Can anyone recommend an alternate to the older Smithware DDF Builder
program? While it suits my needs just fine, it unfortunately is unstable.
Frequently, there are various DDF files that I have that get into some kind
of funk where when I attempt to call up one of the files, DDFB just shuts
down with no error message of any kind, and leaves the DDF files locked. At
one time, I had an older version of the same program on my system, but I've
since migrated to a new machine (the problem happened on both machines), and
I used to be able to just load the older version for those files. It wasn't
a good solution because it did not recognize the indices properly, but at
least I could change the file layouts and then I could usually re-access
them again in the newer version.

As always, I would prefer something free, but I'd also be willing to pay,
since this problem I'm encountering with DDFB is getting more and more
inconvenient.

I really don't need anything fancy, just something that I can build and
modify DDF's with, and print hard copies of the layouts.

I should mention that I'm using an older version of Pervasive, 6.15 for
Windows NT/95, which works quite nicely for now. We will be upgrading to
Pervasive's current version sometime in the future, but not immediately.
I'm sure that their current version, probably in the SDK has its own DDF
editor, but I'm also pretty sure that the current version will not co-reside
with my 6.15 version.

Bill Hileman, CPD

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DDF Editor is very good...

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And if you need a DDF structure printer compatible with the older
stuff,
I believe my FPrint tool (www.goldstarsoftware.com/download.asp) will
handle THAT part of things for you...
Goldstar Software Inc.
Providing Pervasive.SQL Training & Services
Bill Bach
BillBach (AT) goldstarsoftware (DOT) com
http://www.goldstarsoftware.com
*** Chicago: Pervasive Service & Support Class - 03/27/06 ***

Frisbee. wrote:

"Bill Bach" <goldstar (AT) speakeasy (DOT) net> wrote

Thanks, Bill. I already looked at all my old bookmarks yesterday and
downloaded your program, and used it as well. I am beginning to suspect
something's wrong with one of my tables, however, since when I tried to pass
the "*" to print them all (test printed one table first - was ok) it
returned some wild error:

Error (Remote Packet Detail): Return Code was 1.

It displayed that error twice. It does appear to have printed all the
tables (sending to printer right now). It occurs to me that it might be
that the table record might be locked, since after checking the values via
Ddf Edit, I then tried to call it up with Ddf Builder again, and it crashed
again, which usually leaves that table record locked until I reboot.

I like the Ddf Edit, but it does not appear to have a print feature, so I
may need to use both programs. I wasn't able to find any other Ddf editors
or printers out there of any kind.

You can check BtSearch at www.nssdd.com. It will allow you to print
the DDF structures as well as edit the DDF files. It will also allow
you to do much more like export/import, edit or delete and more. You
can download at www.nssdd.com.

Gil

If you're still stuck, send me your DDF's (and an empty version of the
Btrieve file, ifpossible) and I'll see what's wrong with the DDF's.
Goldstar Software Inc.
Providing Pervasive.SQL Training & Services
Bill Bach
BillBach (AT) goldstarsoftware (DOT) com
http://www.goldstarsoftware.com
*** Chicago: Pervasive Service & Support Class - 03/27/06 ***

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