dragon@hubcap.clemson.edu (Michael E. Quattlebaum) (11/02/90)
I recently converted a 4D Database from the 2.0.xx to the new 2.1. Since I have done that, double clicking on the database file or its data file give the message "application busy or missing" as if it doesn't recognize that it's a 4D file (I removed the old version from my hard disk). Has anyone else had the same problem? Anyone got a fix? I checked to make sure the old and new versions have the same creator, etc., and they do. I don't know what else to try. Thanks in advance, Michael Quattlebaum dragon@hubcap.clemson.edu AppleLink: ST0673
francis@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (RD Francis) (11/02/90)
When I installed 4D 2.1, I think I had to go in and set the bundle bit; what tipped me off was that the icon for 4D was the generic icon rather than the standard 4D icon. If the bundle bit isn't set, the desktop file won't know that other files could have been created by this one, and thus the finder won't know to start up 4D 2.1 when your 4D program file is double-clicked. Use ResEdit or something (BundAid would probably work, and is available via anon ftp from sumex), and maybe rebuild your desktop, and see if that helps. -- R David Francis francis@cis.ohio-state.edu
dragon@hubcap.clemson.edu (Michael E. Quattlebaum) (11/02/90)
The general consensus is to rebuild the desktop. Makes sense to me, so I tried it. It worked, of course. Thanks to all who contributed. Michael Quattlebaum dragon@hubcap.clemson.edu AppleLink: ST0673