User forum and feedback

Hi,

in the "Document" -> "Print Option" parameters of a DQL procedure we can specify :

Print To --> File     PDF

and in the Edit Box below we have to set the file Path.
For example:

C:\TEST.PDF

Is it possible to set the file Path in the DQL procedure, so we could set the PDF file name in the DQL procedure (and not fixed in the "Print Option") ?

Thanks!
Best regards, Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 10th March 2010 - 15:10 Comment this

De 6.1 and De 4.53

We need to keep log of users that type in their password incorrectly. Is there a way within Dataease to do this or any other way ?

Urgent advise would be appreciated

By: charmaine smit posted: 5th March 2010 - 15:26 Comment this

- it asks for a floppy drive and ignores C which is where the download is.

By: sharon smith posted: 26th February 2010 - 17:28 Comment this

Historic Product Support Information

We are currently running v5.15 and I'm trying to find out what level of support DataEase provide for this version, but so far they have not answered any emails. Does anyone have any historic product info which shows "end of life" support dates, or know where I could find this?

Thanks
Dave Smith

By: David Smith posted: 26th February 2010 - 15:40 Comment this

DEFINITIVE guidance needed

Hi,

Where can I find DEFINITIVE instructions on how to connect to MS SQL via ODBC. I have spent some hours trying to do this without success, and keep getting confronted with messages like "Invalid object name 'Standard Times.st.Tasks'".  By contrast I tried to connect using the Open Office database and was connected in 5 minutes - there's a lesson here somewhere.

Please don't suggest that I should use OLEDB since I have done this, and although I was able to connect the data is corrupted.

This must be a very common requirement and yet this feature of DE is poorly documented and implemented.

Thanks,

Bill Nicholson

By: Bill Nicholson posted: 25th February 2010 - 23:36 Comment this

Hi,

I have a friend, with very little computer knowledge, that I am creating a database for. I am doing this so he can keep track of various information. Is there a way that this can be done as a standalone program, or does he have to purchase DataEase to use it?

Thanks,

Mike

P.S Please disregard my previous post as an answer from January accidently got attached. Please respond to this post.

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 18th February 2010 - 14:21 Comment this

Hi,

I have a friend, with very little computer knowledge, that I am creating a database for. I am doing this so he can keep track of various information. Is there a way that this can be done as a standalone program, or does he have to purchase DataEase to use it?

Thanks,

Mike

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 18th February 2010 - 14:14 Comment this

Hi,

I use the below procedure to list records in a specific order from one form and then enter those records into another form in the same order. When the records list on the screen they stop at each page, and then the user must hit page down key for the next page to list, etc. Once the list finishes the user must hit the esc key so the records are entered into the other form. Can this be done another way so it is completely automated and the user does not have to do anything?

Thanks,

Mike

for Race Numbers Final Numbers  
;
list records
Race # in order ;
Adj New Bet Rtg FTS FUSA in reverse ;
PP ;
Adj Horse ;
Total E1E2 ;
Total LPSR ;
Power Rating ;
Adj Surface Sort .
enter a record in Fix FTS FUSA Numbers  
New Bet Rtg := Race Numbers Final Numbers Adj New Bet Rtg FTS FUSA ;
Race # := Race Numbers Final Numbers Race # ;
PP := Race Numbers Final Numbers PP ;
Adj Horse := Race Numbers Final Numbers Adj Horse ;
Total E1E2 := Race Numbers Final Numbers Total E1E2 ;
Total LPSR := Race Numbers Final Numbers Total LPSR ;
Power Rating := Race Numbers Final Numbers Power Rating ;
Adj Surface Sort := Race Numbers Final Numbers Adj Surface Sort .

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 17th February 2010 - 17:58 Comment this

If I print multiple copies (in my tests I've selected 2) DataEase crashes if I have the collate box ticked.  This happens in many different databases, in many different DQL's, to different printers (including a print to PDF printer).  Unticking collate stops the crash but I need these things collated, the alterative of running a DQL multiple times to get multiple copies or photocopying isn't good.  This problem used to happen in Datease 5.5, 6.0 or 6.1, can't remember which now.

