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by jbri
Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:05 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Database Engine Error -38
Replies: 3
Views: 2694

Thanks, Jon. Yeah, after the system crashed, I thought it might be the mac. The double colon thing must be my own mistake. Whenever I cited pages over the last few months I always put a colon after the @ Now I take it from the manual that that was unnecessary. Everything else looks good though, at l...
by jbri
Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Database Engine Error -38
Replies: 3
Views: 2694

update...

After posting my message, I tried closing Bookends and the window with said error message popped up again and my entire system crashed (which is a rare feat indeed). I rebooted, repaired the system's permissions and wiped all the maintenance scripts. Have now done two successful test scans. I would ...
by jbri
Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:54 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Database Engine Error -38
Replies: 3
Views: 2694

Database Engine Error -38

What does "Database Engine Error -38" mean? I am finished with my thesis (which is due in two days) and wanted to do a test scan of just one paragraph in Mellel (with a mere three references). Nothing can be scanned, all I get is the above error message from Bookends. I have verified the d...
by jbri
Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:52 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Tweaking a format: problem with extra commas
Replies: 2
Views: 2095

Brilliant, moving the quote mark seemed to do the trick. Thanks so much for the quick reply, Jon!
by jbri
Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:12 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Tweaking a format: problem with extra commas
Replies: 2
Views: 2095

Tweaking a format: problem with extra commas

Hi, I'm a new user and have fairly successfully created a new format to suit my needs. I've managed to iron out all the glitches on my own, except for one minor problem, which is driving me a bit nuts: I've got an extra comma in one of my reference types (due to an empty field I assume). I've studie...