Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with a very recent problem. I am using Family Origins v. 9.02 with Windows 98. In order to share a Family Group Sheet as an email attachment, I had changed my printer setup from my normal default ink jet to an installed Adobe 3.0 PDF Writer. I created the group sheet, viewed it on screen, and clicked on the PRINT button on the menu bar at the top of the screen. I followed all the prompts, created the PDF file, and emailed it as an attachment. I returned to Family Origins & did a little more work. From Lists | Source Manager, I decided to print out a paper copy of a list of individuals who all share a particular source. I created the report, viewed it on screen and clicked on the PRINT button on the menu bar at the top of the screen. When the dialogue box for the Acrobat PDFWriter appeared, I realized that I had not changed the printer set up back to my default ink jet. I canceled the PDFWriter, and the dialogue box associated with it disappeared. The screen view of the report was left on the screen. It was not an active window, nor could I make it active by clicking in the window. No part of Family Origins was responsive. Other programs open at the time were responsive and I closed them all down. After waiting awhile, I hit CTL-ALT-DELETE and ended the session with Family Origins. I re-launched Family Origins and opened my database. My default printer, not the PDFWriter, was active and I proceeded to recreate the Source Manger report. As soon as I clicked through List | Source Manger, I encountered 2 CODEBASE ERROR warning boxes. The first read: Error #: -200 Error #: 83805 File is not a data file database corruption detected C:\ . . .\FIEGENBS.DBF C:\ . . .\FIEGENBS.DBF The 2nd warning read: Error #: -935 Error #: 94001 Null Input Parameter unexpected d4 field When I clicked out of the last warning box, Family Origins shut down. I can open Family Origins, and call up my database. I can navigate through the database in both Tree and Family view. I can create a backup of this corrupted database. I can not: print a Source List report; export a GEDCOM; check File | Information; view/print a family group sheet, etc. Each such operation brings back both the Error warning boxes, with the same error numbers I have listed. I do have some recent backups of my uncorrupted database, and I believe I have not added too much information since the last backup, although what those changes might be, I can not for the life of me recall. Therefore, I would be very happy to get my present database back, uncorrupted. We have enjoyed a long and successful collaboration; I would hate for it to end this way. If anyone has some suggestions for a fix to my problem, I would be very grateful. Thanks is advance, Mark
1. The software (from Adobe, not FOW) for the PDF Printer does not work properly if you cancel a print job to the PDF Writer. Most times it will crash your system. 2. The Codebase error is telling you that your "S" database, the Sources, was corrupted when the system hung. The only real fix is a Restore from backup. Should you encounter the wrong printer selected in the future, continue with the print job, but send the file to a folder using an easy to ID name, then delete it after the fact. The ability of not being able to select the printer at report time has problem for a long time and has been on the wish list. It seems that it was something in the design of the Preview that prevented this change. Maybe with RM later this year it will be fixed. For your restore problem, if it is not current, you may loose some data. Since it is the Source database, you may be able to minimize the impact. Try restoring your backup to another folder, then copy only the "S" file over the top of your existing corrupt file. Start FOW, open the database (if not automatic), then Pack it. It it works, make an immediate Backup just in case. Keep you original Backup separate. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Fiegenbaum" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 2:39 PM Subject: [FO] Codebase Error > Hello, > > I'm hoping someone can help me with a very recent problem. > > I am using Family Origins v. 9.02 with Windows 98. > > In order to share a Family Group Sheet as an email attachment, I had changed my > printer setup from my normal default ink jet to an installed Adobe 3.0 PDF > Writer. > > I created the group sheet, viewed it on screen, and clicked on the PRINT button > on the menu bar at the top of the screen. I followed all the prompts, created > the PDF file, and emailed it as an attachment. > > I returned to Family Origins & did a little more work. From Lists | Source > Manager, I decided to print out a paper copy of a list of individuals who all > share a particular source. I created the report, viewed it on screen and > clicked on the PRINT button on the menu bar at the top of the screen. When the > dialogue box for the Acrobat PDFWriter appeared, I realized that I had not > changed the printer set up back to my default ink jet. I canceled the > PDFWriter, and the dialogue box associated with it disappeared. > > The screen view of the report was left on the screen. It was not an active > window, nor could I make it active by clicking in the window. No part of Family > Origins was responsive. > > Other programs open at the time were responsive and I closed them all down. > After waiting awhile, I hit CTL-ALT-DELETE and ended the session with Family > Origins. > > I re-launched Family Origins and opened my database. My default printer, not > the PDFWriter, was active and I proceeded to recreate the Source Manger report. > > As soon as I clicked through List | Source Manger, I encountered 2 CODEBASE > ERROR warning boxes. > > The first read: > > Error #: -200 > Error #: 83805 > File is not a data file database corruption detected > C:\ . . .\FIEGENBS.DBF > C:\ . . .\FIEGENBS.DBF > > The 2nd warning read: > > Error #: -935 > Error #: 94001 > Null Input Parameter unexpected d4 field > > When I clicked out of the last warning box, Family Origins shut down. > > I can open Family Origins, and call up my database. I can navigate > through the database in both Tree and Family view. I can create a backup of > this corrupted database. > > I can not: print a Source List report; export a GEDCOM; check File | > Information; view/print a family group sheet, etc. Each such operation brings > back both the Error warning boxes, with the same error numbers I have listed. > > I do have some recent backups of my uncorrupted database, and I believe I have > not added too much information since the last backup, although what those > changes might be, I can not for the life of me recall. Therefore, I would be > very happy to get my present database back, uncorrupted. We have enjoyed a long > and successful collaboration; I would hate for it to end this way. > > If anyone has some suggestions for a fix to my problem, I would be very > grateful. > > Thanks is advance, > Mark > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > FAMILY ORIGINS - Ordering, UPDATES, books, FAQ, FREE DEMO, Newsletter, etc. http://formalsoft.com For the 8.03 and 9.02 PATCHES and what they fix, go to: http://formalsoft.com/files.htm