RI_FILTER length

[SMcNaughton]

The documentation says 1024 maximum but if I set it > 255, the runtime fails to execute and no messages are given. It loads for a split second, then fails. v10+, Xbase____Is this already a known issue?? Is there a workaround or a fix planned?

[kfleming]

Are you using a text control file or a DBF?____Kathleen__R&R Support

[SMcNaughton]

We are using a DBF with RI_FILTER set to 255. If we increase it by one character, not only does nothing show up when running the report, but it had locked some computers up! (usually in the designer, not exe runtime).____I have proved this on w98 and w2000 professional and w2000 Server.____When it^s nice to you, there are no messages, you will see a little bit of disk activity for a second or 2, then nothing. Move it back to 255 for that field length, and the whole world is happy again...____HTH .... can^t believe no one else has stumbled on that one!__

[kfleming]

In the Defaults section of the RRW.INI file add a line that says:____CharFldWidthSize=2____This should allow you to use a DBF field that is greater than 254.____Kathleen__R&R Support

[SMcNaughton]

Thanks... will give it a go...

[cal]

I am using a character field 600 bytes wide. When printing, it is truncated to length 254. I have added the CharFldWidthSize=2 to rrw.ini. Before I did that, it was truncating to something shorter, maybe 127. I haven^t been able to get it to print past 254.____Any suggestions?____Thanks. Cal

[kfleming]

If you use the SQL version against this table rather than the Xbase version, you should be able to return more that 254 characters.____Kathleen__R&R Support