I had developed a small application using VFP 3.0. I created CDs using SETUP wizard in VFP and sent out to (Shipping) agents (not secret agent!)

in the Far East region. (By the way, I work for a major shipping line, the agents appointed in various countries handle the admin and paper work for our customers. So our customers' goods can be shipped on our vessels)

Strangely, some agents could install the app without problem. Some agent encountered problem such as "some system files were out of date or error with some system files" (not exact words, something to that effect).

some agents had problem that the setup program kept asking for disk 1 to be inserted. (The app contained on a Compact Disc!).

They installed it on WIN 95. Could it be the version problem?

Could anyone offers any clue? thanks

Regards Lim Lik Chian (Mr)

LLC

<FONT COLOR="#663300"><I>Strangely, some agents could install the app without problem. Some agent encountered problem such as "some system files were out of date or error with some system files" (not exact words, something to that effect). some agents had problem that the setup program kept asking for disk 1 to be inserted. (The app contained on a Compact Disc!).

They installed it on WIN 95. Could it be the version problem? Could anyone offers any clue?</I></FONT>

Sounds like they had older DLL versions of some components, or were missing some of them. I've found lots of problems installing systems which relied on ActiveX controls, since many target systems did not contain them, or contained older versions.

You may need to consider a more advanced installer than the one created by the Setup Wizard. I've heard lots of good things about InstallShield, although I haven't used it myself.

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Ed Leafe

Paah. You'd think by now I would remember how to fix these problems, but my new app builds are so few and far between that I always forget by the time I'm ready to build my next app ;).

I am getting the following error when I compile my new codebook app:

Compiling d:cdbk30common30progsutility.prg

#INCLUDE 'CDBK30COMMON30INCLUDEFRAMEWRK.H'

Error in line 10: File does not exist.

The app I am trying to compile is in the d:aseball directory and codebooks is in d:cdbk30 directory. The file 'CDBK30COMMON30INCLUDEFRAMEWRK.H' does indeed exist.

Michael G. Emmons

<a href="mailto:MichaelE@flashcreative.com">MichaelE@flashcreative.com</a>

Senior Consultant

<a href="http://www.flashcreative.com" class="white" onmouseover="style.color='#00cc00'" onmouseout="style.color='#0000ff'" title="Flash Creative Management Web Site">Flash Creative Management</a>

<I><FONT COLOR="#663300">Paah. You'd think by now I would remember how to fix these problems, but my new app builds are so few and far between that I always forget by the time I'm ready to build my next app ;).

I am getting the following error when I compile my new codebook app:

Compiling d:cdbk30common30progsutility.prg

#INCLUDE 'CDBK30COMMON30INCLUDEFRAMEWRK.H'

Error in line 10: File does not exist.

The app I am trying to compile is in the d:aseball directory and codebooks is in d:cdbk30 directory. The file 'CDBK30COMMON30INCLUDEFRAMEWRK.H' does indeed exist.

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Argh! Nevermind ;). Even though I had startcb running, apparently I wasn't in the project directory. One I typed "cd d:aseball" everything worked fine. Sheesh.

Michael G. Emmons

<a href="mailto:MichaelE@flashcreative.com">MichaelE@flashcreative.com</a>

Senior Consultant

<a href="http://www.flashcreative.com" class="white" onmouseover="style.color='#00cc00'" onmouseout="style.color='#0000ff'" title="Flash Creative Management Web Site">Flash Creative Management</a>

How do I do this?

Matthew L. Brazier

Developing in VFP 5/6/7, Visual Studio 6

website: www.braziercomputerconsulting.com

email: mbrazier@braziercomputerconsulting.com

<I><FONT COLOR="#663300">How do I do this?</FONT></I>

I would say, go to www.west-wind.com and grab his free wwIPStuff class that allows you to send SMTP email. If you are trying to support MAPI or send mail with Outlook you can use the MAPI class that comes with FoxPro, or use OLE Automation for outlook.

