Data session window refreshing

[StewartUK]

I've recently installed VFP9 and am finding that the data session window doesn't refresh itself (or doesn't get refreshed) automatically, which certainly did happen in VFP8.

Has anyone else found this happening? Is there a way to fix it?

Thanks

Stewart

 

[rgbean]

Stewart,
I've been using VFP 9.0 for a very long time, and I've never seen that happen. Any chance it's not displaying the current datasession? Is your datasession window docked?

Rick

 

[StewartUK]

Thanks for your reply Rick,

I never change data sessions (at least not that I'm aware of). Yes the window is docked.

I find that if I click back on the command window and then on to the data session window, it is then refreshed.

It most often happens when I run a (any) program that opens various tables.

Stewart

 

[MarciaAkins]

Hi Stewart.

Has anyone else found this happening? Is there a way to fix it?

Yes, I have seen this happening too. AFAIK, there is no way to fix this. It is a bug in VFP 9.



Marcia G. Akins

http://www.TightlineComputers.com

 

[StewartUK]

Ooh, how exciting, nice to know I'm not imagining things!!

Do you (or anyone else) know if MS know about it?

Stewart

 

[MarciaAkins]

Hi Stewart.

Do you (or anyone else) know if MS know about it?

I am pretty sure that Andy reported it because it annoys the heck out of him ;-)



Marcia G. Akins

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[rgbean]

Marcia,
Well either I'm not as observant, or I'm just lucky!

Rick

 

[pthalacker]

I am pretty sure that Andy reported it because it annoys the heck out of him

It's driving me out of my mind also.

pamela

 

[MarciaAkins]

Hi Pamela.

It's driving me out of my mind also

Long time no see! How is everything going? Will we see you at SouthwestFox this year?

Any way, I think that its almost as short of a drive for you as it is for Andy ;-)


Marcia G. Akins

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[craigsboyd]

Yes, I've seen this behavior as well with the Data Session window. And, not that your question was directed at me Marcia, but I'm looking forward to SouthWest Fox. Should be a great conference.

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[StewartUK]

Marcia,

Did you check with Andy if he had reported it to MS? There's no mention of it in the UT Bug List.

I had thought of going to SouthWest Fox, but decided I couldn't really afford the $2000+ it would cost.

Stewart

 

[MarciaAkins]

Hi Craig.

I'm looking forward to SouthWest Fox.

Great! I am looking forward to seeing you there!

Hi Stewart.

There's no mention of it in the UT Bug List.

Why would there be? Andy reported it as a bug during the beta on 12-11-2004 on build 2409 of VFP. It was entered into the bug tracking database then.



Marcia G. Akins

http://www.TightlineComputers.com

 

[StewartUK]

I found out that you can get the list of open work areas by right-clicking in the left hand column of the session window.

Thought you might like to know as I was very pleased to find that.

Stewart

 

[Mike Lewis]

Stewart,

Sorry -- I don't get it. Surely the list of open work areas (that is, open aliases) is always present in the left column. Why do you need to right-click?

Mike

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[StewartUK]

Because in VFP9 it doesn't get updated properly, so you might run a program and then look at the data session window and see nothing in the left column. I found by accident that if you right-click in the left column, it then shows all the open work areas.

Stewart

 

[Mike Lewis]

Stewart,

Thanks for the clarification. Whenever I've see this behaviour (the window now refreshing properly), I've managed to get it to refresh by a normal click (left click). But it's worth knowing that the right-click in cases where the normal click doesn't do the trick.

Mike

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