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Comment, How can that be done, every time I attempt to remove the Admin account in a standard solution it tells me that there has to be one Admin account. Jim

Yes, it was just that my point was the only secure solution you can distribute is a Runtime, all others can be cracked. I will have to find the link, but bcooney (who posts here) provided me with her update solution for Runtimes which has worked out great for the Runtime solutions we push out. Jim

However...(and some with more knowledge that I can chime in), if your solution has an active Admin account there are several "Crackers" on the market that can let someone gain access to your solution. I purchased one just see how easy it would be to gain access to the admin account of a project I had started. It was basically as easy as entering a new Admin password in a box and press an open button (I think they may do some damage the file, but you can get in). I think the only truly safe application is a Runtime with the Admin completely removed. That is why I use nothing but Runtimes and use the updater solution by bcooney. Jim

Since this question either can't be answered or I may have made someone mad... Can a MOD pull this down so it is not just taking up space and people will not waste time clicking on it. Thanks, Jim

Hi, I have an email script to email an image of a vehicle. Everything works fine, but it stores a copy of the file in the folder the DB is located in, which could fill up quickly. Is there a way to have a global container that can store the image each time one is mailed and be overwritten each time? Below is what I currently use The name of the variable is:$_document_temp Let( [ file_name =Vehicles::Image_1; full_path = $$_document_path & file_name ]; full_path ) Thanks, Jim

We had a user with something similar (Windows User), I had to have them change their video refresh rate and the hardware acceleration until we found its Happy Place, then all was well. Hope this may be of some help. Jim

Jerry & Fitch, Thanks for the reply! Jerry, I'm not sure what the heck I was doing. I followed your example and everything is rolling along just fine. Thanks again! Jim

Hello, Started working on a new project, an eight photo, photo lineup and I need help. I have a contact db which will store data about people as well as a photo. I also have a layout with Global Containers (8 total for the photos I select from the contact db). What I want to do is attach a button to the photo on the contact db that will place the photo in the first Global Container if it is empty. If the first container is Not Empty then the selected photo will be placed in Global Container #2...if #2 is not empty then #3 etc. I have tried to use If Not IsEmpty in the script, but that only can get me to container #2 and then I am stuck. Am I approaching this the wrong way? Looking for suggestions. Thanks, Jim

A new patch which will fix the Runtime installation issue with FMA 11 for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable libraries has been released: Link Jim

Z, What installer are you using to install the Visual along with the Runtime? Also, are there not two Visuals 32b and 64b, how does the installer know which one to install to the users machine. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for the information. Question: are you going to use 11 to make your Runtimes, or will you switch back to 10 to avoid making your customers install more software? Jim

I still consider myself a newbie at FM so: What was the logic behind that change. Looks like to me you now will have to take on the role of computer tech for your customers should something happen with the install of the Visual SP, and of course it will be your fault. I only have about 10 runtimes of our K9 program out to other agencies and was hoping to increase that number this year, but not if I have to fix issues with any glitched Visual updates. Jim

We jumped and purchased FMA 11 and then found that runtimes will not work. All computers (no Mac's) give the following error:"The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem." Then I found a post that requires the user to install Visual C++ 2008sp1 Is this new, or did I mess something up along the way? Jim

Thanks, stuff I had not even thought of!!

How do I go about forcing users to use a drop-down list instead of typing in the field? I have a drop-down with six different K9 breeds and of course spelling is important because of some of the searches I have scripted (and of course I have people who get happy fingers and type too fast and misspell). I do not want to use a script trigger. Any suggestions? Thanks, Jim

We use Install Creator to create an .exe installer of our runtime, one function of the program is to create the path and directory. We direct the program to install to a unique folder which we name in the installation creator to C:BartowK9 and all works well. Jim

bcooney, back when you were helping me with my runtimes, I had issues with Vista and the Program Files folder. We started installing everything to a unique folder on the C: drive (XP and Vista)and everything worked without any issues. We have 3 machines running W7 and the RTs are installed to a folder on the C: drive and they seem to be working without any issues. Jim

[color:red]UPDATE: Apparently it was all the "0's" that caused the problem. I changed the Record Number Auto Enter to start with 1000001 and then imported the files and everything seems to work correctly. I am working with an import script on a Runtime. On the layout I have a field called “Record Number” this is an Auto-Entered Serial Number generated on creation. Example: 0000125 So I give the runtime out to the troops and then I need to do an update to a new version (and I set the "Record Number to 0000000" on the new runtime. Since I do not know what record number each officer is on how do I have the new runtime import their data and not duplicate the “Record Number”? I have tried to use the "Set Next Serial Value" and put it to + 0000001 but it reverts back to +1 And when I create a new record it starts at "1" even though record 00000123 is showing. I am using: Show All Records Go to Record: Last Set Next Serial Value Any suggestions? Jim

I missed Comments post somehow...but that may be the ticket. Thanks to both, Jim

LaRetta, I tried the onobjectexit trigger and I think that may be what I need. Time will tell if they will remove the offending characters or if they will just keep entering data. Thanks again, Jim

Thanks Laretta, That was the exact calc I had located. I have put it in place...I have a question. Before this works it appears that the user has to click outside the field? If I tab it lets it go, did I do something wrong? This method is really harsh with the revert box, is there a way to script something with a script trigger and a popup message just telling them to remove the symbol? I tried using the calc with a script & trigger but the Message Box will pop up no matter what I enter in the field.

How do you stop users from entering restricted data into a field. I am more interested in restricting symbols etc "#,%,@". I found a single post last night but cant seem to bring it up again and I threw away the notes I had started working on a solution. I think the post I saw was about validation by calc. Jim

Never Mind the my posting below I have looked at the portal box since I started working with FM and I have never noticed the inital row box. I feel foolish...again. It looks like that will be the fix I need. Thanks again Comment and bcooney. For my level of knowledge this may be my best attempt: Descending sort CAN work if you use two portals, one row each, both sorted descending, and the top one set to "Initial row: 2'. I know how to do a one row portal descending but I'm not sure what "Initial row: 2' is or how to implement it.

Not sure if this helps The first portal has only two fields that I need displayed on the printed report: "Date Entered" and "Action" the other portal also only has two fields that I need displayed on the printed report: "Date Entered" and "Employee Badge Number" All I need are the last two portal rows data from each child to show up on the report printout. Example: (Portal 1 last two rows...of course there may be 100 rows of data above the last two but I just need the last two from each child) 08/16/2009 Shot given 08/21/2009 Vet Visit (Portal 2 last two rows) 07/12/2009 934 08/012/2009 743 I can add another field to the data is it would help in printing the rows I need.

I have a layout with two portals, I need to print the last two rows of each portal on my report. I have the report layout designed, but I when I put the portal in (as a 2 row) I get the first two rows…I need the dates Ascending also (so a descending sort will not work). I cant do anything with a sliding as the portals contain many many rows of data. How can I do this? Thanks, Jim