Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

[Carol A Graham]

Has anyone had this problem? A5 V4.5 does not recognize the
keyboard, but does recognize the mouse. What to do .......

Thanks
Carol

[Stan Mathews]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Just Alpha?

Sounds more like a Windows problem if it's not just Alpha.

[rtbtat]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Hi Carol:

This is Robert from Columbia, you remember me, don't you?

I cannot imagine why Alpha Five would have any impact on the keyboard. If I remember correctly, a PC will not start if the keyboard isn't connected. But it's possible the keyboard connection came loose after the PC was already running.

I know this sounds like a silly solution, but it sure wouldn't hurt to check the keyboard connection before you try anything else.

Robert

[French]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard


odd cooincidence -- I was working in a computer lab Tuesday night on Dell machines with Windows 2000 installed. One machine would respond to the mouse but not the keyboard. There was no loose connection -- everything was plugged in correctly. Alpha was not part of the problem because it wasn't installed on that system.

Not my lab, I didn't chase the problem down.

[Carol A Graham]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard


Hi

Yes, I would have checked to see if it was connected --- first thing
I did last night when my Mouse didn't work.

This is for a customer who is having the problem and wasn't excited
about coming out here and paying all you wonderful people a visit!

Carol

[whanigsberg]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Hello everyone,

I knew this guy who had a mouse which would not work in the light, that is, when the window shade by the computer was up and let the sunlight in. (Artificial light was ok.) The technician couldn't figure out what whas happening and offered to give him a new mouse in trade for the weird one because he (the technician) wanted to tear it apart for purposes of "research."

The owner wouldn't trade. He is a graphic designer of creative bent so he just used his architectural modeling materials to make a little house to keep direct sunlight off the mouse. The mouse works fine but the guy sometimes has to explain to newcomes why he has his hand inside of a house on his desk.

I absolutely swear this is the complete total literal truth.

The moral, I think, is that it is hubris to suppose one can understand everything a computer does. And as for people....

Bill

[forskare]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Well, this just happened to me. On two databases (one is a copy of the other), A5 does not recognize the three rows of letters on the keyboard. It does recognize other keys such as return, caps lock, home, end, etc.

A5 does recognize the keyborad on the other A5 databases. All connections are tight but the fact that this keyboard and mouse are obviously working, rules out connections.

I doubt it's strictly a windows problem or I would think the problem would affect other apps, etc.

It could be a conflict with Win98 SE and a certain sequence of events or keystrokes in A5.

I suppose Carol is off for the weekend (Hey, how come Carol?) so unless this is solved by Monday, I'll contact her and see what the result was.

Hopefully, someone out there this weekend will have a clue.

Thanks,

kenn

[forskare]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

I think I've isolated the problem. It seems to only occur when in design mode and you click the calculated fields icon (XY) on the tool bar to bring up the calculated fields window. I can change the calculated field name but when I click in the expression, I can delete letters but cannot add new letters. I can however click the xy and go to the expressions window and make the changes.

Again, this is ONLY in one database and this problem does not occur in the other databases I've created. Is this possibly a bug?

kenn

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

Can you post the table, set, or files that are causing the problem. I'll try it on my machine, and others will, I'm sure, perform their own tests.

Craig

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

I am unable to duplicate your situation with my files. I have tried what you described, and any variations I could think of.

I would try a series of tests on a COPY of you current database. Try eliminating fields, expressions and the like. Perhaps you can isolate the problem.

(You're probably already doing this, but since it seems to be just your database, it' the only thing I can suggest!)

On the test copy, try a database compact, if you haven't already.

Craig

[forskare]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Craig,

Here it is. Happens to be the database I'm working with concering my other post. The form labeled TEST is just that, a tes to see if the otehr form is corrupted. If it is, then all forms in this database will be corrupted.

Open ACCTMGRFRM in the edit mode and then click on the XY icon of the tool bar to bring up the calculated field window. You should be able to change the name but when you clic in the expression, you'll be able to delete letters but not add letters or numbers.

I don't know, maybe this has something to do with the way the calc fields on the form interact. (See my post, "Almost There....)

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

The file did not attach. You have to wait a long time before the confirmation dialog confirms that the attached file was uploaded. If you don't wait for the message, the upload is lost! Please try again!

Craig

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

Perhaps you were uploading while I was typing this message! When I went back, the file was there! SORRY!

Craig

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

Click on the xy button. on the expression line, click on the xy button on the right.
Click on the spot JUST BEFORE the comma shown below, and click on the delete key. There seems to be a carriage return in there.
total(DBSUM("ACCTITEMS.DBF","IDrrrrXPAYOR",PAYOR,"AMOUNT") ,GRP->ACCTITEMS)

total(DBSUM("ACCTITEMS.DBF","IDrrrrXPAYOR",PAYOR,"AMOUNT")

(DELETE EXTRA SPACES HERE)

,GRP->ACCTITEMS)

I will test further, just in case...

Craig

[CraigSchumacker]

RE: Help-A545 not recognizing Keyboard

Ken:

Seems to be my day for mis-types. Here's a cleaner(?) response. I left test data in the last one. I wish I could erase...

Once again:

Click on the xy button. On the expression line, click on the xy button on the right.

Click on the spot JUST BEFORE the comma shown below, and click on the delete key. There seems to be a carriage return in there:

total(DBSUM("ACCTITEMS.DBF","IDXPAYOR",PAYOR,"AMOUNT")

(DELETE EXTRA SPACES HERE)

,GRP->ACCTITEMS)

I will test further, just in case...

Craig