Arithmetic Overflow on Long running query alert

• 
  Hi,
  
  I'm assuming this is the same problem as you had earlier. I'm at a bit of a loss to explain it.
  
  I've not seen a similar error raised on another machine.
  
  Are you using the default windows screen dpi/font size?
  
  Have you been having odd issues with any other software on this machine?
  --
  Daniel

  dlkj June 01, 2009 05:42

  - 0 +
• 
  VSMS 2008 occasionaly dies with a blue screen of death but that's not only my problem - my colleague on a Lenovo T61p provokes the exact same BSOD editing a table's data directly.
  
  I used a freebie SQL product, RSScripter, and had the Font.Initialize error there - the author declined to change the product as it, too, was an rare incident. It's uninstalled.
  
  The machine is under a year old, running standard XP Pro up to SP3, with MS VS and SQL Server 2008 products loaded. I have no idea how to tell you if I have "default windows screen dpi/font size" settings - if you know how to detect and potentially reset them to defaults, please let me know - I'll be happy to be "standard"...
  
  If you search my catalogue of postings, I think you'll find this happened with an old version of SQL Compare or SQL Data Compare on my OLD ThinkPad R60p.
  
  I know that Bart looked at it and there was a fix put into those products such that I've never seen the issue since on any machine. Perhaps a glance at those fixes would help... Support Issue 20060504200001 refers to an arithmetic overflow during Font.Initialize. The current problem is in Dundas' control but as you ask about standard font/dpi settings, which was the underlying issue with the referenced SI, there may be some help there.
  
  I'll be glad to give you any more information.

  PDinCA June 01, 2009 12:48

  - 0 +
• 
  Hi,
  
  I'm afraid this is something I'm going to have to chase up with a 3rd party component provider. The error is occurring in their code, so I am very limited in what I can do.
  
  Regards,
  --
  Daniel

  dlkj June 03, 2009 06:19

  - 0 +
• 
  The culprit is a long-used free version of a commercial product - Super Screen Capture. It appears to mess with the font size when snagging a user-dragged shape, but forgets to reset...
  
  I went into the display properties ==> appearance, and XP recognizes that when I select "Normal" for the font DPI, the "Apply" button activates... If I apply, then restart SQL Response, all is well... If I don't do the apply and restart SQL Response, it bombs on any Alert.
  
  Needless to say, Super Screen Capture has been "terminated with extreme prejudice"... :x
  
  CASE CLOSED!

  PDinCA June 12, 2009 21:00

  - 0 +
• 
  Good to hear that.
  
  Cheers,
  --
  Daniel

  dlkj June 15, 2009 04:43

  - 0 +

Add comment

Please sign in to leave a comment.