Problem with encoding date - but works on Win98

J

jodleren

Hi all

My problem is an older programme, Next from SCM for Windor 60 to
exact. Probably that doesnt tell you much.

Originally it works on Win98, and can be reinstalled and work on
Win98.
´
On Win XP however, it will work the first time, but after that it will
give this error:

Invalid argument to date encode.

Then an access violation will occur, and the programme will not work.
I tried it on to Win XP computers, the result is the same. That was
yesterday, 15.05.2010.
It does not even read in the language or anything. All functions
result in an access violation error.

As it works on Win98, it has to be related to some kind of windows DLL
or something.
Any ideas anyone?

WBR
Sonnich
 
D

Don Phillipson

My problem is an older programme, Next from SCM for Windor 60 to
exact. Probably that doesnt tell you much.
Originally it works on Win98 . . .
On Win XP however, it will work the first time, but after that it will
give this error:

Invalid argument to date encode.

Then an access violation will occur, and the programme will not work.
Click to expand...

Windows XP offers "compatibility" settings, to emulate Win95 or
Win98, which solves this type of problem about 80 per cent of
the time. "Compatibility" is explained via / Start / Help.
 
J

jodleren

Windows XP offers "compatibility" settings, to emulate Win95 or
Win98, which solves this type of problem about 80 per cent of
the time.  "Compatibility" is explained via / Start / Help.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the idea. That does not help, for both win 95 and win 98.
The error remain.

Sonnich
 
D

David H. Lipman

From: "jodleren" <[email protected]>


| Thanks for the idea. That does not help, for both win 95 and win 98.
| The error remain.

1. Win9x/ME is a different family than NT and thus can have compatibilities issues if it
isn't coded to be NT caompatible.

2. It probably wasn't Y2K compliant and thus the error.
 
H

Hot-text

ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\misc.chm::/compatibility_tab_and_wizard.htm

Go to the Program *.exe File
Right Click it
Open Properties
Go to Compatibility in Properties
Check Mark Run this Program in Compatibility made for:
Window 98 / Window Me
Click Apply
Click OK


To run the Program Compatibility Wizard
Start the Program Compatibility ( hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm )
Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Note

To start the Program Compatibility Wizard, click Start, click Help and
Support, click Find compatible hardware and software for Windows XP, and
then, under See Also in the navigation pane, click Program Compatibility
Wizard.
Set the compatibility properties manually
As an alternative to running the Program Compatibility Wizard, you can set
the compatibility properties for a program manually. The settings are the
same as the options in the Program Compatibility Wizard.

To set the compatibility properties for a program manually
Right-click the program icon on your desktop or the shortcut on the Start
menu for the program you want to run, and then click Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab, and change the compatibility settings for your
program.
Notes

The Compatibility tab is only available for programs installed on your hard
drive. Although you can run the Program Compatibility Wizard on programs or
setup files on a CD-ROM or floppy disk, your changes will not remain in
effect after you close the program.
For more information about an option on the Compatibility tab, right-click
the option and then click What's This.
 
J

jodleren

ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\misc.chm::/compatibility_tab_and_wizard.htm

Go to the Program *.exe File
Right Click it
Open Properties
Go to Compatibility in Properties
Check Mark Run this Program in Compatibility made for:
Window 98 / Window Me
Click Apply
Click OK

To run the Program Compatibility Wizard
Start the Program Compatibility ( hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm )
Wizard.
Follow the instructions in the wizard.
 Note

To start the Program Compatibility Wizard, click Start, click Help and
Support, click Find compatible hardware and software for Windows XP, and
then, under See Also in the navigation pane, click Program Compatibility
Wizard.
Set the compatibility properties manually
As an alternative to running the Program Compatibility Wizard, you can set
the compatibility properties for a program manually. The settings are the
same as the options in the Program Compatibility Wizard.

To set the compatibility properties for a program manually
Right-click the program icon on your desktop or the shortcut on the Start
menu for the program you want to run, and then click Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab, and change the compatibility settings for your
program.
 Notes

The Compatibility tab is only available for programs installed on your hard
drive. Although you can run the Program Compatibility Wizard on programs or
setup files on a CD-ROM or floppy disk, your changes will not remain in
effect after you close the program.
For more information about an option on the Compatibility tab, right-click
the option and then click What's This.
Click to expand...

