Hello all,
I am predominantly a VB person. Don't stop reading because of that alone.
I have been asked to look at an old app, which was previously thought to be written in VB.
From what I can determine, it was written in 16 bit Delphi (I've been told Delphi 1 or possibly 2; not too important, or so I think).
This app has been running for many years (10+), most recently under Win98. The organisation has just rolled out an XP SOE, to all machines. The app in question now behaves in an unusual manner:
Where there should be a check box (VB speak here) you might get the text, but no box. Click where the box should be & the box displays. Unselect the box & it remains displayed correctly.
Where there is a combo box (VB again, sorry) which has scroll bars, the scroll bar doesn't display. Click where the bar should be & it will display. This is also the case for the up & down arrows on.
This behaviour also effect text boxes. I'm not certain this is a conclusive list of controls affected.
I tried setting the app to use I believe EVERY combination of compatability under XP. None made the slightest bit of difference.
The app is also backing onto a 16 bit BTrieve DB. I don't belive this is in any way influencing the issue, but it might be.
I guess I'm looking to hear from anyone who has seen this kind of behaviour before & even better if someone knows a solution.
Silly me, I forgot to mention, we don't have the source code available, otherwise a recompile would have likely resolved the issues all too easily.
Thanks in advance for any further suggestions,
Regards,
Peter.
I am predominantly a VB person. Don't stop reading because of that alone.
I have been asked to look at an old app, which was previously thought to be written in VB.
From what I can determine, it was written in 16 bit Delphi (I've been told Delphi 1 or possibly 2; not too important, or so I think).
This app has been running for many years (10+), most recently under Win98. The organisation has just rolled out an XP SOE, to all machines. The app in question now behaves in an unusual manner:
Where there should be a check box (VB speak here) you might get the text, but no box. Click where the box should be & the box displays. Unselect the box & it remains displayed correctly.
Where there is a combo box (VB again, sorry) which has scroll bars, the scroll bar doesn't display. Click where the bar should be & it will display. This is also the case for the up & down arrows on.
This behaviour also effect text boxes. I'm not certain this is a conclusive list of controls affected.
I tried setting the app to use I believe EVERY combination of compatability under XP. None made the slightest bit of difference.
The app is also backing onto a 16 bit BTrieve DB. I don't belive this is in any way influencing the issue, but it might be.
I guess I'm looking to hear from anyone who has seen this kind of behaviour before & even better if someone knows a solution.
Silly me, I forgot to mention, we don't have the source code available, otherwise a recompile would have likely resolved the issues all too easily.
Thanks in advance for any further suggestions,
Regards,
Peter.