BOb

Hi,

Code in Setup.prg that is executed on Exit from the App has the following lines:

*-----------------------------------------------

*-- Cleanup after the application is terminated.

*-----------------------------------------------

_screen.MousePointer = MOUSE_DEFAULT

SET PATH TO ( lcOldPath )

RELEASE ALL EXTENDED

CLEAR ALL

IF INLIST(RIGHT(SYS(16,1), 3), "APP", "EXE")

QUIT

ENDIF

The Quit takes one out of the FoxPro completely. I suppose it may be a good thing in the case of an installed App, but in the debug mode, it should probably return the programmer to the VFP so he/she can add a few more bugs to the soup. :-)

Of course, one can always "comment" the 3 lines.

Regards

Javed

Hi Javed:

When I am debugging, I usually start the application off using DO STARTCB and DO MAIN. As a result, the IF statement in question prevents the QUIT from executing and I remain in VFP ready for more debugging. Do you debug by typing DO <AppName>.APP or <AppName>.EXE?

Best,

CT

<I><FONT COLOR="#663300">Hi,

Code in Setup.prg that is executed on Exit from the App has the following lines:

*-----------------------------------------------

*-- Cleanup after the application is terminated.

*-----------------------------------------------

_screen.MousePointer = MOUSE_DEFAULT

SET PATH TO ( lcOldPath )

RELEASE ALL EXTENDED

CLEAR ALL

IF INLIST(RIGHT(SYS(16,1), 3), "APP", "EXE")

QUIT

ENDIF

The Quit takes one out of the FoxPro completely. I suppose it may be a good thing in the case of an installed App, but in the debug mode, it should probably return the programmer to the VFP so he/she can add a few more bugs to the soup. :-)

Of course, one can always "comment" the 3 lines.

Regards

Javed</FONT></I>

Flash Creative Management, Inc. (FLASH)

http://www.flashcreative.com

ctb@flashcreative.com

tomandanna@erols.com

I am trying to move my app into a test environment. I have compiled it as an .app so that I can continue to debug while it is tested. I have suddenly developed new bugs that I am not sure how to track down.

Bug #1: When I instantiate a form that works perfectly in my development environment ny running main.prg, I get the error message that 'Alias BLOCKOUTVIEW is not found.' That makes sense because there is no alias BLOCKOUTVIEW. BLOCKOUTVIEW is the name of the cursor object that is defined in my aDataEnv.prg and the cursor alias is 'vBlockout' I have defined my bizobj.cAlias property as 'vBlockout' but when I suspend the .app at the error, I find that thisform.bizobj.cAlias = 'BlockoutView' How do I go about finding where this error is occurring?

:-) Pamela

pamela@eagle-crest.com

<I><FONT COLOR="#663300">I am trying to move my app into a test environment. I have compiled it as an .app so that I can continue to debug while it is tested. I have suddenly developed new bugs that I am not sure how to track down.

Bug #1: When I instantiate a form that works perfectly in my development environment ny running main.prg, I get the error message that 'Alias BLOCKOUTVIEW is not found.' That makes sense because there is no alias BLOCKOUTVIEW. BLOCKOUTVIEW is the name of the cursor object that is defined in my aDataEnv.prg and the cursor alias is 'vBlockout' I have defined my bizobj.cAlias property as 'vBlockout' but when I suspend the .app at the error, I find that thisform.bizobj.cAlias = 'BlockoutView' How do I go about finding where this error is occurring?</FONT></I>

In addition, when I have the application suspended, the watch window says that my bizobj does not have an oDataEnvironment property. However, eBizObj.Init has already fired and the line of code:

this.oDataEnvironment = this.oDELoader.oDataEnvironment

did not produce an error. Where could the oDataEnvironment property gone? I feel as though I am looking right at something and cannot see it.

:-) Pamela

pamela@eagle-crest.com