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    Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

    I developed an application in V11 on a machine running XP Pro. I have 8 buttons that all use the genie to preview a layout and prompting for parameters at runtime. They work perfectly on my development XP machine, and an XP machine with just the runtime on it. When I install the application on a Windows 7 64bit machine (that has only the runtime on it) only some of these buttons work. The ones that don't do not even start asking for the parameters. I have tried to narrow it down - seems if I re-program these buttons to preview a report with no additional criteria selected they do start the report. Then as soon as I edit them to prompt for criteria at runtime they do nothing again. Anyone run accross this? If I develop on an XP machine does that mean I can't distribute the application to a Windows 7 machine? Windows 7 machine has dotnet 4 and vcredistr_x64. Applicaiton installed in c:\tcplus - NOT in program files filders.
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    Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

    Originally posted by mfriesen View Post
    .... Applicaiton installed in c:\tcplus - NOT in program files filders.
    "Application"--does that mean (include) the Alpha Five.exe? Regardless, make sure that folder is not set to be read only. For me that was a problem in one case on Win7. Caused all sorts of weird problems.

    Raymond Lyons

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      #3
      Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

      No the runtime is installed in a prgram files folder. Just my application is in c:\tcplus. I will check the read-only item tomorrow. Thanks.

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        Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

        Try running the Runtime App as Administrator first time.
        (Right click Icon or Programme/Run as adnministrator.)
        See our Hybrid Option here;
        https://hybridapps.example-software.com/

        Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
        You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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          Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

          Hi Raymond,

          Originally posted by Raymond Lyons View Post
          Regardless, make sure that folder is not set to be read only. For me that was a problem in one case on Win7. Caused all sorts of weird problems.
          My latest version (ver 1.26) of my free CSDA DiagInfo utility reports any read-only folders and files that Alpha uses that it finds.

          However it does not report read-only files for the dbf, cdx and fpt files used by the current database, but it will in version 1.27 and up.
          Regards,

          Ira J. Perlow
          Computer Systems Design


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            Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

            Put runtime on windows 7 machine that had never seen alpha, ran the install (a5 runtime setup file) as administrator, installed in c:\alpha5runtime, ran as administrator first time and every time thereafter, ran in winxp sp3 compatibility mode, still no go. Patched runtime to 3890. Still no go. Get a 1512 error when pressing the button for the second time. Only two actions on the button, report error code and the preview layout with prompt for parameters at runtime. Again when I change the button to preview the same report only with no additional filter selected in the genie it works fine. Checked for read-only not being set in the applicaiton folder. Think I also checked for the runtime folder not being read only. But thanks anyway guys! I should perhaps patch my development version too? I'm just perplexed because I cannot figure out why only certain buttons seem to be working when some other ones seem to work just fine. But like I said, thanks anyway guys!

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              Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

              Nailed the problem down. All the buttons not working on Windows7 machine, when prompting for report preview parameters were asking for a start date and end date for transactions to list - as soon as I take out the prompting for a date they work fine! Getting error code 1512 Invalid Date / GUID. Don't know why it works perfectly fine on XP machine but not windows 7. Think this is a bug? I'll have to get around to finding a workaround. Genie generates the following Xbasic to define the filter from the parameters prompted for :

              filter = " (code >= [varC->prms.Parameter1] ) .AND. (code <= [varC->prms.Parameter2] ) .AND. (block >= [varC->prms.Parameter3] ) .AND. (block <= [varC->prms.Parameter4] ) .AND. (date >= [varD->prms.Parameter5] )"

              The dbf file is actually a Foxpro 2.6 table - could that be an issue? But why XP and not WIN7 ?

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                Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

                Nailed! (I think!) The Windows7 machines I tried it on had windows set to use date format of d/m/y but my Xp machines use m/d/y. So the people I distribute apps to should all have to set their date formats to the same format just to run my apps? What if they have apps that use a different format?

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                  Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

                  I had also entered a default ending date in the m/d/y format in the prompt at runtime - I am unable to enter an expression as the default of the prompt so the user can still change it.

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                    Re: Buttons working on XP Machine but not Windows7 (runtime)

                    Look.
                    Date Formats.PNG
                    See our Hybrid Option here;
                    https://hybridapps.example-software.com/

                    Apologies to anyone I haven't managed to upset yet.
                    You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

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