Well the saga of data disappearing when the F9 key is pressed is getting even more convoluted!
Last night I sent a copy of the DB from the office to home. This morning when a staff member tried to do a return transaction (we do rentals BTW) the system accepted the first return but on the second return when they pressed the F9 key the data entered to show the item returned disappeared again! After a db compact it allowed the return but the next one failed yet again.
Now the sticky bit. The staff member rang me at home and I also returned the 3 items in question and all were returned flawlessly!! ARGH!!!! Now this is the exact same database that was copied after closing time last night!
This leads me to believe that the problem is not in the data files but perhaps in the actual Alpha 5 installation. Is there an ini fiel or something that could be checked to try and ensure that both db have been created equal? Both are running the exact same version and build but I'm wondering if there could have been anything that I set on my home version that has not been set in the work instance?
I've A5v4 installed at home for many years so it could have had settings changed numerous times, the one at the shop was installed straight from the CD and then updated only.
Am I barking up the wrong tree here or is it likely that this could be where the error or conflict is? I can't find any other reason for 2 exact copies of the same application behaving differently.
As usual thanks in advance but time is no longer of the essence as I have no hair left at all now :)
Last night I sent a copy of the DB from the office to home. This morning when a staff member tried to do a return transaction (we do rentals BTW) the system accepted the first return but on the second return when they pressed the F9 key the data entered to show the item returned disappeared again! After a db compact it allowed the return but the next one failed yet again.
Now the sticky bit. The staff member rang me at home and I also returned the 3 items in question and all were returned flawlessly!! ARGH!!!! Now this is the exact same database that was copied after closing time last night!
This leads me to believe that the problem is not in the data files but perhaps in the actual Alpha 5 installation. Is there an ini fiel or something that could be checked to try and ensure that both db have been created equal? Both are running the exact same version and build but I'm wondering if there could have been anything that I set on my home version that has not been set in the work instance?
I've A5v4 installed at home for many years so it could have had settings changed numerous times, the one at the shop was installed straight from the CD and then updated only.
Am I barking up the wrong tree here or is it likely that this could be where the error or conflict is? I can't find any other reason for 2 exact copies of the same application behaving differently.
As usual thanks in advance but time is no longer of the essence as I have no hair left at all now :)
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