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    #31
    RE: SmartHeap Error

    Also... I am using XP w/SP2. Only started after the latest patch.

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      #32
      RE: SmartHeap Error

      it looks like this latest version from microquill is worse than the original version of smartheap. it does not work.

      if you have installed the version that was attached to my earlier posting in this thread, you should revert to the original version of smartheap.

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        #33
        RE: SmartHeap Error

        Just wanted to note that I installed the runtime on my laptop tonight to test this problem. The error did not occur with the orignal installed version (I didn't noe the version but it was several months old). When I installed the latest patch the error did occur.

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          #34
          RE: SmartHeap Error

          Smartheap offers speed enhancements over the standard heap functions provided with the microsoft compiler.

          We make a debug version of alpha five for internal use which doesn't use smartheap, primarly because we have found that smartheap interferes with debugging and profiling tools we use to test alpha five.

          Perhaps we should make this available, and if it fixes all the memory problems, we could make available a 'release' version that doesn't use smartheap at all (since the debug version has a lot of extra code that checks things & slows things down considerably).

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            #35
            RE: SmartHeap Error

            I get also the error, and my OS is:
            Window 2000 Server 5.00 2195 with service pack 4


            When I quit with Cancel the program remains in memory retaining about 42.8Mb., otherwise it will start normally

            Tassos

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              #36
              RE: SmartHeap Error

              Hmmm, maybe these debugger/profiling tools are part of the reason you guys sometimes have a hard time seeing the same problems we are seeing.

              One of these might be the Julian() function. It seems to be working for Selwyn but the only other three people who responded - after Selwyn's comment so I assume he didn't check it again - said it didn't work for them.

              I've also run into some issues recently (you may have seen my earlier posting on a day that I was very frustrated) that seem to be the result of a "timing" issue. Adding an xbasic_wait_for_idle() at the right spot ended the one problem but it took me about 4 hours and a lot of wild guesses to find the solution. The wait_for_idle was needed after a parentform:FldObjName.text = command. It worked fine for the first 6 new records that were entered then it failed to open the 'simple list' lookup on the 7th try. I've never seen a need for an xbasic_wait_for_idle() before when I was still working inside the form - especially when it worked fine the first 6 times. After spending all that time finding the problem, I wasn't about to spend a few more hours cutting my huge app (data dictionaries alone are 6 meg zipped) down to something simple to send selwyn. The app is just too inter-dependent to easily remove one section.

              I still have two more issues that only seem to be occurring after entering 6 new records but I can't pin them down so I don't know what to report without sending the whole database. I suspect that another xbasic_wait_for_idle() in the right spot might solve the problems. However, I gave up looking for one and tried another tack - I think I've eliminated that problem by changing the whole data entry routine. Two down (I hope) and one to go.

              OK, I guess I got carried away. The real point is that maybe timing is an issue that needs to be checked when a problem can't seem to be duplicated.

              Cal Locklin
              www.aimsdc.net

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                #37
                RE: SmartHeap Error

                Pleaase clarify - what version of smart heap works with 2028? Or do I go back to 2026 and then get the version of smart heap that you suggest - so I can go back to pre 2028. I assume 2028 installed an updated version of smart heap - is that the issue?

                Regard,
                Scott

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                  #38
                  RE: SmartHeap Error

                  Maybe you can resend the original version for us to reinstall?

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                    #39
                    RE: SmartHeap Error

                    I don't know if there has been any resolution for this problem yet, but I also had the problem as I installed the newest runtime that I just purchased. It came as version 1544 2028. The smartheap error showed up. I checked the forum and looked at this thread. Updated my full version to 2028 and it too gave a smartheap error, reverted to 1543 2026 and it worked again. This is on my laptop running win2000 sp4.
                    I have several other machines always at home so I did a little checking on those.
                    Desktop win2000 sp4, installed runtime 2028, it worked fine. Updated full to 2028 it still worked without smartheap error.
                    Desktop win2000 sp4, installed runtime 2028, smartheap error. Full 2028, smartheap error.
                    Desktop winxp home sp2, runtime 2028, smartheap error. Full 2028, smartheap error.
                    The one difference in these machines, at first glance, is that the one that worked without an error, has OpenOffice installed and no version of MS Office. The others have either Office 2000 SR1 Standard or Office 2000 Professional installed.
                    Just out of curiousity, I uninstalled MS Office Professional on the laptop and guess what, the smartheap error goes away on both full and runtime 2028. So the easy fix for this is ditch MS Office.
                    Seriously I would look for something in the interaction between Alpha, Office and Smartheap for the answer to this problem. Maybe this helps, but you at Alpha will have to take it from here.

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                      #40
                      RE: SmartHeap Error

                      Cal,

                      I've just run into this type of problem since upgrading to a faster computer; see Msg 7337.

                      xbasic_wait_for_idle() is a high priority tool I use when trying to solve a problem now.

                      Ron
                      Alpha 5 Version 11
                      AA Build 2999, Build 4269, Current Build
                      DBF's and MySql
                      Desktop, Web on the Desktop and WEB

                      Ron Anusiewicz

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                        #41
                        RE: SmartHeap Error

                        James

                        I think you may have found something there. Prior to 1544-2028, V6 was causing some very odd interaction with Microsoft Office under very specific, and rare conditions. This was corrected in 1544-2028, but now a new issue seems to have occurred from the fix. Perhaps a build without the fix might be a good test for those with the current problem?

                        Jerry

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                          #42
                          RE: SmartHeap Error

                          James

                          I'm getting similar results.

                          If MS Office 2000 is installed, I get the smart heap error.

                          Unistall MS Office 2000, no error.

                          If MS Office XP (aka 2002) is installed, I don't get the error.

                          Without MS Office, no error.
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                            #43
                            RE: SmartHeap Error

                            Just installed A5v6 and got the SmartHeap error.
                            Have now disabled HTML source editing in Office as indicated on: http://support.alphasoftware.com/alphafivehelp/Xbasic/Resolving_an_Issue_with_Microsoft_Office_2000_Professional.htm

                            I did not have the yellow one (installed on first use) enabled when I turned it off.

                            SmartHeap error stopped as soon as I did this.

                            Hope this is of interest.

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                              #44
                              RE: SmartHeap Error

                              Thanks for that pointer Geoff. I didn't stumble across that fix until you pointed it out. Disabling HTML source editing has eliminated the error on my machine.

                              Did you catch that Selwyn?

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                                #45
                                RE: SmartHeap Error

                                I tried the fix with Office 2000... Didn't work.

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