I've used Paradox for years, and have built several applications, including one with extensive ObjectPal code, so I'd like to think I have a clue about Paradox! However, a someone asked me about using a portion of a database I developed to provide users with certain data from a website. The...

I always seem to have questions! I want to get the names of all the fields displayed on a form and put into an array. I tried: MyForm.enumFieldNames(arFieldNames) but that just gets the field names of one of the tables in the Data Model. Since I now have a bunch of calculated fields on the...

Can anyone tell me the maximum number of fields a table can contain? I don't mean records, but fields. I'm trying to figure out how to display some data with very specific formatting requirements and the easiest way may be to stick it all (for display purposes only) into one table (of only one...

I can't seem to figure this one out. I have a form with many alphanumeric fields displayed (all from one record). I have a button on the form that I want to check the displayed fields for others containing the same value and then change the color of these records. (Actually I want to color...

I'm trying to create a form that will color code related data. I figured I could just increment the number that matches the color by a fixed amount. However the number representation of the color doesn't match any of the Paradox RGB, CMY or HSV "custom color" formats. Does anyone...

I'm really very BDE ignorant. I don't understand it at all and it keeps getting me in trouble! After deciding to wait a bit on doing the Runtime 7 to 10 conversion (software running fine in Paradox 10, but the installation software sounds like considerable effort is required), I've run into...

I'm not sure I can explain this, but I developed a "nested" (if that is the right word - one table but multiple lines) Query that is much faster than the TCursor approach I was using to track a line backwards (like a family tree, starting with one and going to many). The problem is...

I have 3 questions related to Paradox Reports: 1. Is there a way to rotate a text field in a Paradox report? 2. Can text be centered vertically in a text box? 3. Does anyone have any advice about making reports work for both 8.5" x 11" and also A4 format? Or should I just generate...

I have an application that runs in Paradox 7 Runtime. I own (but haven't used) Paradox 8 Runtime (as well as Paradox 8). I never bought Paradox 9 (the developer edition was pretty expensive) or 10. I never made the conversion to Paradox 8 because of printing problems with Paradox 8. I'm...

I'm trying to create a table borrowing all the structure, indexes, and validity checks from an existing table. If I only use the LIKE command it works, but the STRUCT and INDEXSTRUCT generate errors (used alone or together). The code is: method pushButton(var eventInfo Event) var NewTbl...

I have a button on a form that compacts several tables. I am using the code shown in the help example. It used to work on all the tables, but at one point it stopped working on the most complex table, but works fine on the others. I can pack the table using the restructure command...

I just received a new computer at work (Dell 2 GHz Pentium 4) replacing a 800 MHz Dell Pentium II (?). The computer folks installed all the same software except for it is now running the latest version of MS Office (XP?) instead of Office 2000. They installed my unique software same as the...