File Not Properly Closed

    For Recovery From FILE NOT PROPERLY CLOSED Error Message.

    To close the data file properly please perform one of the 
following procedures:

    PROCEDURE  A
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    You will need to use the DOS program called DEBUG.COM. Look on 
your DOS diskette or in the DOS directory on your hard disk.  If the 
file is not there copy it from your DOS Supplemental Programs 
diskette.

    At the DOS prompt type the following commands:

    DEBUG <filename.dtf> <enter>       Replace filename with the name
of your Q&A file and the drive 
and pathname if necessary. For 
example,


                                              C:\QA\EMPLOYEE.DTF

                                       If you receive the message 
INSUFFICIENT MEMORY - type Q 
<enter> and proceed to 
Procedure B.

    E1B3 <enter>

    xxxx:01b3 01.00 <enter>            You type the 00 after the 
period and press Enter.


    W <enter>

    Q <enter>


    The DOS prompt will now reappear.  Start up Q&A and choose File 
from the Main Menu.  In the File Menu,  choose Copy, then copy the 
Design of the form to a new filename. When this is completed, choose 
Copy Selected Forms and copy to the same file you just created.   
Press F10 at the Retrieve and Merge Spec screens to begin copying.  If 
this procedure finishes with no error message, the new file is in 
perfect shape.  Use the new file and delete the old file.  If you want 
to, you can go to the Utilities menu and rename the new file so it has 
the same name as the old file did.







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                       File Not Properly Closed


    PROCEDURE  B
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    If the datafile is too large to fit into memory using DEBUG.COM, 
or if you cannot find DEBUG.COM then you can modify the file by typing 
in the BASIC program described below.  NOTE: You must have BASICA.COM 
and the Q&A datafile which is was not properly closed in the same 
directory.

    At the DOS prompt type the following commands:

    BASICA <enter>                             ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
                                               ³ Substitute your     ³
                                               ³ file's name in place³
    10 OPEN "filename.DTF" AS #1 LEN=1 <enter> ³ of filename.DTF,    ³
            Ä|ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ|ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ between the quotes. ³
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    15 FIELD #1,1 AS C$ <enter>

    20 RSET C$=CHR$(0) : PUT #1,&HB4 : CLOSE <enter>


    Press the F4 key.  The word "SAVE"  will appear.

    Type in the name "FIX" and press Enter.  Now press the F2 function 
key to run the program.

    Type SYSTEM <enter>

    The DOS prompt will now reappear.  Start up Q&A and choose File 
from the Main Menu.  In the File Menu, choose Copy, then copy the 
Design of the form to a new filename. When this is completed, choose 
Copy Selected Forms and copy to the same file you just created.  Press 
F10 at the Retrieve and Merge Spec screens to begin copying.  If this 
procedure finishes with no error message, the new file is in perfect 
shape.  Use the new file and delete the old file.  If you want to, you 
can go to the Utilities menu and rename the new file so it has the 
same name as the old file did.














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