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Message started by Rbuchanan on 07/21/05 at 10:05:58

Title: Help Text Missing
Post by Rbuchanan on 07/21/05 at 10:05:58

OK, Here goes with my third request today!!

Since installing the ISTS patches a couple weeks ago, I can't get into the help screens in either Evo or Classic. More accurately, I can get to help, but I can't create a seach database so unless I know exactly where to go in the help document, I could spend days looking for answers!

When it tries to create the index, it tells me "Unable to display the find tab (177)". Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Help Text Missing
Post by Lynn Pantic on 07/21/05 at 14:06:01

Look in DBAMFG for DBAHELP.*, making sure your Explorer is set to show system and hidden files. Keep DBAHELP.HLP and DBAHELP.CNT but delete any others - probably DBAHELP.GID and DBAHELP.FTS (I think). Then open Help again and it should recreate the system files you just deleted and be OK.

Title: Re: Help Text Missing
Post by Rbuchanan on 07/22/05 at 04:23:45

Lyyn-

Those ARE the only two DBAHELP.* files in the directory. I do also have a DBAHLPID.B file and all three are dated 6-18-05.

Title: Re: Help Text Missing
Post by Rbuchanan on 07/29/05 at 13:00:59

Lynn, anyone -

Still without the searching functions in help!

Title: Re: Help Text Missing
Post by Lynn Pantic on 08/04/05 at 05:37:41

Double check your Explorer settings to show system and hidden files - it is the DBAHELP.GID and/or DBAHELP.FTS that are messing you up. You need to delete them so the program can make new ones.

Title: Re: Help Text Missing
Post by Rbuchanan on 08/04/05 at 05:45:08

Thanks Lynn, I'm back in business ::) You'd think I'd know enough to check for hidden files!!

Rob