By: Simon Brown posted: 16th February 2010 - 13:05 Comment this

trying to produce a report in pdf. via a procedure using a dataentry form to select the criteria. When it runs, i get an error message, it says it cannot find dataease. and the report does not run.

It works fine on my pc which is running XP but not on my laptop which is running Windows7

By: steve hypolite posted: 8th February 2010 - 21:01 Comment this

DE 6.52 Application migrated to DE 7.2

Apart fro a few minor errors and warnings all went fine - considering it is an app with 900 tables, over 4000 forms and 6000 DQL's.

Unfortunately the general app speed is EXTREMELY slow with DE 7.2 compared to DE6.52.

Even a standard Record Status run takes > 10 minutes to complete. In DE 6.52 this takes under a minute.

Regards

Stewart

By: Stewart Allen posted: 6th February 2010 - 13:45 Comment this

I'm currently evaluating DataEase and Ffenics, and I heard on the grapevine that Ffenics had been sold to a company called Database Software Limited.

I've tried to check the Ffenics web page but can't find any info. Anyone that know if this is true, and if it is who is behind this company and what their plans are?

By: Tony Williams posted: 3rd February 2010 - 16:39 Comment this

Hi,

is it possible to convert characters to uppercase while typed ? I mean, if I'm typing a text value in a field, I would like to display the uppercase of each character while typing (not when this field lost the focus, as the "Upper" function do).

Thanks!
Best regards, Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 3rd February 2010 - 15:11 Comment this

Hi

I wrote a database in version 4.2, way back in 1994 (which believe it or not is still in use). I would like to upgrade this database to version 7.2. Before purchasing this, could somebody please advise me the steps required to migrate the database incl forms, procedures etc. from 4.2 to 7.2?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bill 

By: Bill Henry posted: 27th January 2010 - 11:57 Comment this

Hi,

we need to use the instruction :

define "C" text 1 .
assign C := RecordSave() .

in an OML script to save the record.
We have put this script in a field "ValueLoaded" event, but the record is not saved.
Why this?

Thanks!
best regards, Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 22nd January 2010 - 13:04 Comment this

Hi,

we have a multi-user application. We have the Invoice table and a table (NR_INVOICE) that contains the stores the last invoice number. So when a user save a new invoice, a dql procedure must read the last number from the table NR-INVOICE, add 1 to this number and save the invoice with this number.
The problem occours when two users save simultaneously the invoice. DFW only accept one user read and update the NR_INVOICE table. So the second user that save the invoice don't get the invoice number.

We have also tryed to look exclusive the NR_INVOICE table but nothing happens, only the first user can get the invoice number .

Thanks!
Best regards,
Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 22nd January 2010 - 09:57 Comment this

Where could I find a recipie to get this connection to work. I dont have time to figure this out by my self. I have tried, but now I give up.

By: Einar Raudeberg posted: 21st January 2010 - 00:08 Comment this

I'm tidying up some routines in a datease 6.52 application after migration and have come across a problem with a few DQL's regarding file in use.

I've stripped out everything and made a basic demonstrate of the problem:

-- DQL start

for FORMA ;
modify records
FIELDA := 0.00 .
end

for FORMB with Picking Week between 01/12/09 to 31/12/09  ;
  modify records in FORMB
    FIELDB := 1  .
end

-- DQL end

The issue is caused by the second FOR routine.  I get a time out telling me FORMA is in use. It shouldn't be as I closed FORMA with END before starting the next FOR loop.  This issue I've already come across in 2 DQL's to now, both of which worked fine in 6.52 but in 7.2.2.747 the second FOR loop can not run as Datease hasnt closed FORMA from the first FOR loop.

Is there a simple fix to this or has something changed?  Thanks.

By: Simon Brown posted: 19th January 2010 - 13:21 Comment this

1. Is there an opportunity for product users to submit enhancements ideas! If so, can the list be made public!

2. I have a small application referencing doucments such as tif files in a table. Some of the documents consist of several pages. Are there any plans for multi page viewing and reporting!

By: Jeremy Banks posted: 14th January 2010 - 20:09 Comment this

I need to change a julian date back to a calendar date, can anyone help?

Julian date 10,004 back to 01/04/10.

