Out of Windows memory

[Steve Pick]

This relates to my plodding attempt to get through Dr Wayne's book "Application Programming..."
On page 178 he askes the reader to add lines to a previously written script:

'Date Created: 29-Oct-2002 08:59:12 PM
'Last Updated: 24-Dec-2002 03:26:56 PM
'Created By : Steve Pick
'Updated By : Steve Pick
dim amt as n
dim detail as p
dim header as p 'PAGE 138
dim old_amt as n 'page 142

on error goto cant_find_header
header=table.get("mycheckbook")
on error goto 0
detail=table.get("mycheckdetail")
'******** add in page178
dim payee as p
payee=table.open("payee",file_rw_



As soon as I try to type in "s" to complete the above line an Alpha Five error messages pops up to say:

Out of Windows memory

I closed down some programs, I was listening to music, and rebooted and it made no difference.

My son gave me 10 seconds of his valuable time to do something with the F drive which I didn't see while I blinked but I suspect he was extending memory to the F drive in some way, but that didn't work. His parting words were if that doesn't work, it is Alpha!

Any ideas where I might look?

Steve

PS I need to add W98 is the OS and after failing with the penultimate build I loaded the latest build and that didn't change things.

[Steve Pick]

RE: Out of Windows memory

I may hav shed some light on the problem but I am not sure.
in the line:

'*****

am I doing something wrong using the asterisk(s)?

Is this sequence of characters forboten?

I was trying to copy the whole script in the interactive window when it seems "detail" was not recognized.

Steve

[Steve Pick]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Nope, not the asterisk!
back to square one

[Willard]

RE: Out of Windows memory

This means you have too many characters for the window, place this into a script and you should not have any problem, Usually in the table calc fields and form events have this problem with space.

[Tom Cone Jr]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Steve,

Tell us where you're writing the script?

If you're in Action Scripting, editing an Inline Xbasic command statement you've reached the limit of the inline editor. Just convert the entire script to xbasic and continue editing. The inline xbasic editor is intended for small scripts, with few lines. Longer scripts 'run out of room' in the inline editor.

-- tom

[urbanski]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Tom
I had this happen with your basic data entry script. How do I just copy it to xbasic without using inline xbasic.

Merry Christmas

Jim

[Tom Cone Jr]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Jim,

Check the menus. Code / Convert Action Script to Xbasic. It converts the entire script, not just the inline xbasic portion.

-- tom

[Steve Pick]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Tom,

I thought I was following Peters instructions.
ie
Go to Edit field rules, click events, click record events,
pull down Onsaverecord.

I started editing in the window and had a problem with the error I described.

I tried using Opencode editor from that screen and got slightly further, ie I was able to enter a dozen characters or so before the error message popped up.

The script I am using is Xbasic as Peter defines.
I changed the script to a single line:
script_play("Script19_1")
after successfully copying and then editing what I had to the CODE window and naming the script as indicated.

I haven't seen any rules limiting the size of a script as I was doing. Maybe it is a bug!

Steve.
PS the script is listed on pages 178, 179 and 180 of Dr Wayne's book

[forskare]

RE: Out of Windows memory

This is not code for your script but merely to draw your attention to page 178.

******** add in page178

kenn

[forskare]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Also, I believe you're missing a close paren ...such as )... at the end of the line along with other code. I don't think a line of code will end with an underscore.

payee=table.open("payee",file_rw_

It should be:

payee=table.open("payee",file_rw_ more code here and then a closed )

Not sure but I can't imagine this will cause windows to run out of memory.

kenn

[forskare]

RE: Out of Windows memory

It's not a bug. I haven't looked at the book but my guess is you haven't copied or typed the code exactly as it is in the book. See my posts above.

kenn

[Steve Pick]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Ken,
Not sure what you mean.
It is easier to follow where I am in following Peter's scripts if I add the occasional
' page nn.
In the case of my first message I wrote
Quotation asterisk asterisk etc. ie
'******
This shouldn't be a problem should it?
Putting a comment with the page number helps me to check back to Peter's book to make sure I haven't made a typo.

What sort of error would cause the windows error message when I am entering a script. I AM NOT RUNNING it. I may have made a typo, but prior to editing, pressing the syntax checker shows no errors.

Also perhaps you could explain the normal mode of entering a script. Using the: "edit field rules",
"Events"
"Record events"
A window opens which allows one to write the script.

ALSO there is a button; OPEN CODE EDITOR above the window, which seems to offer exactly the capability for entering the script.

I don't understand if there are situations when one writes in the first open window or when one presses the OPEN CODE EDITOR button, and writes the script in the second window.

Can you explain the difference?

Thanks Steve

[forskare]

RE: Out of Windows memory

Steve,

'****** I missed the '. Sorry. That line is OK.

...pressing the syntax checker shows no errors... One thing I've learned is that the syntax editor does not always recognize errors..

...Also perhaps you could explain the normal mode of entering a script. Using the: "edit field rules",
"Events"
"Record events"
A window opens which allows one to write the script....

Try writing the script at form level rather than a table level.

...I don't understand if there are situations when one writes in the first open window or when one presses the OPEN CODE EDITOR button, and writes the script in the second window. can you explain the difference? ...

If you enter the code in the first window, you can choose to associate the code with the specific field for which the field rule is associated or the entire record as a whole.

When you press the Code Editor button, you can choose between Action Scripting and Xbasic. Action Scripting is limited strictly to teh action scripts with the exception of Inline xbasic which is designed for only limited xbasic.

If you choose Xbasic, you are given access to the 'full' xbasic window which of course allows you to even choose Action sctipting which is meant to be the opposite, Mostly code intermingled with action scripts.

Make sense? That's my take on it. Perhaps others may differ or know more about this new feature. Unless there is a specific reason for writing the script (I know there are) I would use the code at the form level. Again, Try writing the script at form level rather than a table level.

kenn