Star Wars Figure Tracker FAQ
Updated
08/14/06 - Changes in RED
Q. How the Hell Does the Find
Button Work?
A. "Find" is kind of misleading. What the button really
does is to create a filter. For example if you click search and select the options
for "DESCRIP contains Jedi" and select the Search button the program will really
set a filter so that you can only see those records in which the description contains the
word Jedi. To go back to working with all of the records you must select the Find
button again and click on All. This will set the filter back to showing all records.
These filters also affect what information shows up on the reports.
If a filter is in effect, only those records shown by the filter will appear on the
reports.
Q. Can I link to John's Page?
A. You most certainly may. Please link to
"http://www.anarchydivine.com/john", using the title of "The Warped Mind
of John Kinne". You may also put a link directly to the Star Wars Figure
Tracker with "http://www.anarchydivine.com/swft". The first
won't change unless I change ISP's. The second one may change, so you're safer using
the first. Please use this button to link to the main page: 
If you wish to link directly to the SWFT page please use this button from
the page for the link and use an URL of http://www.anarchydivine.com/swft: 
Q. Can I put the
Star Wars Figure Tracker on other FTP/Web sites?
A. Again, you most certainly may. Actually, please do.
Just please try to keep things up to date by checking my page often for the latest
version. Just do me a favor and only distribute the unmodified zip file(s) as
obtained from this site. And if there is an FTP site that you think the program
should be on, let me know, and I'll get it there.
Q. What's Planned for the Next Version?
Q. What are the system
requirements?
A. Basically, the only real requirement is a system that runs Windows 95/98/ME/2k/XP. You should also have at least 20MB free disk space.
And a screen resolution of at least 800x600. And a
love of Star Wars.
Q. I can't download the file(s), any
suggestions?
A. Well... A few people have had problems, with no real pattern apparent.
I've downloaded the files from many locations, including from behind a firewall without a
problem. So... that really doesn't help, does it? I have put the file on a
couple of public ftp sites, but the files haven't been released into the public download
directories yet. As soon as they are I'll post the sites here.
Q. Are there bugs?
A. Of course there are bugs! I'm using a Microsoft development tool after
all. I'm writing this thing using Visual FoxPro, and there is such a huge memory
leak that I have to reboot my computer every 3-4 times I run the program. My GDI
memory resources drop to like, 2%, and nothing will work. Now there's a bug for
ya! Seriously though, if anyone notices this problem when you're running the program
please e-mail me. I'd like to know if the problem is widespread, or if its just my
system. The latest update to VFP has not fixed this problem.
Known Bugs v2.2
Entering duplicate storage location codes cause a crash
Known Bugs v2.01
Crashes a lot on one NT machine with NT 5.0 (Exception code=C0000005)
Known Bugs v2.0
Seems to run flaky on NT
Collection statistics report does not exclude deleted records from calculations. Do
a maintain data before running report for accurate results.
If you click on a menu option when the splash screen is displayed, SWFT may lock up.
On the first run of the program if you go into a maintain screen, browse a couple of
records, and exit, and error occurs.
If you have anything in the Prequel vehicles table, none of the
reports will work.
Q. How much is X
worth? Where can I find X? etc...
A. Well, I don't really know for sure. I have never bought a figure from
any place other than an established retail outfit (TRU, Wal-Mart, etc.) I do check
out stores and flea markets, but have never seen anything selling for what I would
consider a reasonable price. Your best bet for answering these questions is to pick
up a copy of one of the magazines devoted to collecting toys and check out the ads.
There are also a ton of very good websites out there with a lot more information than mine
has. Check out my links page for a couple of good ones.
Q. How can I contact you?
Well, you can e-mail me at jkinne@anarchydivine.com.
Or, if you are using ICQ my number is 8459559. If you are unfamiliar with ICQ go to http://www.mirabilis.com.
Question ain't answered here?
E-mail me! jkinne@anarchydivine.com