Subject Re: Blank Navigator From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Sat, 9 Mar 2024 12:29:20 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2024/03/09 10:45, Tim Ward wrote: > Hi, > I have had something unusual happen to dBase this morning. When I start > the program the Navigator tries to open and gives 'Encountered an > improper argument' error and clicking OK just leaves a blank Navigator > window. > Tried reinstalling but still persists. Any thoughts? Using dBase10. > > regards Tim This is possibly due to a corrupted PLUS.INI file . The "sledgehammer" approach is to delete the file while dBASE is closed and then restart dBASE.  dBASE will create a new PLUS.INI with all default settings.  This can be a PITA as one has to reset one's preferences In the Command panel   ? _app.currentUserPath This will print something like the following in the Results panel C:\Users\Mervyn\AppData\Local\dBASE\dBASE2019\Bin Mark and copy this. Close dBASE. Open the File Explorer and left click in the "QuickAccess" entryfield. Paste and press enter.  Rename PLUS.INI and restart dBASE. dBASE should create a new PLUS.INI BEFORE you try this, with dBASE closed, open PLUS.INI in Notebook (or any other text editor) and search for [Navigator] The entry should look something like [Navigator] IconType=0 Minimized=0 Maximized=0 Position=0 0 507 574 Open=1 ShowFileExtensions=1 SearchPath=0 If it doesn't, make changes and save the file.  Try opening dBASE.  If all is well make a copy of PLUS.INI "for next time".  SOD'S Law will ensure that if you have a copy of a working version of PLUS.INI to fall back on there won't ever be a "next time". :-) Mervyn.