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  1. tomk3

    foxpro for dos filename size

    some of our clipper 5.3 apps are still in use. some of our clipper5.3 apps are still in use, even with Client/server (rdd) Sometimes I think software should begin to smell if too old (because maintenance is now a nightmare)
  2. tomk3

    FoxCharts help needed

    Hello, there is an addon called jrn foxchart tools. It allows you to visually change appearance and shows code for that (or just changes) https://github.com/VFPX/FoxCharts/blob/master/JRN_FoxCharts_Tools/README.md
  3. tomk3

    Valid event fires when clicked outside of test box

    Hello, I use a function is_abbr() and put : if is_abbr() return .t. endif on top in .valid Local oob oob=Sys(1270) If Lastkey()==27 Return .T. Endif If Vartype(oob)="O" If Lastkey()==27 .Or. (Type("oob.cancel")=="L" .And. oob.Cancel==.T.) Return .T. Endif Endif Return .F. Lastkey()...
  4. tomk3

    Please help send an email to me.

    If there are countrys missing you may use a vpn with hosts in the country you want to test and a local free provider.
  5. tomk3

    Printer Icon on Print Preview looping

    Are you using external preview like foxypreviewer or native print dialog ? When report is run , do you insert records in report events and maybe in the wrong cursor ?
  6. tomk3

    MySql to VFP cursor

    If it does not work with another driver : there may be a problem if "references" is a varchar(max) (in MS-SQL, not sure if its called different in Mysql) type . AFAIK VFP decides which type to use on first record. The following is for MS SQL you may adapt it and try in mysql : If its big...
  7. tomk3

    Report printed status

    Hello, I do not know an answer, too. Sys(2040) seems not always work as expected. We have 2 buttons in our software : "Preview " = Preview report without invoice number or with a watermark "Print and save" = With invoicenumber and printout or generate PDF and save data You may also try...
  8. tomk3

    .dbf files mysteriously gone missing (or being deleted)

    You may search for "impersonation" , AFAIK it makes it possible that only your app can access the files But I guess , too that an AV-Tools and maybe quarantine is the problem. There are tools to watch a filesystem (filemon from sysinternals and others), but they can produce big logs. There is...
  9. tomk3

    Opening and reading from a binary file larger than 2GB

    Just an idea : maybe generating an comparing hash is faster (external DLL, sampling )?
  10. tomk3

    Opening and reading from a binary file larger than 2GB

    Nice to see you wOOdy. Tom
  11. tomk3

    Can NOUPDATE prevent a DBF corruption

    I recommend to switch to CS database, too. We did that with remote views which can be USEed and INDEXed like tables on startup, then we optimized it with where clauses,... Another approach might be to switch to a remote solution (MSTSC, TSPLUS) and run the app on the server with the dbfs
  12. tomk3

    VFP 'unresponsive' for 60 secs when closing MSCOMMLib.MSComm

    Hello, I remember that many years ago we replaced mscomm with scomm32 due to problems on virtual ports (>8). Use was exactly the same (no code change) Later on a friend informed me that its now freeware. Not sure whether its available anymore, we do not need it anymore. Basically you may try...
  13. tomk3

    Report with no Data Environment

    We had problems using thisform. in a report. You may iterate through the controls collection of the form and add the values (and name or description from TAG) as propertys to a "printobject" which you can release on close of form. You may put it in title band and have a dummy cursor with one...
  14. tomk3

    Westwind Web Connection server on LAN: can SPT (MS SQL) work ?

    Hello, just one thing : AFAIK you cannot run MS-SQLserver on a domain controller
  15. tomk3

    Signature pads with VFP

    Hello, we are using https://stepover.com/en/about-us/ They have an api and a commandline tool I also have read that TOPAZ has good vfp support, but not tested myself https://www.topazsystems.com/demos-source.html
  16. tomk3

    Position form in another form when radio clicked

    Hello, why not put the content of form frmchecks inside a container and put in mainform and make it visible .t. / .f. depending on radio buttons ? If it has own buttons, disbale maiform buttons/controls if container is visible What do you mean with "device changes" ? Moving mainform to other...
  17. tomk3

    ChilkatVFP version 1.40 Released

    There is a page with vfp samples https://example-code.com/foxpro/default.asp
  18. tomk3

    PDF to text converter for batch folder processing

    Hello, we use(d) this http://www.a-pdf.com/text/cmd.htm https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html (download the toolspackage) and had a look on (not cheap) https://www.verypdf.com/app/pdf-to-txt-converter/index.html#feature-converter Most of the work is changing the parser when invoice...
  19. tomk3

    Problem with printed image

    if you do EBV , TOPAZ has tools to upscale a photo with impressive results which may give better printouts
  20. tomk3

    Need to build web service, pronto :)

    Hello, the easiest and fastest way should be a remote access like TerminalService ("RDP") There are others like TSPLUS which allow access via Internet in a browser and are cheaper.

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