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Re: [ECS] Another Resource Problem Mark Gilmore Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:01:38 -0700

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Troy, The MS/VC++ rtn which moves the caret (blinking line denoting
text insertion point) is returning an error for some unknown reason.
You are not the 1st to report this problem.

I have now killed the error msg dsp - the error msg 
will still be logged to \W95ERRS.LOG, but will not be
treated as an error by ECS. The caret will not be
positioned properly, but at least ECS will continue
to run.

I will be uploading the "fix" to ftp.gallops/ecs/beta
within an hour. BUT BEFORE downloading, please attempt
to come up with a fixed/predictable procedure which
will re-create the problem. If I can re-create it,
I can fix it PROPERLY. Thanks.

Also, please email me C:\W95ERRS.LOG.

Troy Carpenter wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I think I have found another resource problem with ECS.  This time it seems to
> have something to do with screen refresh when another window partially blocks
> ECS's window.  I have also had the problem happen when raising the ECS window
> from a minimized state.
> 
> What happens is ECS goes into a seemingly endless redraw loop and constantly
> plays the windows "Default sound".  Actually, it ends when the system
> eventually runs out of resources, or I press the Escape key.  When I press the
> escape key, I get an ERROR window in the lower right hand corner that simply
> says "CS", nothing else, but has an OK button.  Hitting the OK button brings up
> an identical window.  Holding down the ENTER key to speed up the process, the
> ERROR windows eventually "travel" left across the bottom of the screen to about
> the center, then diagonally up and to the left until the center of the screen.
> Then in the ECS window, I get a message as follows:
>    Error: YX_TC?S-SCP::VDY+1=7 VDX=6 GY-2=110 GX=50
>    (I could not read my handwriting where the ? is, could be an R, /, or
> something similar).
> 
> I also get a final ERROR window with most of that string in it.  Final in the
> sense that when I press the OK button there, ECS totally goes away and I have
> to rerun the program.
> 
> This seems to be the final annoyance I have found, but there is no guarantee I
> will not find others.
> 
> Thanks
> Troy Carpenter
> troy.carpenter@arris-i.com

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Mark Gilmore
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