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#16
Applications / Re: dbExpert
2007.10.17, 15:30:37
RobertM & jep thanks for your replies about REXX. I will be looking up most of the terminology RobertM mentioned. As a very non-technical person, I don't  recognize such things as WSeb, stems, global variables, etc. I will download both files he mentioned.
JEP, thanks for directing me to REXX Tips & Tricks. Is it on the 2nd disk that came with eCS?

Thanks again

Dennis
#17
Applications / Re: dbExpert
2007.10.17, 04:25:14
I'm not sure we need experts, even though they are nice to have and if there are some out there, I hope they let us know. If enough of us keep in contact, we just may be able to help the others solve dbExpert problems and in the process learn more about it ourselves. I'm trying to figure REXX out even though my poor old addled brain doesn't want to work that way.

Dennis
#18
General Discussion / I feel very lost....
2007.10.17, 02:00:00
I have spent years developing my 2 dbExpert apps. Randell Flint was a big help, asI could usually call or email him if I was stumped. Sometimes, he would get mad at me because I was so dumb, but usually everything worked out. Now that Randell is gone, I feel very lost--kind of like an orphan. So far, I have no one to turn to when--hopefully only if--I have any problems with dbExpert. I know there are several other people in the world who use dbExpert and know it inside & out. Unfortunately, they communicated thru a dbExpert newsgroup which worked on a Sundial server. Currently, that newsgroup server is down and there is no indication of if or when it will come back up.
If ANY current dbExpert user is on OS/2 World, please contact me either here or at rcrmonte3@wi.rr.com.

Thank you

Dennis
#19
Applications / dbExpert
2007.10.16, 21:38:13
Thank you Robert M & jep for your answers to my Sundial Systems post.

Is there anyone here who works with dbExpert or knows it fairly well? I'm trying to establish a non-techie(me)techie relationship here so I have someone to call on when I need help.

Also, I'm wondering if there is somebody or group here who could possibly take over development of a solid, simple, easy to use OS/2/eCS database and upgrade it as needed.

Thanks

Dennis
#20
Applications / Re: Sundial Systems
2007.10.16, 04:42:37
Thanks, Robert. At least dbExpert is written in REXX so we may just be able to muddle through together.

Dennis
#21
With Randell Flint gone, :'( :'(  what's left of Sundial Systems--his wife, Carla(forgive me if I spelled it wrong)--is searching for someone to continue development of their software--Junk Spy in particular. dbExpert is an excellent database that is easy to understand and use and, IMHO, should also have continued development. Even as non-technical as I am, I have developed 2 separate dbExpert apps that are rather complicated. Randell even told me several times that I had put together a complicated and complex app. Because dbExpert is so easy to work with, I basically developed those apps accidentally. I really have no clue about how a program(?) such as dbExpert works. I just know that it does and hope someone--or a group--will take over its development.
#22
Applications / Sundial Systems
2007.10.15, 17:07:35
Now that we have lost Sundial, where does one go for help with its products--especially dbExpert? I still run into a lot of things I need to do to make my dbExpert database applications more efficient. I have too much time--years--in the development of my apps to change to another system. Also, I don't know of another database for OS/2 (eCS) that's as stable and easy to use.

Is anybody here a dbExpert user? Does anybody here know the ins & outs of REXX? Is Sundial going to come back or is it gone for good?

Dennis
#23
General Discussion / Randell Flint
2007.10.15, 16:57:44
I just read the article about Randell passing away and Sundial suspending sales of its products. It's a sad day for OS/2. Every time I would contact Sundial, whether by email or phone, Randell was more than helpful. He always worked me through my confusion about macros & querys when I was setting up my dbExpert database, to the point of helping me make things work the way I needed them to. Because of Randell, I am able to meet the legal requirements of the trucking industry in the US on my laptop. I will REALLY miss Randell and Sundial.
#24
Applications / SVISTA
2007.10.14, 17:38:04
What ever happened to SVISTA that development appears to have been stopped in 2004?
#25
Applications / CUPS???
2007.10.14, 17:21:10
Not being a hi tech person and not monitoring OS/2-eCS developments, I see something called CUPS is replacing win32 development. Please explain what CUPS is.

Thank you

Dennis
#26
Hardware / ECENTER
2007.08.29, 22:49:17
How do I get rid of ECenter permanently??????
#27
Hardware / Re: wifi card
2007.08.27, 23:57:06
Thanks for the Googling, Kim. I just talked to the people I got the notebook from and they're not sure if the antenna/mini-PCI is actually installed. To find out, they have to remove the keyboard and that is about a 20 minute process. Since the network card needs to be replaced, I am taking the notebook in sometime this week. I'll know about the wireless setup then.

Dennis
#28
Hardware / Re: Canon PIXMA MP 530
2007.08.27, 18:55:23
Hi
I have a Canon PIXMA USB installed on my old (2002) notebook. I used the Omni.drv i950 that comes with eCS. Once I figured out that USB devices can't be plugged into any USB port on my antique notebook--they must be plugged in sequentially, 1, 2, 3--the printer workid just fine.

Dennis
#29
Hardware / Re: wifi card
2007.08.27, 18:44:39
Well, the system is a Pentium 3, probably 800 MHz
My vendor says the network card needs to be replaced so the socket works properly
The only Model Number I have is CY25  Brand may be Compal NOT Compac...
I will know what motherboard it has when I get the network card replaced
I would LOVE to be able to work off fixed IP when I'm in my office. When--or if--my other office computers are down, I need the notebook as a backup. However, the notebook goes with me when I'm on the road in my truck. That's why I'm trying to get wifi to work. I seldom stay in a motel while I'm on the road.

BTW--this is a great site. Thank you for keeping it up. There are a lot of very helpful people on it--and they don't seem to care about how non-tech I am.

Dennis
#30
Hardware / Re: wifi card
2007.08.27, 17:55:17
eCS is installed on a private brand Intel system from 2002. The slot (there is actually room for 2 cards if they are both credit card size) is on the right side of the system.

My biggest problem right now is getting the system to connect to the internet. I had it connected directly to my cable modem. 2 of 3 times, there was a green light next to the cabl when it was connected and I did NOT get a 'Cable may be disconnected!' error on boot. However, DHCP didn't get its parameters & didn't start. Also, on boot, it told me 'Flow Control:  Transmit: Disabled  Receive: Disabled'. In addition, when the cable was working, I tried to connect via Firefox, but it couldn't find the server en-us.start2.mozilla.com.
The 3rd time I booted the system, there was NO green light by the modem connection and I got the 'Cable may be disconnected' error. I'm going to my vendor to have them check out the cable connection, as I think it may be bad.

Once I get the system to connect via cable, I should have very little trouble with wifi once I get the correct card.

Dennis