The compability issue does not solve it. Not is it a Y2K problem, as
it works on Win98.

So, any other suggestions?

WBT
Sonnich
 
J

jodleren

Hi all

My problem is an older programme, Next from SCM for Windor 60 to
exact. Probably that doesnt tell you much.

Originally it works on Win98, and can be reinstalled and work on
Win98.
´
On Win XP however, it will work the first time, but after that it will
give this error:

Invalid argument to date encode.

Then an access violation will occur, and the programme will not work.
I tried it on to Win XP computers, the result is the same. That was
yesterday, 15.05.2010.
It does not even read in the language or anything. All functions
result in an access violation error.

As it works on Win98, it has to be related to some kind of windows DLL
or something.
Any ideas anyone?

WBR
Sonnich
Click to expand...

To be more exact, my problem is ntdll.dll - after loading that the
error occurs. Next it loads msimtf.dll

Gee, I recall ntdll.dll - it can cause a lot of problems, and it is
probably related to user rights :)

WBR
Sonnich
 
H

Hot-text

Then he need to run his Windows Update
To fix it, for in 1999 thay put out a update to fix the Y2K
If he run all of the Windows Update, then Y2K is not the problem!
 
H

Hot-text

If it's ntdll.dll - it's 100% of problems!
Ok I'll do a Find: All Files on my Win98
Ntdll.dll << Find Now
I have Two
#One in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM Ntdll.dll 20KB
Version 4.10.1998
Description: Win32, NTDLL core component.

#Two in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ Ntdll.dll 692KB
5.1.2600.2180(xp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description: NT Layer DLL

Have you run all of you Windows Updates?

For I have all my Windows Updates and can not get no more and you see from
the Updates that #Two is a xp_sp2!
 
A

Andrew McLaren

Hi Sonnich,

This error message comes from the Borland Delphi Runtime. The error is
returned by Delphi functions such as Encodedate(), if the function
cannot handle the parameters passed to it.

So, your SCM program was written using the Borland Delphi language. When
the Delphi VCL Runtime calls a date function on your XP machine, it hits
this error.

This specific error was reported quite a bit by Delphi users, after XP
SP3 was released. It even affected some of Borland's own products; see:

http://qc.embarcadero.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=61610

As described in that bug report, the problem is often caused by a known
issue for XP SP3 when used in the Jerusalem timezone.

If that matches your scenario, see this Microsoft KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953917

Download and install the hotfix described in the article, and
(hopefully), SCM will then run okay on XP.

Hope this helps,

Andrew
 
J

jodleren

Hi Sonnich,

This error message comes from the Borland Delphi Runtime. The error is
returned by Delphi functions such as Encodedate(), if the function
cannot handle the parameters passed to it.

So, your SCM program was written using the Borland Delphi language. When
the Delphi VCL Runtime calls a date function on your XP machine, it hits
this error.

This specific error was reported quite a bit by Delphi users, after XP
SP3 was released. It even affected some of Borland's own products; see:

http://qc.embarcadero.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=61610

As described in that bug report, the problem is often caused by a known
issue for XP SP3 when used in the Jerusalem timezone.

If that matches your scenario, see this Microsoft KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953917

Download and install the hotfix described in the article, and
(hopefully), SCM will then run okay on XP.
Click to expand...

Thanks Andrew, that explains. At I installed the update, but that did
not change much. However, knowing the nature of the problem is enough
as I'll let them use Win XP without SP3 - then it will work for them

WBR
Sonnich
 
D

Dan

jodleren said:
Thanks Andrew, that explains. At I installed the update, but that did
not change much. However, knowing the nature of the problem is enough
as I'll let them use Win XP without SP3 - then it will work for them

WBR
Sonnich
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Click to expand...

Just a word of warning Windows XP SP2 and earlier versions on 32 bit systems
will reach end of life on July 13, 2010 as well as Windows 2000 Professional.
 

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