in the InfoStruct/Restruct box, that's where you set the lookups, and the 
lookup type (just current, help and fill, etc.).. the settings are stored in 
the VAL file, so it looks at all the val files in the folder before it opens 
that screen.. "val file out of date", my favorite

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"Kevin Zawicki"  wrote in message 
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what does the "Table Lookup" do?

is it a function in the app or paradox table RI / link?



"Steven Green" <greens@diamondsg.com> wrote:
>no, the folder is f:\pdoxdata, and hasn't moved
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>Steven Green
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>"modridirkac"  wrote in message 
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>Did you move DB folder to sub/sub/sub older?
>Too long path?
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>On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:52:59 +0200, Steven Green <greens@diamondsg.com>
>wrote:
>
>> follow-up.. tried a few tables in a small empty folder, no problem.. and

>> no "thumbs.db" message, either.. the real folder is huge, but it's 
>> always

>> been this big.. as always, "something changed".. :-)
>>
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>> Steven Green
>> Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
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>> http://www.OasisTradingPost.com
>>
>> Collectibles and Memorabilia
>> Vintage Lego Sets and Parts
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>> "Steven Green"  wrote in message
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>> on our big app, can't seem to get Table Lookup tab to work anymore.. it's
>> always been slow, cuz it looks at every table in the folder, and it
>> always
>> gives a "thumbs.db" error, of course
>>
>> but now, it doesn't work at all.. depending on which machine I'm on,
when
>> I
>> hit the Table Lookup tab, it either gives me the OK Abort dialog, or it

>> just
>> closes paradox.. any table, big small new old, doesn't matter.. anyone

>> else
>> having this problem?
>>
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>> Steven Green
>> Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
>>
>> http://www.OasisTradingPost.com
>>
>> Collectibles and Memorabilia
>> Vintage Lego Sets and Parts
>> - and Paradox support, too
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