Thanks

By: Ed Gordley posted: 14th January 2010 - 19:06 Comment this

test

test feedback

By: rwayda mohamed posted: 14th January 2010 - 11:39 Comment this

In my organisation we have the urgent necessity to manage a single DataEase application that it has more than 1000 tables. I would want to know if and when such limit will be exceeded and with which version. Many thanks.

By: Marco Marchesi posted: 11th January 2010 - 16:09 Comment this

Why am I returning to DataEase? at £99.00 the product is a no brainer, however at £299 per seat vs MS-Access it is too expensive for product development and to roll-out over a large number of seats.

I have been tempted back to DataEase purely on the Amnesty offering of £99.00. Just hope I am not disappointed. I am a mature IT person who started out as a Cobol/Fortran programmer and fell in love with a product called DataMaster aka DataEase in the early 80's. Built many applications but when the consultants arrived and recommedned Microsoft Office in the organisation it killed off DataEase and it was replaced with Access which was an inferior product but it came free as part of the MS takeover.

Over the past 25 years I morphred from a programmer to systems analyst and then jumped the net into Sales / Marketing and commercial management in an International corporation before finally being dumped back into IT as data migration manager for a large SAP and Seibel project.

Got out on an early exit plan and started up my own import business but still love IT after 35+years. I abandoned DataEase with the release of 5.5 as I felt there was an anti-MS tone and a lack of simple integration with MS based products primiraly Excel and windows which severly limited the product. While most other software suppliers offered a bridge to import data dircetly from MS-Excel, DataEAse lost the plot by making integration with MS products akward and fell behind badly in this regard, ignoring the move of the major corporates to MS based platforms.

Why am I returning to DataEase? at £99.00 the product is a no brainer, however at £299 per seat vs MS-Access it is too expensive for product development and to roll-out over a large number of seats. 

Hope to rekindle my development skills with DataEase and hope not to be disappointed. Wishing the team every succes in 2010.

By: John De Courcy posted: 11th January 2010 - 01:56 Comment this

If I "migrate" to 7.2 from 6.5, can I still use 6.5 to open the db?

By: Steve Arsenault posted: 10th January 2010 - 23:19 Comment this

DATAEASE 7.2 crashes when creating form

I have been using DataEase since the beginning and decided to try to move forward from DataEase 5.12.  While testing a form into which I hoped to migrate 5.12 data I keep crashing with the following message:

EXITING DUE TO EXCEPTION

UNKNOWN (E06D7363H)
INSTRUCTION POINTER: 0X7C812AFB
STACK POINTER: 0X0013DB48
UI BUILD:7.2.752.0
PRISM BUILD: 7.2.2.752
WINDOWS VER: WINDOWS XP

I hope DataEase or someone might have an idea on this.

By: Donald Douglas posted: 9th January 2010 - 22:00 Comment this

I have little to no knowledge of Dataease, and have been landed with a problem regarding date display.

All Dataease applications in our place were written by someone who retired a few years ago and is no longer able to be contacted.

We are running version 5.16 (16M) I think. It runs in a DOS window.

Since 1st January, the Dataease database that is being used is putting the date as 1910 instead of 2010. I seen in the bugs section there is a way of fixing this in later versions, is it possible to change this for the version they are running?

Many thanks if anyone is able to give me some advice on this matter.

By: William McCue posted: 7th January 2010 - 12:40 Comment this

Hi,

I doubt to take advantage of Amnesty offer, because I prefer a Dutch version.

My questions are:

1. When is a Dutch version avaiable?

2. Is it possible to chance for free to a Dutch version if I purchase 7.2 now?

With kindly regards,

Norbert Dekker

By: Norbert Dekker posted: 5th January 2010 - 13:54 Comment this

i WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD pdf OR SIMILAR OF THE MANUALS AS i DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. IS IT POSSIBLE??

By: Bryan Luckock posted: 4th January 2010 - 14:32 Comment this

Hi!

I cannot seem to get 7.2 or the Demigrate program to recognize any data.

