[Papyrus-L] Papyrus 7.0.17 - problem inputting new references

[John Fennick]

Could this be related to the a 32 bit machine integer limit? Would 
depend on the structure of the Papyrus addressing scheme. I note that 
96693 is 2^16.56. The power is suspiciously close to 1/2 of 32.
If so, it may be necessary to go to Win 7, 64 bit. The Win XP 64 bit 
is not desirable.





At 05:58 AM 5/18/2012, you wrote:

>I have been using Paprus since I began my doctoral research in 1993, 

>and have stuck with it even as successive versions of Windows eroded 

>its interoperability with other programs, since it is far and away 

>the best-designed piece of software I have ever used. However, I 

>have now hit an unexpected problem - it's not letting me add new references.

>

>I use version 7.0.17 under Windows XP Professional (Windows version 

>5.1 with Service Pack 3). Nothing in the computer environment has 

>changed in the last couple of years, but last night I hit a glitch 

>which is preventing me adding new references.

>

>When I go to input a new reference, the input screen comes up, 

>defaulting to the journal article type with the Type menu displayed 

>and the Article option on it highlighted, as normal. Whatever 

>reference Type I choose - Article, Book, Chapter or whatever - the 

>cursor moves to the "Author" field for a split second - and then the 

>Type menu reappears with the Article option highlighted again. There 

>is no way to get out of this loop except to exit back to the main 

>menu screen with the Escape key. The result is that I can't actually 

>input any new references.  I can edit existing references without a problem.

>

>Has anyone encountered this problem before? Could I have hit a limit 

>on the size of the database? I have 96693 references on file, but 

>assume Papyrus can handle more than this...

>

>Any help or suggestions would be most welcome.

>

>best wishes

>

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John Fennick
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