Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!basser!metro!extro!natmlab!ditsyda!megadata!ganga From: ganga@megadata.mega.oz (Ganga Varatharajan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,aus.computers.amiga Subject: data retrieve pro. - help Keywords: database Message-ID: <198@megadata.mega.oz> Date: 28 Sep 89 04:56:08 GMT Organization: Megadata P/L, North Ryde, Sydney, Aust. Lines: 22 I am having some problems with DataRetrieve Pro. V1.03. I have a database "db1" open. Its window is not active. 1) When using the command line functions usingand typing the commands in the title bar set "db1" activates the db1 window. And file$ returns "db1" And subsequent checks for mouse clicks on fields also return field$ = All seems to be as described in the manual. 2) When running a small PROFIL program set "db1" selects the database, but does not activate the window. And file$ returns "". And subsequent checks for mouse clicks on fields also return field$ = "" What am I doing wrong here? thanks in advance ganga.