----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:08 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start.
> Thanks, Mike, that's neat - once I had worked out the line breaks inserted > by the e-mail system! > > It could make a nice background screen, too, perhaps - if not cleared... If you want it full screen, change the value in the first bunch of options for the HTA from: WINDOWSTATE="normal" to WINDOWSTATE="maximized" > Regards, > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:18 PM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > I also have used an HTA file on startup that is passed a time value in > > milliseconds to kill itself by user click on OK or the Expiration of the > time, > > which ever comes first. If you copy the HTA code to a text editor then > save it > > as About.HTA, you can use the launch command as shown in the startup code > > (without the W option), if you do it at the command line for testing just > type: > > About.HTA #5000 > > and the hta will display for a max of 5 seconds if the user doesn't click > on > > the OK first. The text to display can be done by editing the variables in > the > > HTA file. > > > > The contents of my RBase Startup: > > > > LAUNCH about.hta|#2000 > > SET TRANSACT OFF > > SET AUTOCOMMIT OFF > > SET AUTOCONVERT OFF > > SET AUTORECOVER OFF > > SET AUTOROWVER OFF > > SET AUTOSYNC OFF > > SET AUTOUPGRADE OFF > > SET COMPATIBILITY ON > > SET CURRENCY '$' PREF 2 'b' > > SET MANY = % > > SET VAR vnull = (CHAR(32)) > > SET NULL .vnull > > --ZIP cmd /c d:\ntbat\lptset.cmd > > SET MULTI ON > > RUN SYSTEM IN system.apx > > SET NULL -0- > > EXIT > > > > The Contents of the HTA: > > > > *Note Watch for NewsReaderWrap > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> > > <HTML> > > <HEAD> > > <TITLE>About</TITLE> > > <HTA:APPLICATION ID="oHTA" > > APPLICATIONNAME="About" > > CAPTION="yes" > > SYSMENU="yes" > > MAXIMIZEBUTTON="no" > > MINIMIZEBUTTON="no" > > SHOWINTASKBAR="no" > > SINGLEINSTANCE="yes" > > SCROLL="NO" > > BORDER="thin" > > BORDERSTYLE="dialog" > > VERSION="1.0" > > WINDOWSTATE="normal" > > ICON=""> > > <SCRIPT language="jscript"> > > <!-- Begin Author Info For HTA > > // Authored MByerley 101402 License Freeware > > // WSH 5.x required for Proper execution > > // Use at your own risk, blah blah... > > > > // The text to show in the License Row of the Table > > var License = 'ALL CODE contained within the RBase application file(s) > > "BdcOvl.*" is proprietary and is Licensed For Use ONLY > > > > by XYZ Systems, Inc. and may not be used, transferred, or sold to any > other > > person or entity without the express written > > > > consent of Bauerlie Development Corp.'; > > // The text to show in the Programed Row of the Table. Note the <br> to > force > > linebreaks > > var ProgBy = "Programmed By<br>Michael Byerley<br>902 East Gump > Road<br>Fort > > Wayne IN 46845-9003<br>(260)637-3924"; > > // The clickable URL to your website > > var ProgUrl = '<a href="http://www.byerley.net";>www.byerley.net</a>'; > > // The timeout value > > var TimeToDisplay; > > > > function Main() > > { > > //debugger; > > TimeToDisplay = GetArgs(oHTA.commandLine); > > tdLicense.innerHTML=License; > > tdLicense.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > tdLicense.style.fontSize="14pt" > > tdProgBy.innerHTML=ProgBy; > > tdProgBy.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > tdProgBy.style.fontSize="12pt" > > tdProgUrl.innerHTML=ProgUrl; > > tdProgUrl.style.fontFamily="Times New Roman MT Extra Bold"; > > tdProgUrl.style.fontSize="12pt" > > imgIcon.src="\.\\DiaIcons\\Rbase.ico"; > > imgIcon.height="96"; > > imgIcon.width="96"; > > // if a timeout was passed in then timeout the box otherwise display > until > > closed > > if (TimeToDisplay > 0) > > { > > DisplayTime(TimeToDisplay); > > } > > } > > > > function GetArgs(cmdIN) > > { > > var i; > > var retVal=0; > > var tmp = cmdIN.split('"'); > > for (i=0;i<tmp.length;i++) > > { > > if (tmp[i].indexOf('#',0) > 0) > > { > > retVal = parseInt(tmp[i].slice((tmp[i].indexOf('#',0) + > > 1),tmp[i].length)); > > break; > > } > > } > > return retVal; > > } > > > > function DisplayTime(msecIN) > > { > > window.setTimeout('DialogClose()',msecIN); > > } > > > > // SetWindowSize Not Used in this instance > > function SetWindowSize() > > { > > //debugger; > > var scrWidth = window.screen.width; > > var scrHeight = window.screen.height; > > window.moveTo((scrWidth/2)-(wWidth/2),100); > > window.resizeTo(wWidth,20 + tblDiaResponse.clientHeight + > > tblDiaMsg.clientHeight + ButtonRow.clientHeight); > > } > > > > function