Re: A takeoff on the "file is not open" error when saving form

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From: Paul Pedersen (no-reply_at_swen.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:00:42 -0800

I haven't had that error in years now. But I seem to remember being able to
recover if, after getting the error and before closing the form, by saving
it with another name. Once the form is closed, I think it's gone for good.
Make backups.

Anyway, I don't remember getting this error since around version 6.

"Ook" <usenet@nospam.zootal.nomorespam.com> wrote in message
news:O4d$CMrGFHA.2900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> http://emberts.no-ip.info/stuff/badvfp.jpg
>
> This particular error occurred in VFP8. I also got the infamous "file is
> not
> open" error, but did not manage to get a screen shot of it. I was unable
> to
> close the form, even without saving and I eventually had to alt-ctrl-del
> and
> hard terminate VFP. To make things more interesting, I copied the objects
> to
> another form. This is what happened to the code in the command button:
>
> http://emberts.no-ip.info/stuff/badvfp1.jpg
>
> I have maintained for years now that VFP does a poor job of managing it's
> internal datasession and the tables that get opened there. Corrupted form
> methods and errors when trying to save a form, while rare, should never
> happen because when they do they can cause the irrecoverable loss of your
> work. If you have no backup, or even an old backup, you are basically
> screwed. Fortunately, this was a test form and I only lost an hours worth
> of
> work.
>
>

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