Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

Does DMF come with 3.0 or 3.5 data?
It comes with both as of 8/2/04. The 3.5 data files are installed and used by default. If you want to use the 3.0 data, do the following after installing the demo:

Close DM's Familair if it is running
Go to My Computer
Go to your C:\ drive
Go to the c:\Familiar folder
Right-click the DATA folder and RENAME it to be DATA35
Right-click the DATA30 folder and RENAME it to be DATA
Close My Computer
Start DM's Familiar

If you are using an earlier version of DM's Familiar, it came only with the 3.0 data. You'll find Import files to upgrade your data from 3.0 to 3.5 here.

Will DMF run on Linux or Mac?
No, DMF is a Windows program. I have had reports that DMF works fine with WINE and Virtual PC. I know nothing about those though so I cannot support it.

Licensing Questions

Can I run DMF on more than one computer?
Yes. Your purchase will let you install DMF on up to 3 different computers. If you need more than that, contact us.

Installation Problems

I installed the latest update but now when I try to start DMF there's a click sound and nothing happens.
You need to install the VFP8 runtime files. They are here.

Something's Broken!

All the darn windows are on top of each other!
DMF doesn't assume to know where you would like the windows to appear. When you first open a window, move them where you would like them and then close the window. When you open DMF again, it will open that window where you placed it.

Codex Tree: Asking for OCX file when try to open
The OCX control that displays the tree view in the Codex Tree did not register itself. You will have to manually register it:

From your Windows menu, select Start > Run
Enter the following command: regsvr32 c:\familiar\sstree.ocx
Click OK

If you installed DMF to a different directory, change the directory above. If the directory has a space in it, you have to enclose the file in quotes like this:
regsvr32 "c:\DM Familiar\sstree.ocx"

Codex Tree: Can't Print
The ODBC driver did not install itself. You'll have to do it manually:

Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel

Look for ODBC or 32-Bit ODBC. Microsoft names it differently in different versions of Windows so I can't tell you exactly where to find it. It might be in the control panel itself named ODBC, it might be in Administrative Tools then ODBC.

Add a new ODBC driver.

Select Microsoft Visual Foxpro driver as the type

Data Source Name and Description: DMs Familiar

Free Table Directory should be checked

Path should be wherever you installed DMF. (C:\familiar is the default)

File XXX Is Corrupt
One of your data files has become corrupt. There are two possible solutions:

1) Run the Tools > Verify Data routine. That might fix it. If not,

2) Recover the file from your backup (you have been making backups haven't you?). Go into My Computer, c:\ drive, Familiar folder, backup folder. Copy all files with the same name as the XXX reported in the error message and paste them into your DATA folder. (So, if file Tree is reported as corrupted, you'd copy Tree.DBF, Tree.CDX, Tree.FPT, and anything else named Tree.??? from the BACKUP to your DATA folder).

If that still doesn't fix it, and the data you lost is very important, contact Todd and he might be able to recover it for you.

Tablesmith is getting an OLE Error on all tables
The Tablesmith OCX control got lost:

From your Windows menu, select Start > Run
Enter the following command: regsvr32 c:\Familiar\tslib.dll
Click OK

If you installed DMF to a different directory, change the directory above. If the directory has a space in it, you have to enclose the file in quotes like this:
regsvr32 "c:\DM Familiar\tslib.dll"

Help File Doesn't Work with Vista
You need to download the help utility from Microsoft