stack overflow

[JPrescott]

I currently use extensively Paradox 11. I have also used many earlier versions, dating back to DOS 2.5.

Suddenly after years of perfect running, I frequently get an error message: Unexpected stack overflow error. Not all the time. Only sometimes, and the program freezes and closes down. When I get the message seems related to what I have been doing before. It sometimes (but now always) fixes it to restart Windows.

I have tried removing and reinstalling the program (it was included on Corel WordPerfect X3 and X4. I have tried "rebuilding" tables -a tool within the program. But, I beginning to think that there may be a registry issue or something outside the actual functioning of the program. that might fix this. Like increasing the stack capacity?

I use Paradox extensively in my business, printing invoices, etc, and all my lists of customers, etc. are in Paradox tables, so I must get it working consistently or I'm out of business.

John Prescott
Institute For Career Research, chicago

 

[JBirdieH]

This is extremely unscientific, but I've been working with a pdox database for more than 12 years and I've had this happen intermittently. I actually completely rebuild the major tables involved in the "seems related to what I have been doing before". Create a new table, query out old record and add them to the new table, reindex etc. I don't borrow anything from the old table. This seems to work for me.

 

[JBirdieH]

Also, sometimes the form itself has been damaged. I've had to use a backup copy of the form to correct the problem.