Win 8 and network issues ...

[Robert Stevenson]

I posted awhile back that my new Win 8 machine will not recognize any
network drives from Toolbook or open any .tbk files on the school network.
I never did get a response and am trying again to determine if this
actually makes any sense to anyone. Could this simply be a network issue
rather than a Toolbook/Win 8 issue.



I will confess that I am still using version 9 with runtime files on
student machines and with the PowerPac have managed to solve my web issues
for the moment. This issue where I can't use Toolbook on the network
however has me thinking about the need to upgrade (assuming the network
issue would be solved by doing so????). I don't suppose there is ever
a "special offer" on upgrades for lone teachers in a classroom who have
been using the product since the days of openscript? Can someone suggest a
contact from whom I might get a quote?

[Clifton Sleger]

Just curious, but is the network accessed by a drive letter. I've never
had trouble on office network with any version of ToolBook as long as
the access is by drive letter.

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[John Robin Dove]

Hi Robert,

You're not alone. I also have this problem on my network.

See:

http://listserv.nethelps.com/main/wa.exeA2=ind1302A&L=toolbook&P=R1606&I=-3

I also use 9.01 but it seems the type of network may also cause the problem
as, if I remember correctly, Denny said he could not reproduce the problem
with any version of Toolbook.

On my system it would seem to be linked to UAC. I only get the problem using
author mode. If I run my program using runtime only on a computer with no
Toolbook author, the problem disappears. Only if I disable UAC can I use
author mode.

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BTW (completely different subject)

If you use version 9 regularly you might want to put this in your book
scripts to stop TB crashing after the mouse buttons are pressed for more
than 5 seconds.

--(Make sure TB90r.sbk is in bound sysbooks)

to handle buttonDown
startTime of self = Asym_Ticks()
end

to handle rightButtonDown
startTime of self = Asym_Ticks()
end

to handle buttonUp
clear startTime of self
end

to handle buttonStillDown
local LONG currentTime
get startTime of self
if it is not null
currentTime = ASYM_Ticks()
if currentTime > it + 3500
clear startTime of self
get flushMessageQueue()
break to system
end
end
end

to handle authorButtonDown
startTime of self = Asym_Ticks()
end

to handle authorRightButtonDown
startTime of self = Asym_Ticks()
end

to handle authorButtonUp
clear startTime of self
end

to handle AuthorButtonStillDown
local LONG currentTime
get startTime of self
if it is not null
currentTime = ASYM_Ticks()
if currentTime > it + 3500
clear startTime of self
get flushMessageQueue()
break to system
end
end
end

John

[Robert Stevenson]

Much appreciated. I will pass on to our IT folks and see if I can sort it
out. What I'd like to avoid is upgrading and finding that the issue hasn't
been resolved.