After about 16 years of programing and using Dataease,

I hate to admitt it, but I'm at a loss!! I sure hope I don't have to abandon.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Kelly

By: Kelion Kopp posted: 4th January 2010 - 06:01 Comment this

Hi,

I have a friend that I would like to create a database for so he can keep track of various information. Is there any way he would be able to use it without purchasing DataEase?

Thanks,

Mike

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 29th December 2009 - 15:16 Comment this

Hi,

we would like to use the DFW 7.1 Toolbar Icon in DFW 7.2 application. Is it possible?
I know that I can change the default custom toolbar going in :

document -> custom toolbar -> select "custom toolbar" option -> select an available button -> press the IMAGE button (I can select an alternative image)

Where can we find the DFW 7.1 image toolbar icons?

Thanks!

Best regards, Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 18th December 2009 - 13:03 Comment this

I have just downloaded 7.2, but it is not recognizing my 6.5 database files. I have tried restoring from a 6.5 backup, but it won't restore from a backup by a previous version. I have tried to open the 6.5 database as an existing application and also by creating a new application, but there doesn't seem to be a command to manually migrate. What am I missing/doing wrong?

By: Fred Baron posted: 16th December 2009 - 18:06 Comment this

I am trying to test the upgrade path from 4.53 to 7.2 via 5.5, with a small user-developed database, prior to buying a license for 7.2.

5.5 seems to have downloaded and installed fine. The dialog box for Migrate Application opens, but does not want to recognise that there is a 4.53 database in the path specified. I can't find any really detiled help on this.

I am a basic user, long-time DataEase fan because it allowed people like me to do good things. I am running Windows XP. Any ideas?

Peter T

By: Peter Thomson posted: 16th December 2009 - 06:13 Comment this

I am running DFW 5.5 and somehow have one form and 2 tables with the same name.  Both tables have the same data.  Now I cant make changes to the form as there are 2 tables.  What do I need to do....HELP !

Thanks

Wayne

By: Wayne Forster posted: 15th December 2009 - 18:06 Comment this

I do not trust DataEase upgrades. Are copies of 6.52 still available.

Having live through the whole grisly past from DataEase for DOS up to the present date, I am extremely wary of new DataEase versions. Some of these have been catastrophic, and I have no wish to do this again.

However, I could use some licences for 6.52, are these still available.

By: Andrew Pickles posted: 8th December 2009 - 19:19 Comment this

Derivation formula for dates

I am busy redeveloping our large DataEase Dos data base to 7.2 and have a problem with the derivation the formula for dates.

In DOS I used the Current Date command to record a date on which the record was modified and ??/??/?? command to enter the date on which the record was first entered. This date never changed but the modified date should and did.

When I use the ??/??/?? command in the derivation field of the Field Defination input form as a date field it returns a ??/??/00 in the document view.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a way to fix this?

Wim

By: Wim von der Becke posted: 7th December 2009 - 09:19 Comment this

Does anyone know how to use the keyboard function keys to do such things as save record(F2) or look at next record (F3). My function keys does not work at all when I open a form.The only way I can look at records is using icons on the tool bar. 

Also what would usefull thing to have would be to be able to come out of a form by simply pressing an Esc key as was possible back in the good old days of DOS. 

By: Mukund Agashi posted: 4th December 2009 - 16:45 Comment this

Cannot seem to load Dease 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2 on my new Windows 7 machine

When I tried to set up 7.0, I can only go as far as entering my serial #.  At that point, it returns stating I have an invalid #.

When I tried to load 7.2 with my new serial #, all I get is the option to cancel or go back.  "Next" is not an option.

Can someone please explain what is wrong.  According to Data Ease both programs should be compatible with Windows 7.

My XP machine just bit the dust so, I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Thanks,

Jim Riesberg

By: Jim Riesberg posted: 20th November 2009 - 05:22 Comment this

Link for DataEase Dos Patches Doesnt work

Hi,

Please can you look into the link problem on your downloads page for the DataEase Dos Patches. I'm using 5.16 and was looking at patching to 5.53. Could you make the 5.0 - 5.53 patches available again on your downloads page. The link points to www71.dataease.com

Thanks.

Lee Oatway

By: Lee Oatway posted: 19th November 2009 - 01:26 Comment this

I am interested in the newest version of DataEase for developing web-based applications. I have developed several web sites in .asp but it is very time consuming. If DataEase offers its original simplicity of developing forms and reports around an SQL compliant database then I look forward to returning to the fold.

