Running the Arev32 conversion wizard against an old Arev2.12 system (a runtime). When I have to enter the location of the SYSTEM table, I get a message "Unable to alias the Arev Environment table at the location specified". Is this maybe because it's a runtime? I've run the wizard successfully against other Arev2.12 systems, but they were full development versions.

Any words of wisdom would be Greatly appreciated!

The wizard is trying to alias a sys_env table or system table in the directory specified. If it can not you will get the error message. Try to alias the system table via the DATABASE MANAGER.

Also make sure you do not have any table named arev_env in the system.

Thanks Bob.. Just curious, are there any Arev32 equivalents for the old V121, V124, etc.? I see we still have V119.

How are port communications handled differently now?

Hi Michael,

Win32 operating systems have a different method of accessing the serial ports, so the old V124 will not work. Windows provides a COM object which we can use instead.

The progid is MSCOMMLib.MSComm

In OI you can add an OLE control to a form and drive it with Get and set property. In Arev32 you should be able to use OLECREATEINSTANCE in code and use OLEPUTPROPERTY and OLEGETPROPERTY.

you can find documentation on the we that you can translate into Basic+, for example http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13890

Hi Bob,

My OLE knowledge isn't quite where it needs to be (i.e. nonexistant). I'd appreciate any direction you can give me.

My email is paladinn@verizon.net if we can discuss off-forum.

Thanks So much!

Michael

Oh.. to add to the complexity.. I have to do the communication within an old Arev2.12 app that I've converted to Arev32.

Hellllllpppppp!!!

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