Kbase P16030: After Clients upgraded from 95 to 2000 , DDE calls cause application problems.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
1/22/2005 |
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Status: Unverified
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows NT 32 Intel/Windows 2000
Progress 9.1x
SYMPTOM(s):
Application becomes hung.
Scroll browse widgets are accessible but Navigational buttons and fill-ins can not be used.
DDE get/send calls are used to communicate with a Visual Basic application.
The lock occurs when a Program attempts to run a procedure within another program.
The procedure is not being executed.
Code has been modified to save a handles unique id.
Microsoft updates have been applied to machine.
CHANGE:
Client machines Operating Systems were changed from win95 to win2k professional.
CAUSE:
Messages built around DDE calls shows they are not completing.
The problem was determined to the result of the DDE calls and not the Progress Application.
FIX:
Ensure that the DDE calls are correct and not causing the issue.
Storing values within Progress instead of Visual Basic lessened the occurrence of the problem.