daanvdn

Hi, I've written a simple script to copy any active selection to a field, using the following functions: Middle ( Get (ActiveFieldContents); Get (ActiveSelectionStart); Get (ActiveSelectionSize) ) The problem is that for some types of content the script copies only a portion of the selection (whether the field be a text or calculation field). When I try to evaluate the first expression -- Get (ActiveFieldContents) -- in the DataViewer, I get the following message: invalid argument was encountered and then the DataViewer goes blank. In particular, this bug occurs when the source field in question contains text with a lot of unusual characters and diacritics (I work on medieval german and english), e.g. Ni sínt thie ímo ouh derien, in thiu nan Fránkon werien; 104 thie snélli sine irbiten, thaz síe nan umbiriten. 105 Wanta állaz thaz sies thénkent, sie ịz al mit góte wirkent; 106 ni dúent sies wíht in noti ána sin girati Could it be that such characters confuse the Get (ActiveFieldContents)-function? Because when I insert normal text in the same field the function works fine... (Although I see no particular reason why?) Any suggestions? Kind regards Daan Ghent Belgium

Hi, Everytime I perform a search for matching field contents FM crashes, BUT this only happens when in fields with a checkbox set in their lay-out... This problem is not restricted to just one of my files, I’ve tried in on other files and the same problems keeps cropping up. This is a huge problem: Just now,I tried to perform the search again and FM crashed as usual but for the first time when i tried to re-open my file ALL 8000 records and 377 FIELDs were simply GONE even though the file size is still 100MB. This is a disaster seeing that this file contains 4 years of research on my PhD! Luckily I make backups on a hourly basis.. My last backup still contains all fields + records but if the original file is corrupt (which seems unlikely as with other files FM crashes as well) my back-up copy probably is too! I’ve tried refreshing the index for the fields I’m searching without any luck. I’ve also re-installed FM, removed all plugins (since they are know to make FM crash in some instances, cp: (http://www.issociate.de/board/post/351576/FileMaker_8_Advanced_Random_Crashes.html) BUT the problem remains. I’ve checked my windows log and found the following Application Error messages: 1. Faulting application filemaker pro advanced.exe version: 8.0.3.349, faulting module xtext.dll, version 8.0.2.321 fault address 0x00008f98. 2. Faulting application filemaker pro advanced.exe version: 8.0.3.349, faulting module dbengine.dll, version 8.0.2.321 fault address 0x00121c30. 3. Faulting application filemaker pro advanced.exe version: 8.0.3.349, faulting module ntdll.dll,, version 8.0.2.321 fault address 0x0001b1fa. I’ve searched the internet and other FM-forums for solutions concerning these errors but without any succes…. Does anyone have any suggestions, because I a desperately need FM to work for my PhD! Kind regards Daan, Ghent, Belgium