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adaptec/NEC38 solution!
Message #52313
to all those you offered advice with my NEC 38/Adaptec problems, thanks! The final solution involved messing with: SCSI parity checking, SCSI device addresses, termination and (curiously) switching round the input and output SCSI ports on my DEC harddisk. Now, everything works really well with the Adaptec EZ-SCSI drivers. So,…
Thanks for the offer but I already have it installed and (semi-) working. Graham
Thanks for your advice. Its a shame that an NEC device will not work with such an industry standard SCSI card. Still, I will call support to get the full details. Graham
#NEC CDR-38 with Adaptec
Message #52142
As a follow up to a previous message I left, I have just tried using my NEC CDR-38 with an Adaptec 1542C SCSI card and a DEC SCSI hard disk. The CDR-38 seems to cause the Adaptec BIOS software to hang during boot-up, whether the harddisk is connected or not.…
which CDs to buy?
Message #49551
Hi I am new to this forum as I am just about to take delivery of an NEC 38 portable CD drive to use with my dos/windows pc. I will probably use the drive most to access Microsoft developers network CDs. However, I am keen to buy some CDs to…
#VB Technical Questions
Message #3438
I have three technical questions for a charting component of an application: 1. is it possible to print text vertically i.e. rotate it by 90 degrees? 2. If I have a picture box which I have used methods to draw to, how can I copy the contents of the picture…
VB and charts
Message #3258
Hi Graeme, I am glad that BPS are active on this forum. The BPS bulletin board is not so convenient to use for support of Chart Builder. Chart Builder is a good product but its strengths seem to lie in the number of varied charts it can produce, rather than…
Re: Developers Business Graphics Toolkit No, never heard of it but the title sounds promising. Please keep me informed if you get any more details. Graham
I too have hit the limitations of chart builder fairly early on. I spoke with the designers of CB at the London Windows Expo this week but they don't seem too eager to make any useful changes. There was a vague mention of some new developments next year but who…
Hi Eric, Lets keep in touch. I have been using VB since its release in the UK and am just about to take delivery of Gupta's SQL Windows development kit (release 3). We have also ordered the SQLBase server (version 5) for Netware 386 although I believe its not out…
#expression evaluation
Message #2066
Does anyone know of a DLL in Windows to evaluate an expression stored in a string or other data structure? I am building an application within which I would like to have user defined calculations. Each of these calculations once evaluated will need to be performed for possibly hundreds of…
#printing speed
Message #2065
I have an application that prints several pages of a report to a Laserjet III printer by using the printer object. The report is mostly text with some border lines. Everything seems to go ok until I call the .newpage method as this operation takes an age to complete. Does…
Jane, API stands for Application Program Interface. An API basically defines the list of functions that may be called in order to access the underlying functionality. Hope this helps… Graham
#903-
Report Generators
Message #1507
Just noticed… RPTGEN.ZIP is available now in DL 1 Graham
Front Office/Dealing app
Message #1498
I am using VB (amongst other things) to build front-office systems for a large international securities house in London. It seems to be well suited to the environment for the following reasons: – dealer applications are graphical so a GUI is a good idea – they like to multitask so…
Hi Doug, Where abouts are you? I have been developing with VB in London since its release and would find it extremely useful to exchange ideas. Graham There is 1 Reply.
#903-
Report Generators
Message #1496
Hi Jane, I attempted to upload REPGEN.ZIP to this forum last week but to no avail. I will try again in a few days but first I want to extend it a little more. Basically its a bolt-on application using the grid control that allows your application to send rows…