Re: PowerCobol form all jumbled up

From: Jeff Campbell (n8wxs_at_arrl.net)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: 10 Jul 2004 14:18:14 -0700

"JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote in message news:<7IqdnfWwatVXFXPdRVn-jg@giganews.com>...
> CarSalesman wrote:
> > I have been programming in Fujitsu PowerCobol for 4 or 5 years.
> > Now using V6.
> > I have a problem I've never seen before. I program and run on
> > Windows PCs which are networked.
> >
> > I have a form created in a project. The form displays fine on
> > my development
> > machine just fine (Win2000). It runs and displays fine on
> > another machine that uses
> > XP. When I execute the program on another XP computer, the form
> > height/width are
> > changed, and all the controls on the form are in mixed up
> > positions. Fonts are all
> > mixed sizes. Buttons are mixed sizes. Just a mess.
> >
> > On that same XP computer, all my other forms work and are used
> > every day,
> > so its not the runtime installation or the comptuter's hardware.
> >
> > The affected form works fine on other PCs, not just this one,
> > so it would seem
> > the program itself is OK.
> >
> > Sounds like some kind of compatibility bug, but I've never seen
> > it before.
> >
> > HELP!
>
> Wow! Never seen anything like that!
>
> Looks like you'll have to employ standard hit-and-miss debugging techniques
> (disable parts of the form until you find the culprit, etc.)
>
> You should also post a query on (msnews.microsoft.com /
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general) newsgroup along the lines of "same
> program on one XP machine looks ghastly..." The folk over there are experts
> in pointing out obscure registry entries, conflicting drivers and options,
> and so forth.
>
> Please report back what you find.

Does the affected machine have a default printer defined?

Jeff Campbell
n8wxs@arrl.net