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    #1

    Startup Error

    So far everything has worked rather well. Today I got the following error I have attatched. I updated alpha with the last update but no change. Anyone know what this is?
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    RE: Startup Error

    At what point does this error occur? Can you continue or must you abort?

    I ask only because I've not seen this error message before. I take it this was occuring before installing build 1021?

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      #3
      RE: Startup Error

      When Alpha is initiating right before the databast menu is when I get this message. After I press ok then it gives me the database menu and everything works fine.

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        #4
        RE: Startup Error

        David,

        Alpha Five is trying to load an addin that it cannot find. If you reinstall the latest patch it should take care of it.

        -Lenny

        Lenny Forziati
        Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
        Alpha Software Corporation

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          #5
          RE: Startup Error

          Lenny I too have this problem, I have just completed cleaning up my computer and now Alpha cannot find the Addin startup-preregistered. I must have deleted the addin by mistake, I probably can find it if I know what the file name is that I am looking for. Jack

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            #6
            RE: Startup Error

            Lenny,

            I did install the latest patch before I posted this on the board.

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              #7
              RE: Startup Error

              Well before this gets lost does anyone have an answer to this problem. Whenever I load Alpha it stops before the database menu appears and leaves the above message. As stated previously I have reinstalled the lastest patch again but still the same message.

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                #8
                RE: Startup Error

                It may be a problem creating the speed glossary. Is there a file called a_gloss.dbf in your shared path?
                Aaron Brown
                Alpha Software Development Team

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                  #9
                  RE: Startup Error

                  Ok, now a dumb question. What do you mean by shared path? I did a search and I have that file in every database I have created. Sorry I feel so dumb...

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                    #10
                    RE: Startup Error

                    goto the interactive window and type

                    ? a5.Get_Shared_Path()

                    and look in that folder.
                    Aaron Brown
                    Alpha Software Development Team

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                      #11
                      RE: Startup Error

                      Aaron, this is the results of what I got.

                      = "C:\Program Files\A5V51Beta"

                      I can tell now that thats not right. Ok, what do I do?
                      Thanks for your help. Someone else had this problem too.

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                        #12
                        RE: Startup Error

                        Your shared path is set to that because you installed the Web Application Server beta. The actual folder used does not matter for this, does a_gloss.dbf exist in that folder?

                        -Lenny

                        Lenny Forziati
                        Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
                        Alpha Software Corporation

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                          #13
                          RE: Startup Error

                          Also you can change your shared path if you'd like to by going to View->Settings->Directories. But you don't not need to do this yet, first see if a_gloss.dbf exists in the current shared path.

                          -Lenny

                          Lenny Forziati
                          Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
                          Alpha Software Corporation

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                            #14
                            RE: Startup Error

                            Guys, you're speaking a little bit of a foreign language to me. I gave you what you asked for. Tell me where to look for that file and I can find out. I have that file in many places when i did a search. Where am I supposed to have it and where I am not. Sorry, you guys lost me.

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                              #15
                              RE: Startup Error

                              Your shared path is "C:\Program Files\A5V51Beta". Is there a file called a_gloss.dbf in there?

                              Lenny Forziati
                              Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
                              Alpha Software Corporation

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