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Troubleshooting
RHABSIM:
Topics
- INSTALLING Troubleshooting
installation of RHABSIM.
- RUNNING Troubleshooting run-time
problems.
- GRAPHS Troubleshooting graph
problems.
Troubleshooting RHABSIM installation problems
"Cannot
find VBRUN300.DLL", "Cannot find QPRO200.DLL" message or unable
to launch RHAB4WIN.EXE or WINSETUP.EXE:
RHAB4WIN.EXE and WINSETUP.EXE need the VBRUN300.DLL and QPRO200.DLL files
supplied with RHABSIM Version 2.0. If Windows cannot find the files it cannot
run these programs. To fix this problem, copy VBRUN300.DLL and QPRO200.DLL from
the directory you installed RHABSIM to your Windows directory or your
Windows/System directory.
"File not Found" message when running RHABSIM programs from
Windows:
If the file is an RHABSIM executable file, make sure the Working Directory
under WINDOWS Program Manager File/Properties for the RHABSIM Icon(s) is set
correctly. Set them to the directory your RHABSIM executable programs are
located at.
If the file is a WINDOWS run-time library (filename.DLL or filename.VBX) you
may have to copy these files to you WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory before the
programs will run. The RHABSIM Setup Program assumes WINDOWS can find the .DLL
and .VBX files in your RHABSIM directory. On most configurations this is fine.
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Troubleshooting run-time problems
"Cannot Find RHAB4WIN.INI" message:
The first time you run RHAB4WIN.EXE you will get a message that the
RHAB4WIN.INI file cannot be found. This is normal as the INI file must contain
information that is unique to your system. The RHAB4WIN program will create a
default INI file after the warning message. If you get the "Cannot Find
RHAB4WIN.INI" message at later times, it means your Working Directory under
File/Properties for the RHAB4WIN Icon is not set correctly. Set it to the
directory your RHABSIM executable programs are located at.
"Out of memory" error while running RHABSIM DOS modules:
RHABSIM DOS modules run in a "shell" from Windows. When Windows
runs a DOS shell it uses configuration parameters from 1) your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files, and 2)the parameters set up from Windows.
Included in the RHABSIM package is the file RHABSIM.PIF which assigns
sizes and options for running the DOS based RHABSIM programs. You may use
PIFEDIT.EXE (supplied with Windows 3.1) to modify this file to suit your needs.
If you have another DOS shell program (Norton's NDOS.COM for example, rather
than the Microsoft COMMAND.COM) you may wish to modify the DOS shell
configuration file to optimize the DOS window for RHABSIM. You can then run
RHABSIM from a PIF file or directly from an Icon (we recommend the RMENU.EXE
program as the primary RHABSIM launch program.)
If you have Windows 95 or 98, you can right-click on the RHABSIM 2.2 icon
and choose Properties. From there you can edit the properties of the DOS shell
With either method, the size of your DOS shell is also dependent on the
options and drivers loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. You can edit
these with any ASCII text editor (Windows' Notepad, for example.) Load only
necessary drivers and use the following tips to maximize your DOS memory:
In
your CONFIG.SYS file:
- Use the "DOS=HIGH, UMB" command. This loads
COMMAND.COM into high memory.
- Use the "DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE xxxx"
command. The EMM386.EXE driver allows configuration of Expanded Memory,
which the RHABSIM DOS modules can make use of. For "xxxx" use at
least "1024" (1 mb) of expanded memory, and up to
"4096" (4 mb). RHABSIM will not need more than 4096 kb, so if
your EMM386.EXE already has more, you can reduce it to 4096 to free up a
little driver space.
- Use the "DEVICEHIGH" command to load all
other drivers in your CONFIG.SYS file. This will load these drivers into
high memory and can free up considerable space in your DOS memory.
- Use "FILESHIGH=36" or less, if possible. Each
additional "FILES" uses memory to store information about open
files. If you regularly have many files open, you should leave this
at a higher number, as programs will not be able to run if more than 36
files are open at one time. Note: RHABSIM does NOT leave data files open,
all files are opened only as needed and immediately closed when finished
reading/writing.
- Use "BUFFERSHIGH=12 or less, if possible. DOS
buffers are use to store i/o data during reads/writes. They are only used
to speed up operation and setting to a low number will not prevent any
programs from running. The buffers are most useful when 1) you read/write
often to floppy disks and 2) you DON'T have other disk cache software
running.
In
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
- Again, load only those drivers you actually need in the
DOS environment.
- Use the "LOADHIGH" to load all drivers. This
places these programs in high memory, freeing up space for RHABSIM and
other programs.
One
last tip: When in a DOS shell from Windows, use the "MEM /c /p"
command to view how your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS drivers are loaded into
high memory. Sometimes, addresses for memory-resident programs have conflicts
and DOS will place the program in low memory, even if the LOADHIGH or
DEVICEHIGH commands are used. If this is happening, try to simply rearrange the
order of the loads, re-boot and run MEM /c /p again to see if this fixed the
problem. As a last resort, you can specify exactly where the memory-resident
programs are loaded using the DEVICE=EMM386.EXE, the LOADHIGH and DEVICEHIGH
commands. See your Windows and DOS documentation for more information (The
following are typical names of Windows help text files: CONFIG.TXT,
MSDOSDRV.TXT and TIPS.TXT. They are usually in your C:/WINDOWS directory.
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Troubleshooting graph problems
3-Dimensional and Velocity Histogram graphs will not
display:
These two graphs run under a separate module which requires an expanded
memory driver in order to load all data from all cross-sections at one time.
You must use the "DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE xxxx" command in
your CONFIG.SYS file. The EMM386.EXE driver allows configuration of Expanded
Memory, which the RHABSIM DOS modules can make use of. For "xxxx" use
at least "1024" (1 mb) of expanded memory, and up to "4096"
(4 mb). RHABSIM will not need more than 4096 kb, so if your EMM386.EXE already
has more, you can reduce it to 4096 to free up a little driver space.
Also, the DOS shell which runs RHABSIM must be set up to allow expanded
memory. Use PIFEDIT.EXE in Windows 3.1 or right-click the RHABSIM icon in
Win95-98 and set Memory Properties to allow automatic or 4096k of expanded
memory.
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