Dennis,

First you can ignore my request yesterday for a direct download link. My CD seems to be functioning fine now. Not sure what the problem was.

For the last two days I've been attempting a fresh install of LOGic9 on a new machine, running Win7-64 (Professional). The install seems to go fine. Then I update to the latest patch. Then, before I even try to do a restore, I try to enter ">Setup>Misc ham setup, rig, TNC" and I get the following error message: "OLE IDispatch exception code 0 from mscorlib: Failed to compare two elements in an array ..." I've tried to uninstall and reinstall several times, even using a program that searches for remnants left over by the regular uninstall routines; unfortunately none of this has helped. From what I know this is a FoxPro error message. The only thing that I could think of as a possible reason for this problem is that I do run another program on this machine that uses a FoxPro database, though that program was not running when I encountered these issues. That's probably a stretch. Any help you could give me would be appreciated.

Tnxs & 73,

Carl
N8VZ

Thanks, Peter, for the info. Since I'm running Win7-64 Professional, I have a built in "virtual machine," but I'm going to refrain from using that approach until we hear back from Dennis. I suspect that there's going to be an easier way to solve this problem, but your approach is interesting. I think you're probably right in centering in on the 64-bit architecture as being part of the issue, but there are many folks running under Win7-64 without problems so there must be other factors as well. JOOC, what AV software do you use? I'm using Avira. Also, do you have any other software installed that uses a FoxPro database? I have TMG 8.04 (The Master Genealogist) installed and it's got a FoxPro core. As I said, that's probably a long shot, but I could see the possibility of two FoxPro programs not playing well together. I'm grasping for straws here, but I think together we can figure something out. I really appreciate you posting your experiences. This means that it is not something unique to my machine, but a more general problem that can affect multiple machines under the right conditions.

73,

Carl
N8VZ

Well, mate, I thought it might be useful if we both posted our system information to see if there are any similarities:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name N8VZ-HAMSHACK
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model SX2370
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2200 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P01-A3, 11/21/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name N8VZ-HamShack\N8VZ
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 14.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 13.5 GB
Available Physical Memory 8.06 GB
Total Virtual Memory 26.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 21.1 GB
Page File Space 13.5 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Hi Guys:

Carl, good to see you on the forum. Welcome!

I have not run into this error.

Here is what I do know:

mscorlib is part of the microsoft .Net framework. I doubt problem is with FoxPro or another installed FoxPro app. The FoxPro part of LOGic doesn't use any of the shared files of the VFP installation -- it should be pretty much standalone.

I use Win 7 Pro 64 100%. And no problems.

Have you installed the .50 update? It has all of the latest .net libraries that I wrote for LOGic.

The problem may be with serial ports. Try unplugging any USB=>RS232 adapters. Does Tools/Advanced/Serial Port Status cause the same error?

You could try reinstalling the .NET framework. You need 2.0 latest service pack which is 2 I think. Here is a thread with someone else who had a corrupted framework install.
http://hosenose.com/Foru...t762_Program-Error.aspx

Let me know!

73,

DH

>>> mscorlib is part of the microsoft .Net framework. I doubt problem is with FoxPro or another installed FoxPro app. The FoxPro part of LOGic doesn't use any of the shared files of the VFP installation -- it should be pretty much standalone.<<<

Thanks for the info.

>>> Have you installed the .50 update? <<<

Yes!

>>> The problem may be with serial ports. Try unplugging any USB=>RS232 adapters. <<<

I'll try this and let you know if it solves the problem.

