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Still using 8.5. No problem exporting when Crystal is installed. But when using in a distributed application and attempt export pdf format to disk (or to MAPI) page selection displays, then nothing. I must be missing something to include in my distribution? John Kisner

The thread "Is Vista ready for Prime Time has had very good responses. My conclusion is that it is if you are ready. Some of the responses dealt with what is necessary to be ready. Anyone else with info on getting ready? John Kisner

We are a small application develoment shop. Recently we had our first experience where a customer bought a new workstation with Vista. On it our application runs only for users with Administrative permission, and the Vista workstation cannot work with a printer. Is your experience different...

I need to be able to send a fax from the Crystal preview screen. XP and Crystal 8.5 now but am willing to buy current Crystal. Workstation has a fax modem. 1. Do I need 3rd party fax package? 2. Can user be prompted for fax phone number? 3. Can fax phone number be picked from the report...

I am an experienced programmer in VB6. I'm looking for suggestions for books, web sites, etc. to get a rapid startup on a project involving downloading data from a Windows workstation on a LAN (using VB6) to a Pocket PC with Windows CE. Are there packages that will compile VB6 source for...

I just got this email. The sender is identified as Microsoft: Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now! There are dangerous virus in the Internet now! More than 500.000 already infected! Is this legit - or could this be a virus? John Kisner

Although I have used chain files to define bill of materials relationships in an earlier programming life, I would appreciate any suggestions for practical table relationships in an RDMS. John Kisner

Can anyone point me to information on how to interact with Excel spreadsheets from VB? John Kisner

In VB6 we do not bind our grid controls directly to a dataset but to an XArray in memory. This goes back to early DCOM days when we could not bind controls to datasets through DCOM. Of course when we fill the grid with large numbers of rows it must transfer them all across tiers. Is there a...

We have a fair amount of experience printing and reading 1D barcodes simply using fonts. What do we need to be able to print 2D barcodes? John Kisner

I have a package which runs on SQL/Server 7. We just installed our 1st SQL Server/2000 customer. No problem with backing up our startup database from SQL/7 and restoring it on the customers new SQL/2000. After assisting customer with entering his startup entries, I backed up the customer's...

As a developer/maintainer of lots of VB6 code I've been looking into what it will take to convert to VB.Net. It's not a pretty picture. Obviously this Microsoft move has major implications to developers like myself who have chosen Microsoft VB some time ago in the expectation that future...

Our shop has been developing strictly distributed apps using DCOM (w/VB) since DCOM was available.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, if I read the papers right, Bill Gates is saying that XML is the stuff that will Microsoft will use to link multi-tiers together in distributed apps.<br><br>Can this be...

I recently got a private email asking for a Microsoft page with MSDE info. For anyone interested in this limited but free version of SQL Server take a look at<br><br><A HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/backgrnd/html/msdeforvs.htm"...

We are converting a VB & Jet Engine small application to use MDSE.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is used at a number of sites as a standalone app on a single PC.&nbsp;&nbsp;We must have an option to backup to floppies.<br><br>Our current procedure zips the .mdb file and copies it to floppy(s).&nbsp;&nbsp;Can...

In '96 we made the fateful decision to make OOP and distributed multi-tier architecture our only architecture.&nbsp;&nbsp;In my 5th decade in this field, this is the very first big new thing that wasn't a logical progression from my past experience.<br><br>So, a tip to all experienced...

Management wants to create a &quot;war room&quot; where much production scheduling and status info can be displayed during meetings of several persons.&nbsp;&nbsp;If we used multiple monitors it would probably take around 4 to 6 of them.<br><br>Does anyone have experience with using large TV...

We have been creating distribution CD's for an application which uses the Jet engine.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have decided to change to the MSDE.<br><br>How do we go about including it on a &quot;shrink wrapped&quot; self-installable CD? <p>John Kisner<br><a...

We develop applications which can be used with either Jet or SQL Server.&nbsp;&nbsp;All of our apps are written using ADO.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our installation routines for upgrades add (and modify) columns as necessary.&nbsp;&nbsp;For our SQL Server users, we have used SQL statements successfully for...

I'm starting to work on a sticky issue. We have provided the following functionality in our apps. I'll illustrate with entry of Customer ID on, say, an order entry form.<br> <br> Sometimes the enterer knows the ID and is a speed keyer. We provide a text box for that. Frequently the enterer...