| Subject | Re: allowing user to change or add an alias |
| From | Charlie <tm@tc.com> |
| Date | Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:13:53 -0400 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
OK tried it but not as fortunate as you Mervyn. One of the wonders of the world! :) Mervyn Bick Wrote: > On 2017-06-20 11:30 PM, Charlie wrote: > > Hi Mervyn... > > > > Are you saying that previous (10.3.1) versions don't work? I noticed that on the dbase page 10.3.1 is the latest for dbase. Runtime seems to match it at 10.3.1. I don't think it did before!!! Not sure. Could have they added that due to problems? > > No, I didn't say that BDEAlias.cc doesn't work with dBASE 10.3.1. I > said that BDEAlias.cc didn't work for me with dBASE 11.2.1 although i > did work for Ken. > > I found that after I'd installed dBASE 11.3 that BDEALias worked as > expected. I then tried my little program in dBASE 10.3.1 and it failed. > > After I had reinstalled dBASE 10.3.1 BDEAlias worked. Bingo! > > Went back to dBASE 11.3 and the program hangs dBASE. Another reinstall > of dBASE 11.3 and all is well again. I guess installing dBASE and the > BDE sets some flag that ties the BDE to the version of dBASE most > recently installed. > > I'm always reluctant to suggest reinstalling software but in this case > it is probably justified. Reinstalling dBASE 10.3.1 oveeeer you > existing installation should only take a few minutes and it shouldn#t > upset anything. > > Mervyn. > | |