Sorry for delay, Steven...

But... in the old days, Paradox (and many other apps) get totally 
confused if there's a FOLDER and a FILE with the same name.

You might check if that combo exists?

   - Mike



On 10/04/2021 17:51, Steven Green wrote:
> 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 "val file out of date", my favorite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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> Steven Green
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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
>> Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
>>
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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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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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