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From: "Paul E. Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Inconsistency using formatting codes
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:37:11 -0600
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In-Reply-To: <3C0B8858.BF7CBD7A@reigelridge.com>


When I discussed this problem with tmg support about a year ago that is
what they indicated was the problem. Basically it's the algorithm they use
in collecting the data which uses Ahnentafel numbers even if you have not
checked the option. It's their algorithm problem not a Foxpro problem. UFT
had a limit of 64 generations again based on their algorithm for collecting
the data.

At 09:12 AM 12/3/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>The problem is the size (number of digits) of the Ahnentafel Numbers
>associated
>with so many generations. The problem is evident it you check the option
>to show
>the numbers, as they become a mess before that, and finally completely fall
>apart. But it doesn't matter whether you show them or not, as apparently the
>program uses them or something similar to control generation of the report, so
>it fails past a certain number of generations in any case.
>
>I understand this problem is caused by the limits in the way the Foxpro system
>that underlies TMG handles (or rather fails to handle) large integers. I don't
>know of any way to work around the problem other than to break the chart into
>pieces, which is less than satisfactory. We can only hope that the new version
>of Foxpro used by TMG 5 will deal with this better, but I don't know if it
>will.

Paul E. Lawrence


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