"Sight" Survey FAQ's
(Frequently Asked
Questions and Issues for "Sight" Survey, Versions 1.0 - 3.0)
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Most Common Issues
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Startup & Loading Problems
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File & Data Access Problems
(incl. Load & Save)
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Printing & Plotting Problems
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Drawing Window / CAD Problems
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General Operational Tips
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Troubleshooting Specific Messages
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Most Common
Issues
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Can't Print from the Text Output Window
(SS46)
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Creating a Border & Title Block for Sight Survey drawings
(SS96)
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Drawing has Shifted to a New Coordinate Base
(SS106)
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Export to AutoCAD (SS33)
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Exporting
a "Sight" Survey job to ASCII & DXF/DWG format
(SS115)
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Exporting an ASCII Coordinate file causes a "Floating Point Invalid" error
(SS116)
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File Save Operation Quits or Locks Up at 70% Complete
(SS80)
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"Illegal Function Call", Won't install, run or other unexplained GPF Errors
(SS118)
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Import AutoCAD DWG/DXF Bad Header error
(SS32)
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Importing an ASCII Coordinate file causes a "Floating Point Invalid" error
(SS116)
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Importing or
Exporting Coordinates using a Recon or Carlson Explorer
(CC37)
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Restoring the Default Window Arrangement
(SS25)
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"Sight" Survey cannot be loaded because of a
conflict with another program
(SS54)
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SS3 caused a General Protection Fault in
module TRUECTRL.DLL at ...
(SS73)
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This file was written with a
newer version of HighEdit (SS78)
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Two-Letter Commands & Shortcuts
for COGO
(SS103)
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Windows Vista Issues
(SS120)
Startup & Loading Problems
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"16
Bit Windows" Errors
(SS117)
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Can't find
Setup.Lst (SS65)
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Can't find
Shell.DLL (SS121)
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Can't find VBRun300.DLL
(SS63)
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Can't find QPRO200.DLL (SS64)
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Can't load custom control DLL "Truectrl.DLL" (SS66)
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Can't read INI file (SS69)
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Completely Uninstalling "Sight" Survey
(SS87)
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File not found. Problems reading the INI file
(SS68)
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General Protection Fault in CCSLIB.DLL
(SS53)
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General Protection Fault in Zak.Exe
(SS53)
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"Illegal Function Call", Won't install, run or other unexplained GPF Errors
(SS118)
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INIST30 Error (during installation)
(SS03)
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Installation program (on CD) hangs while
creating icons (SS70)
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MAINCAD General Protection Fault
(SS53)
► Problem reading config file. Sight
Survey could not be loaded properly because of an unforeseen problem. The
problem was Error #5 - Illegal function call
(SS67)
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Running "Sight
Survey" across a network
(SS01)
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"Sharing Violation" Error
(SS02)
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Simplcty.INI File Continually Corrupts
(SS119)
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SS3 caused a General Protection Fault in
module TRUECTRL.DLL at ...
(SS73)
File & Data Access Problems (incl.
Load & Save)
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Can't copy points numbered above 32766 to another location.
(SS90)
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Can't Load or Save a Job from/to
a CD
(SS23)
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Converting Survey
4/Draftsman/Generic CADD jobs to "Sight" Survey
(SS85)
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Copied a Job from a CD to the
hard drive, but now can't save
it
(SS61)
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Export a Coordinate File containing Alpha-numeric Point Numbers
(SS113)
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Exporting
a "Sight" Survey job to ASCII & DXF/DWG format
(SS115)
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Exporting an ASCII Coordinate file causes a "Floating Point Invalid" error
(SS116)
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Exporting Coordinate Data to
ASCII - Most Compatible Format
(SS84)
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File Save Operation Quits or Locks Up at 70% Complete
(SS80)
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Import Coordinates vs. Merge
Coordinates
(SS100)
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Importing an ASCII Coordinate file causes a "Floating Point Invalid" error
(SS116)
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Loading a file causes a GPF error
or Program Crash (SS86)
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This file was written with a
newer version of HighEdit (SS78)
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Importing or
Exporting Coordinates using a Recon or Carlson Explorer
(CC37)
Printing & Plotting Problems
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All Text is Plotted Horizontally
(SS11)
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Are Plotters Compatible with "Sight" Survey?
