Subject Re: Newbie Needs Help From Geoff Wass [dBVIPS] <gswassREMOVE_ME@attglobal.net> Date Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:47:06 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started In article <RSOAdAExJHA.2056@news-server>, dtaylor@911webster.com says... > I'm new to Dbase. Mostly done intermediate-level programming in Visual Basic 6. I'm trying to "recreate" a program at work that I wrote (in VB) using Dbase Plus. I spent some time going through the tutorial and many of the examples in Ken Mayer's book. > > My problem is: > > While working on designing a form, I placed a combobox onto pageno 2 and linked it to a "lookup" table. Everything was doing great until I tried to find a solution to sort the data alphabetically instead of the order it was entered into the lookup  table. > > I received an error message saying the keys didn't match. I couldn't figure out what was wrong so I deleted the combo. > After saving/closing the file and exiting Dbase to go and actually do my job, when I restarted Dbase and opened the form (main.wfo) and tried to go to the designer mode I received the following error: > "Unable to design. The source file does not contain a form CLASS definition." > > I cannot get to the source code editor. > > Facts: > Using Dbase Plus 2.6.1.5 > Form Name: Main > In Navigator there is no file named Main.wfm but there is a file named Main.wfo (Earlier there was.) > In my app folder there is a filed named "Backup of Main.wfm" but it appears to be empty (0 kb). > > My question after all of this is "Have I lost my form and do I have to start over?" > > Thanks for all answers and comments. Dal, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it does sound like you have lost your .wfm and its back up. You could look into your recycle bin or any back ups you may have made. -- Geoff Wass [dBVIPS] Montréal, Québec, Canada .|.|.|        dBASE info at http://geocities.com/geoff_wass       |.|.|. .|.|.| ---------------------------------------------------------- |.|.|. .|.|.|             IT Consultant http://Geoff_Wass.com            |.|.|.