I have been a Microsoft Access developer since 1995.  Prior to that I used DataEase extensively starting with Version 1.0 until switching to MS Access.  I switched because my company became a Windows based company when MS introduced Windows in the early 1980s.  I really enjoyed DataEase as I found it easy to develop applications.  I am an accountant by trade but have always had to rely on myself for database tools to do everyday work.

I am interested in the newest version of DataEase for developing web-based applications.  I have developed several web sites in .asp but it is very time consuming. If DataEase offers its original simplicity of developing forms and reports around an SQL compliant database then I look forward to returning to the fold.

Thomas Hill
Finance Manager

By: Thomas Hill posted: 16th November 2009 - 07:24 Comment this

windows for dataease ?

I have used Dataease since 1987 until it went to version 5 and beyond

I am now looking to get back to using a database, but wonder why I should purchase the 7.2 version when a lot of replies to queries point to whats new in "the new version  thats in beta testing" as the product to get, as it fixes and progresses Dataease to the level that everyone has been waiting for, and puts it back on track .

By: Alex McCabe posted: 14th November 2009 - 01:19 Comment this

I have upgraded to windows 7 and as Dataease 6.52 doesn't work in this operating system I have to buy 7.2.  The problem is NOBODY with windows 7 CAN buy, or use older versions of dataease as after a week the dataease website is still wont let ou buy the software and you get an error. 

Last response from Dataease was

We have now identified the problem and corrected it. We will also upgrade our server park shortly to handle the high demand on our server.

Although it is 'corrected' it still doesn't work so at present there is no way for anyone using the latest windows operating system to use dataease.  The only immediate path I can find for anyone with has been crippled by dataease not being available for Windows 7 is to migrate it to another database; ffenics being the simplest to migrate to as it is based on the datease PRISM engine.

If anyone finds another way around this please let us all know, as running 2 computers because datease doesn't work in Windows 7 is seriously annoying.

By: Simon Brown posted: 13th November 2009 - 14:04 Comment this

para cambiar las comas por punto, lo que necesita es cambiar en la configuracion regional la coma por puntoen personalizar en simbol de decimales y en el de separador de miles.

espero le sirva.

y en como pasar una aplicacion de dataease 6.5 a dataease 7.2 es correr la utilidad de migrar. haga copia primero y prueve , tiene que ver como se hace de acuerdo alas opciones que le marque. esta version ya pasa mejor las aplicaciones que la 7.1

att. epaz70@hotmail.com

By: eduardo paez posted: 1st November 2009 - 23:45 Comment this

i can't open dataease6.5 in windows 7

By: Mohd Sedik Zakaria posted: 29th October 2009 - 12:32 Comment this

I've encountered a very strange problem on a Windows Vista PC that we recently migrated to a new SBS 2008 domain. The computer could previously print from Dataease, but now cannot

I've encountered a very strange problem on a Windows Vista 32-bit PC that we recently migrated to a new SBS 2008 domain.  The computer could previously print from Dataease, but now cannot.  I can print to LPT1 and LPT2 in a DOS prompt, both by doing a "copy file.txt LPT1" or by doing, say, "DIR > LPT2"  Dataease, however, gives me an error: "Not ready error on printer while writing - retry, cancel, exit"

I've searched extensively without any success at all on this.

By: Robert Illing posted: 28th October 2009 - 17:17 Comment this

Hi,

we have tested the beta DataEaseRC - 7.2.2.712 and the Decimal Separator bug now is Ok,
so a number with decimal part is correctly displayed now. Thanks!

Now remained only a problem: here in italy all the applications give the possibility to enter "numeric" datas using the character "." to specify decimal separator (instead of comma).
This because here in italy all users uses numeric Keyboard to enter numeric values (that is in the right part of the Keyboard), and the numeric keyboard as only the characters "." near the numbers ( 1 2 3 ...)