<<< Does Tools/Advanced/Serial Port Status cause the same error?<<<

Yes,I just tried it and got the following:

System.InvalidOperationException: Failed to compare two elements in the array. ---> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at System.Int16.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at System.Convert.ToInt16(String value)
at PDA.ComPort.PortUsersDisplayForm.<PortUsersDisplayForm_Load>b__0(PortUser i1, PortUser i2)
at System.Array.FunctorComparer`1.Compare(T x, T y)
at System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.SwapIfGreaterWithItems(T[] keys, IComparer`1 comparer, Int32 a, Int32 b)
at System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.QuickSort(T[] keys, Int32 left, Int32 right, IComparer`1 comparer)
at System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.Sort(T[] keys, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.Sort(T[] keys, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer)
at System.Array.Sort[T](T[] array, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer)
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.Sort(Comparison`1 comparison)
at PDA.ComPort.PortUsersDisplayForm.PortUsersDisplayForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)




>>> You could try reinstalling the .NET framework. <<<

OK, I'll try that after the other suggestions.

Tnx and 73,

Carl

>>> Yeah, try removing the COM Ports first. <<<

I had three USB>serial adapters. I removed them all. It didn't make a difference.

>>> Hey, look in the device manager under ports/COM & LPT and see if anything looks screwey.<<<

No, everything looked OK. Here's what I have after removing the three USB>serial adapters:

4 Eltima Virtual Serial Ports (COM11-12/COM12-11; COM13-14/COM14-13)
1 FlexControl USB Control Knob (COM9)
1 Sierra Wireless Application Interface NMEA (COM10)
1 Silcon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM5) -- This is the driver for the USB port built into my TS590s

>>> And, is there any info in the title bar of the error dump? <<<

Only "unhandled exception has occurred."

I hope that this will help to track things down. I'm going to try the .Net Framework reinstall next.

The VSP would be a pain to uninstall, especially if I had to uninstall the VSP program itself. This is an enterprise grade product that is offered free to hams by the software engineer. It is necessary to do digital modes with Flex radios. FlexControl knob could just be unplugged. Sierra Wireless is for a wireless modem that I connect via USB every now and then to buy a months worth of service when I'm going on a trip. It could be uninstalled easily. I guess I could unplug the Kenwood USB port, but you must have many hams using this interface since it's common to most modern Kenwood and Icom rigs. I'm in the process right now of cleaning out all the .net Framework stuff. I'll then reinstall, and report back. 73 de Carl

Likewise, FlexControl was not the issue.

I deleted all of the VSPs (virtual serial ports), but kept my VSP manager installed, and Voilà -- LOGic is happy and I can access setup. I'm going to reinstall the VSPs and see if things turn ugly again, or if there was some corruption in my VSPs that caused the problem. I will report back. But, we are making progress. de Carl

G'Day,

... thanks for the hints Dennis - re serial ports. I think, I have success at VK4IU.

Yes, the error occurs with Advanced, Serial Port Status - as Carl lists above. I had previously checked that the problem occurred with the original Logic9, and after .50 update was installed. I did not try to "refresh" the .Net Framework.

As Carl had, I too had been mucking about with Virtual Serial ports. In my case, Logic, TRX Manager, RemoteRig devices, and Elecraft K3/0s running against K3s elsewhere on my local network - my radio shack is 100 meters from the house. But, the problem started after that activity rather than while setting it up or using it. There was no problem for weeks - until I wanted to change the config a little and tried to open Tools, Setup, Misc Ham Setup.

So, given the "serial port hints", today, I set "devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1" in my Windows environment and proceeded to purge any serial devices real or virtual from the system. I used hints from the past, and searches of the Internet, to manually purge the registry of serial port data.

Unfortunately, there was no change - the error still occurs.

I then sat back and had a good think. I made a cup of tea, checked my mobile phone ... hang on, the phone is new, and I use Bluetooth to the PC! ... and during the install I remember Bluetooth modems!

I then took a look at "Bluetooth Devices" in Windows - and there was my old phone, with TWO entries, one marked with an exclamation mark, alongside the entry for the new phone.

I deleted both old Bluetooth devices. Checked Logic - Serial Port Status - BINGO! - no errors!!!!

I am now proceeding to test, test and test again, to see that the error on my system has gone. The new phone is still connected via Bluetooth and I am able to sync with it. Logic 9 is functional, no problems.

I will keep you posted if I again get the error - for now I think I am "out of the woods" - so to speak.

Peter VK4IU