Frequently Asked Questions
PFXweb | Miscellaneous | Supported/Compatible Software | PFXodbc | PFXcrystal | PFXbrowse | Dataflex | Windows Programming | Printing | Dialog Resource Editor | Keymapping | Btrieve | Multi-user Problems-Microsoft Windows | Unix/Linux
This page contains a list of frequently asked questions about Powerflex products, organized into categories.
PFXweb
- PFXweb system/software requirements
- Troubleshooting installation problems
- Error: Service unavailable
Miscellaneous Questions and Answers
- PFXplus SQL runtime error
- Can I use a different Runtime version to my Development License version?
- How can I create a demonstration only version of my PFX application?
- Can I run a PFXplus program on the Internet?
- What is the maximum data file size limit in PFXplus?
- What is the maximum number of records limit in PFXplus?
- What is the maximum record length in PFXplus?
- What is the limit on the number of external parameters?
- What is the limit on the number of fields in a record?
- Why doesn't the Mark 4 option appear in PTFSE File structure editor?
- How do I make a file opened in a Global module visible to all programs and modules?
- OMREADONLY flag and REREAD
- Error when compiling with /G switch
- What is Error 4?
- Why is Error 51 - cannot update without a Lock occurring?
- Can I have configuration items set in my registry and in my PFX.INI in PFXplus version 5.0?
- How can I change my registration details in PFXplus version 5.0?
- Why am I getting Index errors and data loss on my Windows system?
- What if the indexes for data files supplied with my PFXplus installation appear to be corrupted? I am using a non-standard collating sequence.
- What if 'Out of Memory' error 10 occurs when re-indexing?
- How do I ensure that my code is Multi-user safe?
- Checklist for Index errors: Error 22, Error 21, and Multi-user Timeout errors: Error 19
- What causes a "Linker error" when using PFXc lib?
- What documentation can I use to learn more about PFXplus?
- How can my PFX program know which network user is running it?
PFXodbc
- Does PFXodbc Driver offer Read/Write access?
- Does PFXodbc Driver lock the data file it accesses?
- Does the PFXodbc Driver work on Windows XP Professional?
- Does PFXodbc Driver work on Windows 2000 Professional?
- Does PFXodbc Driver support MS Excel and MS Word?
- What if a MSQRY32 error message appears?
- How do I speed up my SQL joins when I use PFXodbc Driver?
- Does PFXodbc Driver update PFXplus index files?
- Can PFXodbc access data file regardless of the PFXplus version?
- Does PFXodbc 5.0 Driver work on Windows Server 2000/2003?
- Does PFXodbc 5.0 Driver work on Win NT Terminal Server?
- Does PFXodbc 5.0 Driver work on Win 2000 Terminal Server?
- What if I get an error "-20051 Too many indexes in this table"?
- Does the driver support long text/binary fields?
PFXcrystal
- Crystal Reports 9, 10 and XI
- Why are blank date fields in Crystal Reports 9.0 displaying 12/30/1899?
- Can the default for Auto-Link Tables be set to use 'By Key' for all reports?
- Crystal Reports 8.5
- Do I need PFXodbc driver or PFXcrystal driver?
- Can I use PFXcrystal with languages other than English?
- Physical Database not Found
- Failed to load database information
PFXbrowse
Dataflex
- How easy is it to convert my Dataflex programs to Powerflex?.
- What if my programs compiled but do not work as expected?
Windows Programming
- Can I convert my character-based programs to Windows without rewriting my source code?
- What are the Common Control Architecture (CCA) tools?
- Why don't my screens run full size?
- How can I change the caption of a button at runtime?
- How do I get around mouse key faking?
- How can I change the font on an object?
- How do I create a Multi-line Edit Box?
- How can I disable and enable a pushbutton?
- Can COPYFILE and DIRECTORY statements handle long directory tree structures?
- How can I change the caption on a static control at runtime?
- How can I use an object definition to define a GroupBox?
- How can I have a long text in an edit control and use arrows to scroll horizontally?
- How can I use WINLST profile and select paper size and orientation at the same time?
- How can I use LOAD_DLL in PFXplus to access functions/procedures in a custom DLL?
- How can I set the title in PFLN running character mode application?
- How to change the position and dimensions of a specified window?
Printing
- How do I print to LPT2?
- How do I query the Printer Status?
- How do I send Escape Sequences to a printer?
- How can I line up columns using Proportional Fonts when printing under Windows using Winlst?
- Can I print Bitmaps using Winlst?
- Document Not Printed and No Error Message Received
Dialog Resource Editor
- Unable to create form (CreateDialog failed) in module
- Error:Duplicate resource type...
- Cannot find or open source file programname.RC
- What happens to my existing RC files when I compile with /R?
- Why do I get " Error LNK1104...; when compile with /R
- What causes Image not available in g-mode error 1111 line...
Keymapping
Btrieve
Microsoft Windows
- Multi-user problems in a Windows 2000 environment
- Multi-user problems in a Windows 95/98/NT environment
- File integrity problems in a Windows 95/98/NT multi-user environment (older version)
Unix and Linux
- A little information about Unix
- Configuring Unix for PFXplus
- Source code compatibility across platforms
- Converting MS-DOS programs to Unix
- Case-sensitivity, file names, PFXplus, and Unix
- What is this thing called Linux?
- What if on RedHat 7.x the libncurses.so.4 is required for PFxplus 4.41 Linux?
- terminfo and PFXplus
- Some tips for the Unix developer