DialogClose() > > { > > window.clearTimeout(); > > window.close(); > > } > > // End --> > > </SCRIPT> > > </HEAD> > > <body bgcolor=#9999FF onLoad="Main()" onBlur="self.focus()"> > > > > <table id="tblMsg" width="100%" border="2"> > > <tr> > > <td id="Icon" width="10%"><IMG id="imgIcon" src=""> > > </td> > > <td width="90%" id="tdLicense" name="License"> > > </td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > > > <table id="tblProgBy" width="100%" height="50" border="2"> > > <tr align="center"> > > <td id="tdProgBy" name="tdProgBy" width="100%"> > > <p align="center"> > > </td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td id="tdProgUrl" width="100%" align="center"> > > > > <p align="center"> > > > > </td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td id="ButtonRow" width="100%" align="center"> > > <p align="center"> > > <input type="button" id="B1" name="B1" value=" OK " > > onclick="window.close(); return false;"> > > </p> > > </td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > > > </BODY> > > </HTML> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:45 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > I don't know if it's my imagination or not but the wait from double > clicking > > the icon that launches R:Base until my pause 3 statement which is, more or > > less, the first thing in my app seems to have got longer recently (and I'm > not > > _aware_ of anything else having changed to affect it) > > > > Perhaps a couple of entries in the RBEngine.CFG could be used as a "user > > message" on start-up: > > > > STARTMES ON/OFF > > STARTTXT Loading R:Base > > > > Regards, > > Alastair. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:26 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > > This is sort of related. I have put in a request to RDCC for runtime > and the > > compiler to have SOMETHING, maybe a user defined message to appear on the > > screen while R:base loads. Something like "Loading inventory > program...please > > wait", or "Welcome to blah,blah,blah"). This would prevent the users from > > thinking nothing is hapening. The problem (and I got caught up in it for > > awhile) is that when you click on the icon no hourglass appears and you > think > > nothing is happeningand you tend to click it again, further slowing the > > process. Yes, it seems minor, but when you have many users accessing > these > > icons from a network the load time is even slower. It's just a cosmetic > > enhancement, but if others would like to see this PLEASE submit a request > to > > RDCC. > > Bob C. > > > > > > "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 12/07/2004 11:37 AM Please respond to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RBG7-L Mailing List) > > cc > > Subject [RBG7-L] - Re: Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base > won't > > start. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like my wife is working there. > > > > She double clicks "everything". Further if she doesn't see activity > within > > the > > first 1.5 picoseconds (for the uninitiated, at the speed of light, light > > travels just 9 inches each picosecond), she is likely to doubleclick > again... > > > > So task bar items get launched twice, and more than one of program is > > ill-behaved when a quick double click tries to start virtually > simultaneous > > launches. Example is IE sometimes completely hangs on her XP box when > > started > > this way. I have threatened bodily harm, but she just laughs at me.... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lawrence Lustig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:22 AM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > > > > > > At a large installation, I have the following problem on a small > number of > > > machines: > > > > > > Sometimes R:Base appears not to start. You can click on the icon > several > > > times, but the application's menu does not appear on the screen. > Checking > > the > > > process list in Task Manager, I am able to see a number of RBG7 > processes > > > running (more than I tried to start, so I think that someone had run > some > > > before I got to the machine). > > > > > > One of the processes is racking up time on the CPU. When I kill that > one, > > the > > > menus for the others appear on the desktop. > > > > > > Has anyone experienced anything like this, with R:Base sessions > running in > > Task > > > Manager but not appearing on the desktop? > > > > > > My icon runs R:Base and uses a DAT command file to open the database > and > > load > > > the form which has the main menu. > > > -- > > > Larry > > > > > >