So it would be very useful (for all italian application users) if it could enter numbers with decimals using dot. (instead of ","). Now if we want to enter the number:

10,36

we are forced to enter:

10 + comma + 36

Thanks!
best regards,
Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 20th October 2009 - 12:04 Comment this

Hi,

we have many application users that are accustomed to use the DFW6 toolbar and are in trouble to use the new DFW 7.2 icons, I mean the icons (toolbar) that appears in Form execution, for ex. FormClear, SelectRecord etc..

Is it possible to change the default Toolbat icons? I mean, change the Image icons.

Thanks!
Best regards,
Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 20th October 2009 - 10:15 Comment this

Cannot restore this application because it has been encrypted by Developer

How can I restore an application whwn this message appear ?

By: Bjørn Vestengen posted: 17th October 2009 - 10:06 Comment this

Hi,

we are trying set up an ODBC connection with an AS400 iSerie, but we get some errors when we open the tables.
The AS400 library to which we must connect is named 'DEASE' and the user name that have permission to access this library is named 'AM'. So :

1. we have created the windows ODBC connection named CONN_AS400. In this connection I have setup the AS400 IP address, the user name authorized (AM), the SQL default library (DEASE)

2. I have create the database link:
Link Name: AS400_ODBC
Engine Type: Other engines via ODBC
Server name: CONN_AS400 (the ODBC connection name)
Database name: AS400_ODBC (DFW has put here automatically the same name specified in "Link Name")

3. we have press the button ADD. We are required the password for the user AM. So we specify the password for AM.

4. now in the "Tables Available" we can see the DEASE library tables list

5. we press the button DONE

6. Now if we enter in the ODBC/OLE Links we can see all the DEASE library tables. If we try to open an AS400 table, we get this errors:
- tables specified has no columns, or does not exists
- ODBC ERROR: S0002 NATIVE ERROR: -204
[IBM][ISeries Acess ODBC Driver][DB2 UDB]SQL 0204 - CENCO00F in AM of type *FILE not found.
In this case (ODBC ERROR: S0002 NATIVE ERROR: -204) the table is open (we can see the field name) ma no record is displayed.
(CENCO00F is the table name that I have try to open)

Note that all tables in this library contains records.

Thanks!

Best regards,
Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 15th October 2009 - 10:49 Comment this

Hi,

we are using DFW 7.2 and OLEDB driver that was installed with this version (DataEase Ole Db Provider). We have found some problems (reading DataEase data)  using DFW7.2 OleDB Provider that we have already reported in the "Bug" section of this site, and you have confirmed the bug.

But now, opening DFW 7.2 we can see in the left part (in the "What's new in dataEase 7.2" window ) a list of new features. One of this said :

Removed OLEDB support as Microsoft has discontinued support

What does it means ?

Thanks!
best regards,
Maurizio

By: Rodo Luca posted: 9th October 2009 - 18:08 Comment this

I have Dataease 6.52 and I've searched high and low for ANYthing on getting 6.52 in to 7.2. There is NOTHING.

I have Dataease 6.52 and I've searched high and low for ANYthing on getting 6.52 in to 7.2.  There is NOTHING.  So I've downloaded the demo and it can't see 6.52 apps, it can't install anything from 6.52.  There's nothing anywhere sbout migrating or converting or opening 6.52 apps.

All this brings me to conclude that for 7.2 I have to redo EVERYTHING from SCRATCH, poor show. Good luck for the future but sadly I can't give good feedback as I've been abandoned completely.  I'll stick with 6.52 before moving elsewhere.

By: Simon Brown posted: 9th October 2009 - 13:06 Comment this

Hi,

Could someone please advise on the status of WebPublisher. I can't make WP2 work with DE7 and suspect that it isn't intended to. What are the intentions regarding a web front end to DE7, which is a pretty basic requirement these days?

Thanks,

Bill Nicholson

By: Bill Nicholson posted: 4th October 2009 - 16:44 Comment this

Hi,

In DataEase 7.2, how do I delete duplicate records in a form by using a procedure. I tried to do it, but never got the correct results. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 1st October 2009 - 16:06 Comment this

Getting a "user directory open error"

I have been running my tool and die business on Dataease 4.5 since the early 80's.  I would be running the latest version except that converting from 4.5 to a newer would have required an extensive rewrite.  The application has grown in size with our company all these years and we have been happy with it's performance on many windows platforms.  The original floppies stopped working a few years ago and we have to change the time in the machine it runs in whenever we hit daylight savings time but it keeps on ticking.  My office machine crashed a month ago and I got stuck with a Vista machine and when I tried to put it on this machine to use for lookups it wouldn't get past the log on screen.  It keeps giving me a "user directory open error".  I don't know if this is something with Vista or just something I am missing.  Anybody run into this before?

