First - thanks for the replies so far.
Recap
1. I am running Alpha Five 4.03 on a PC and Laptop running Windows 2000
2. The applications I am running are mainly using tabbed forms for data input
3. Since day one I have had the odd little quirk with memo fields viz:
Sometimes I would accidentally forget to click on the pen and open the box for data entry but, sometimes it would take what I typed and sometimes not!
Sometimes having opened the data entry window for the memo field I would type everything in and then click save but nothing would be there - it just seemed to dissappear!
Current Position
On all but one of my applications all seems to be fine and the memo fields are behaving normally - albeit I have uninstalled Alpha Five many times, removed all references to AF5V4 in the registry and now running what I think is a clean system as far as Alpha is concerned.
On the main application, the biggest, most complex and the most important to me of course, things are not well. If I click on the pen and open the data entry window it takes the data OK but when I click on save nothing is samed. However, if I then try and close the window which contains the memo field, it asks me if I want to save the record - this may be because it is part of a set.
On the other hand, if I transfer the application to my Laptop also running Windows 2000 and at the same screen resolution all is fine and any entries I input via the laptop are available in the main PC when the application is transferred back
I have also deleted the application completely from the main PC and then transferred it back on the basis there was a file incompatability somewhere and it was somehow getting itself confused but that did not clear things up either
My conclusion
It would appear that there is something about the way the main PC is seeing the application that differes from the way the Laptop is seeing it - fairly obvious I know but why / how?
All my other applications are running OK on BOTH systems!
I have compacted the Database Application to see if there was anything hiding there and all is apparently fine.
It is a good job I am already white haired or indeed have any left at all with this apparently stupid situation.
Sorry to be a nuisance but any pointers will be gratefully received.
Recap
1. I am running Alpha Five 4.03 on a PC and Laptop running Windows 2000
2. The applications I am running are mainly using tabbed forms for data input
3. Since day one I have had the odd little quirk with memo fields viz:
Sometimes I would accidentally forget to click on the pen and open the box for data entry but, sometimes it would take what I typed and sometimes not!
Sometimes having opened the data entry window for the memo field I would type everything in and then click save but nothing would be there - it just seemed to dissappear!
Current Position
On all but one of my applications all seems to be fine and the memo fields are behaving normally - albeit I have uninstalled Alpha Five many times, removed all references to AF5V4 in the registry and now running what I think is a clean system as far as Alpha is concerned.
On the main application, the biggest, most complex and the most important to me of course, things are not well. If I click on the pen and open the data entry window it takes the data OK but when I click on save nothing is samed. However, if I then try and close the window which contains the memo field, it asks me if I want to save the record - this may be because it is part of a set.
On the other hand, if I transfer the application to my Laptop also running Windows 2000 and at the same screen resolution all is fine and any entries I input via the laptop are available in the main PC when the application is transferred back
I have also deleted the application completely from the main PC and then transferred it back on the basis there was a file incompatability somewhere and it was somehow getting itself confused but that did not clear things up either
My conclusion
It would appear that there is something about the way the main PC is seeing the application that differes from the way the Laptop is seeing it - fairly obvious I know but why / how?
All my other applications are running OK on BOTH systems!
I have compacted the Database Application to see if there was anything hiding there and all is apparently fine.
It is a good job I am already white haired or indeed have any left at all with this apparently stupid situation.
Sorry to be a nuisance but any pointers will be gratefully received.
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