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> Well, documented, David.
>
> As the Ching says... "persistence furthers" <g>

Jane,

Thanks for the comment.

Just curious, as one of the noted and recognized experts in SetupBuilder
and other PC technical areas.

> "Stumbling" is not always appreciated as an appropriate technique for
> discoveries and inventions - BUT, it does have it's place from time to
> time! :-D

Have you ever applied the Stumbling technique to some of your own
solutions! :-D

David

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> Compiler bug :-( This happens for ODBC and RUN functions if "OS
> Independent" is not used on Server 2008, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2!
>
> Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Very tricky bug.

Friedrich,

Well, kinda of a fluke on my part to have even asked about it in the first
place in the newsgroup.

Between Jane Fleming's Clarion Magazine article and instructions from
someone else on creating Armadillo STUB.EXE to include in install - I HAD
all the answers I needed -

BUT - because I was a "fanatic" about OS requirements in the install -
starting minimally at W2K - as I looked at the General Installer Function -
Run Program and the various tabs - I decided to do a checkbox starting at
W2K - AND, of course, that revealed the "bug".

SO, the question to Jane to start this whole thread! :-D

BUT, when I used two SIMILAR SB projects to do some testing, not realizing
in one of the projects, I DID NOT OS condition it, and of course, stumbled
onto the answer I needed.

"Stumbling" is not always appreciated as an appropriate technique for
discoveries and inventions - BUT, it does have it's place from time to
time! :-D

David

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Hi David,

> "Stumbling" is not always appreciated as an appropriate technique for
> discoveries and inventions - BUT, it does have it's place from time to
> time! :-D

Absolutely :-)

BTW, this compiler bug is in both SB6 and SB7! Build 2481 introduced it on
January 19, 2009 when we added built-in support for Windows 7 and Windows
Server 2008 R2).

Thanks again for the very good bug report!

Friedrich

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Well, documented, David.

As the Ching says... "persistence furthers" <g>

Jane

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"ex spurt"... as in a steady drip, David??? LOL...

Actually, as far as inventions and innovations go, I think "stumbling" has a
huge place. After all, if something were already known it wouldn't be much
of an innovation, would it?

As far as my own forays in the world of technology.... I'd rather be lucky
than good any day :-)

jf

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> "ex spurt"... as in a steady drip, David??? LOL...

Jane,

OK, I'll be careful with THAT phrase from now one :-D - but truth is - WHEN
we hit the "brick wall", there are a few we turn to - and you happen to be
"ONE" of them.

> Actually, as far as inventions and innovations go, I think "stumbling" has a
> huge place. After all, if something were already known it wouldn't be much
> of an innovation, would it?
>
> As far as my own forays in the world of technology.... I'd rather be lucky
> than good any day :-)

AND another phrase that seems to fit as well.

To quote Susan Pichotta of icons-icons.com -

"Done is better than perfect!"

David

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To quote Mae West...

"Goodness had nothing to do with it" <g>

Jane Fleming