Joe Gore

CT USA

By: Joseph Gore posted: 30th September 2009 - 19:49 Comment this

Hi,

Is there a way to change the default locations of the object palette and

designer toolbars in DataEase 7.2?

Thanks,

Mike;

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 19th September 2009 - 15:14 Comment this

HOW DO WE USE PCL ???

Please could you help with the correct way to use PCL on Dataease reports, I could not find any content in any of your help documents and I have not the time for trial and error. I especially  would like to know what string is used to represent the escape character (I have tried all the usual ones), and I have a PCL driver installed. I do hope you are not going to dissapoint me by saying "it's not supported", or are there any other ways of switching between printer trays etc. I have documents set to Text.

Regards

Barry

By: Barry White posted: 15th September 2009 - 18:34 Comment this

I started a position with a small comapny a few months back. I have just been asked to  take over the development of a website that would link to dataease. I am not familiar with dataease. I am downlaoding the manuals as we speak and will start learning the spftware.

I was hoping someone with expierence would be willing to give me some help. Perhaps pointing me in the right direction to get a handle of the web application portion of this project. The data bases are already in existence so what I need to find out is what I need to know to access them. Ie, is it possible to have a member on the website open the dataease application remotely without owning the software so they can self input thier contact information?

I guess i need a mentor.

Anyone interested?

Eds

Jacksonville Florida

By: edward selkov posted: 9th September 2009 - 01:13 Comment this

Are we able to execute an automated email report each time we enter or execute a 'specified' transaction.

I'm designing and building a DB which currently does most of the hard work within the system.

At the minute, if i want to email, i have to prnt to PDF and save to c drive and email or another derivative.

I'm thinking about constructing a table within the DB, with email client details, email addresses and date and time fields, or fileds that say: every "Friday" or every "31st" or month "end" then send a report named "name of report".

This will then send a report for the client of their stock holding or what ever report i wish to send them.

I would also build into the table the ability to to state each time a specific transaction takes place, ie. Record Save in a Table or each time a DQL, named "whatever" is run that it would also send an email in PDF or another applicable format to the client for whom we've just processed at transaction.

I've no problem constructing the tables and putting the processes together - i theory, what i cant get my head around is how to have a thread open all of the time within the DB to watch what transaction takes place - anyone know?

In my mind i'm thinking that some form of script within each dql or transaction would have to be written to state "if   xyz, then execute "EMAIL DQL" or what ever i call it..

Can anyone offer advice or pointers on this?

Regards

Joe Bennett

NEMS Ltd

By: Joe Bennett posted: 27th August 2009 - 11:18 Comment this

When printing invoices, invoice one displays/print OK, subsequent invoices are missing fields and boxes.

I have written a procedure to produce automated invoices. The body of the procedure is to be printed WYSIWYG, The edited display has gone in Ok (How DO you 'bring to front' or 'put behind' !!) and the procedure executes fine except when printing beyond invoice number one. Some of the drawn rectangles and some of the text fields are lost. The missing items are always the same ones.

I have tried deleting the offending items, saving the procedure and then reconstructing the boxes and texts. It made no difference. It  doesn't make any difference if the invoices are printed to screen or printer.

I have tried running the procedure on different PCs (in case it was a memory shortage) with exactly the same result.

If the procedure is written to screen and the 'page up' or 'page down' keys are pressed I receive the mesage 'Low heap' and procedure exits to the script page.

By: Neil Barnes posted: 26th August 2009 - 17:57 Comment this

How do I create a field for sendig out e-mails?

 Could anyone kindly assist me? I want to create a field which will contain email addresses that I can "click on", and e-mail details contained in another field (or fields), to customers.

