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v.11 Desktop Anomalies & bug list (legitimate contributions welcome from all)

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    #31
    Re: v.11 Desktop Anomalies & bug list (legitimate contributions welcome from all)

    DROPPED TABLES - SETS BASED ON DROPPED TABLES DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE & CONTINUE TO WORK AS EXPECTED!
    If this isn't a bug, it certainly "compromises" the reliability & usefulness of the backup/zip routines built into a5!
    (They don't backup these dropped tables.)
    v.11 (Build 3211 Addins: 4072) ~ 01/24/2013
    History: Unknown.
    Status: DOCUMENTED & SUBMITTED

    If you drop a table (accidentally), any set relying on that table can't tell the difference. (And consequently, all layouts based on that set will continue to run even though a table in the set has been dropped and is presumably missing. ~ It definitely doesn't show up in the CP! In most instances, (when you drop tables) any reference to any layout object (aka form report etc.) that was "tied" to the dropped table will cause an error when running the db. (when code references the dropped layout object) This is not the case with sets.

    Here's the real problem/threat: Sending, backing up & zipping the database that has a table that was dropped inadvertently creates a broken copy with a missing table! Make a backup (using the a5 built in tools) OF A WORKING DATABASE, and the backup is going to be missing those tables. (Because a5 backups don't backup anything that is "dropped" from the CP.) The backup database won't work because of the missing table (that was merely dropped in the original), and there is no way to fix it/get it back! (Unless you have the original somewhere which still has the dropped objects sitting in the directory.)

    Note: I've always thought (and suggested several times) that the backup/zip routine (by default) should provide the ability to back up dropped objects! ~ I had recommended that Alpha added a checkbox to the zip/backup routine which is by default, "checked." (I submitted this as a bug/suggestion/request several years ago.) And while this wouldn't fix the issue of sets not realizing a table has been dropped, it would ensure (by default) that you get a backup of the entire "working" database. (A backup including the dropped table which you could re-add.)

    It seems to me, the backup/zip routines need to be modified as suggested! Ultimately, this scenario renders the zip/backup routines useless!

    Because of this "problem", I'll bet there are a few zipped databases "out there" that are useless without the originals! (And nobody will realize this until a catastrophic failure occurs & they need to restore from scratch!)
    Last edited by SNusa; 01-26-2013, 10:15 AM.
    Robert T. ~ "I enjoy manipulating data... just not my data."
    It's all about the "framework." (I suppose an "a5-induced" hard drive crash is now in order?)
    RELOADED: My current posting activity here merely represents a "Momentary Lapse Of Reason."

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      #32
      Re: v.11 Desktop Anomalies & bug list (legitimate contributions welcome from all)

      Originally posted by Tom Henkel View Post
      Robert,
      Regarding the vertical scroll bar issue.

      It may not be completely corrected, but Alpha DID make a correction to the vertical scroll bar issue which actually severely impacted us. They created a calculation that gets done on every movement up or down the browse. This calculation rendered our browses inoperable. Many of our tables are VERY large (>100K records), and this calculation for each record passed through brought the browse display to its knees. We were advised by Selwyn to turn off the recalculation, and we are now able to use browses. Alpha worked with us to pinpoint the issue and quickly got us the fix.

      Tom
      Hi Tom, I know this is a very old post, but can you explain what you mean by 'turn off the recalculation'?

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