I know that this can be achieved in other versions, but I have just upgraded to 7.2 and as an "amature", can't get my head round this problem. I must say, that it would be great if the bods at Dataease could actually include in future versions field types for e-mail, and phone numbers eabling the user to be able to make calls, and send out emails without having to work out a formula, or trouble forum members.

Any help would be greatfully, very greatfully,  received!

Keith

By: Keith Lyward posted: 18th August 2009 - 12:40 Comment this

By: Michael M. Dorn posted: 13th August 2009 - 17:49 Comment this

I have received the same error message on a previously working document after upgrading to 7.1 from 7.0 (this is only one example).  The solution was to "comment out" the portion in the DQL that called for "open document" and instead use "run procedure".  This has worked every time.

Interestingly, it is DIRECTLY OPPOSITE the solution given to me after having problems with the conversion from 4.53 to 7.0. All the "run Procedure" locations had to be modified to "open document".

Also, I'm betting that this solution won't work for everything or at every occurrence.  You must make the changes that work; based on the application and your memory situation.

For your situation, why not set traps in your OML until you find the section causing the problem?  Then edit until you have a solution.

All the best.

By: Dwayne Owen posted: 12th August 2009 - 21:49 Comment this

I have "inherited" an old DataEase application, version 4.2, that I am attempting to install/run on Windows XP.  I have no DataEase documentation or manuals. 

Everything seems to be working fine, except for printing of reports.  The Printer Name is IBM Graphics.  The printer being used is an Okidata.  The printer properties in Windows is set to "Start Printing Immediately".

When a 2-page report is sent to the printer, the first 12-15 lines print immediately.  There is a several second delay before the remainder of the report is printed.  It's almost as if a buffer needs to be filled or a time-out occur before the report finishes printing.

Any suggestions?

By: Dwight Folmar posted: 7th August 2009 - 04:12 Comment this

DataEase keeps locking out with and Exception : Access violation

Can anyone help?!

I've been using Dataease for 15 years now, and only in the newer versions have i been locked out of the system.

It is very much random and can happen in DQL procedures, Form or Reports.  It only happens when i'm constructing the database, never when actually processing and using\testing the working aspect of the database.

It appears that randomly anytime the system is not comfortable with whatever it is i am doing it throws the following message :

MESSAGE:-

EXITING DUE TO EXCEPTION : Access Violation

Instruction Pointer : 0x004361317

Stack Pointer : 0x0012F614

US Build : 7.2.657.0

Prism Build : 7.2.657.0

windowsxp.

END

It's driving me nuts, can anyone shed any light upon why the system maybe doing this.  I've tried the system on many P.C.'s so it has nothing to do with the memory or hard drives etc. 

By: Joe Bennett posted: 3rd August 2009 - 12:48 Comment this

I love the new look of DataEase, I am a user of DE since the eighties and this new one looks great. I am however having problems using an ODBC link that works perfectly fine with DE65.

I connect to another DATABASE using ODBC and most of the tables connect fine but on some I get a"missing columns or table does not exist".

I have my IT group looking into this problem but is it DE72 related?

By: Luis Conde posted: 28th July 2009 - 19:34 Comment this

Dear all,

Thank you very much to confirm my both licenses. However, I can buy only one licence, now. How can I procedure to change it? I ever used just one license.

Thank you and,

Brgds Mello.

By: Luiz Theodoro Pereira de Mello posted: 22nd July 2009 - 01:01 Comment this

On your home page...

On your home page it says to click the "above link" to upgrade any prior version of DataEase for 99 pounds.  I don't think there was a link there.  I couldn't find it. 
I have a really old version (like from 1989 or so)- prior to the release of the first DataEase for Windows.  Is that eligible?

By: Louis Leikach posted: 8th July 2009 - 19:07 Comment this

Hi,

we have installed the DFW 7.2
Now we have created a new database in DFW 7.2 but the Custom Function table is empty.
Where can we find the CDF.TXT file for importing the CDF definition in table ?
(We have note that DFW 7.2 implements new CDF, for example "InitProgressBar" end others..)

Thanks!
Best regards,
Maurizio
A.M. INFORMATICA SRL

By: Rodo Luca posted: 3rd July 2009 - 12:50 Comment this