(SS04)
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Can't Print a Coordinate List
(SS45)
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Can't Print from the Text Output Window
(SS46)
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Changing the Font by clicking on the Text
Output toolbar causes a GPF error
(SS72)
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Changing the Margins on your COGO Printout
(SS07)
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Create a Large Format Plot File (,PLT) without a
Plotter
(SS47)
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Custom Linestyles in Windows XP contain Offset Symbols
(SS114)
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Do
you need new Printer & Plotter Drivers
(SS05)
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Drawing Prints on Two Pages
(SS08)
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Edges of the Drawing are Not Plotted
(SS12)
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How to Plot at any Rotation
(SS13)
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Image disappears when using Zoom
Print
(SS99)
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Only Horizontal & Vertical Text
is Plotted
(SS11)
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Part of the Drawing is Cut Off or Missing
(SS09)
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Parts of the Drawing Don't Look Good
(SS10)
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Plot is Too Small or Too Large on Paper
(SS14)
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Plot Contains Extra Erratic Lines
(SS15)
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Plotter Fails to
Plot All of the Text (SS81)
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Printer Port Capture in Windows NT
(SS42)
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Printing to a Network
Printer from MS-DOS Based Programs
(SS38)
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Printing to HP Printer over a Peer-to-Peer Network
(SS43)
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Print Preview Locks Up the Computer
(SS71)
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Print Text Locks Up the Computer
(SS46)
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Print Text only Prints a Few Lines on each Page
(SS41)
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Program Crashes when setting
Paper Size in CAD Config Menu
(SS82)
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Rebuilding a "Sight" Survey
Job from a Damaged File (SS28)
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Some Colors Don't Print (SS122)
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Text is Missing
on the Plot (SS81)
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Troubleshooting Windows Printing Problems
(SS39)
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Using PDF File Drivers
(SS44)
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What type of Plotter is Recommended
(SS06)
Drawing Window / CAD problems
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3 Points in a Line error when creating a DXF/DWG file
(SS105)
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Adjusting the Snap Tolerance (SS29)
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Atan2:Domain Error occurs when
saving an AutoCAD DXF or DWG file (SS83)
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Bitmap fails to load. Bitmap pixel width (or height) not a multiple of 8. (SS88)
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Bitmap fails to load.
MallocPix. (SS91)
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Bitmap is not saved with the
drawing (SS94)
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CAD Background Color is
Corrupt and Won't
Change
(SS79)
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Can't Load Title Block
(SS89)
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Can't see the Properties Window
(Version 3)
(SS74)
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Converting ACAD (r13 and higher) Drawings using IntelliCAD 2001
(SS34)
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Creating a Border & Title Block for Sight Survey drawings
(SS96)
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Creating Custom Symbols in Sight Survey
(SS97)
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Custom Linestyles in Windows XP contain Offset Symbols
(SS114)
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Drawing has Shifted to a New Coordinate Base
(SS106)
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Dot Font for Windows
(SS93)
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Elevations are Missing in the DXF file
(SS48)
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Export to AutoCAD (SS33)
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Fonts in Custom Linetypes won't plot
(SS107)
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Getting TrueType fonts from "Sight" Survey to AutoCAD 13+
(SS35)
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Hatch
Colors How to Change Hatch Colors (SS26)
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Import AutoCAD DWG/DXF Bad Header error
(SS32)
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Imported Drawing File Scale Incorrect
(SS19)
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Importing Text or Text Files into Sight
Survey (SS92)
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Inserting a Degree Symbol
(SS36)
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Move a Drawing to New Coordinates
(SS27)
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Parts of Drawing Can't be Selected
(SS16)
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Point Label Size or Re-size
(SS40)
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Restoring the Default Window Arrangement
(SS25)
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Repairing a Corrupted Drawing (SS37)
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Rotate a Drawing Around a Point
(SS77)
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Shut off the Warning Message when Re-centering the Paper
(SS111)
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Small Items Disappear in the Drawing Window
(SS18)
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Some Colors Don't Print (SS122)
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Symbol Colors How to Change Symbol Colors
(SS104)
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Text Disappears or Displays as Boxes
(SS17)
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Text (or items) added to a
drawing disappears when drawing is refreshed or reloaded
(SS102)
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Trimming Lines under Symbols
(SS110)
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Using Sight Survey without using
CAD (SS95)
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Zoom All creates a huge workspace (drawing may disappear)
(SS30)
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Zoom to a specific point
(SS31)
General Operational Tips
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CAD Jumps and Drawing Snap Modes
(SS75)
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Changing
the Line Weight of a Leader Line
(SS50)
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Coordinate Transformation Relocates the Base Point Incorrectly
(SS109)
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Creating a Border & Title Block for Sight Survey drawings
(SS96)
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Creating a Simple Traverse
(Example) (SS76)
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Creating Custom Symbols in Sight Survey
(SS97)
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Deleting a manual page break in
the Text Output window
(SS101)
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Double-click Edits
Don't
Hold (SS51)
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Form cannot be moved or sized while minimized
or maximized (SS58)
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Grab All cursor sometimes snaps to the
wrong point - Adjust the Snap Tolerance
(SS29)
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Icon Tool Tips - Display or Hide
(SS22)
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Import Coordinates vs. Merge
Coordinates
(SS100)
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Importing Text or Text Files into Sight
Survey (SS92)
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"It
is a good idea to set your scale
" - Suppress this Start-up Message
(SS21)
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Restoring the Default Window Arrangement
(SS25)
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Serial Number Changes
(SS108)
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Shut off the Warning Message when
Placing or Editing Text in the Drawing (SS52)
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Some Routines
Don't Work or Strange Errors Occur
(SS53)
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"Tips" Window Closes
Too Fast
(SS24)
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Two-Letter Commands & Shortcuts
for COGO
(SS103)
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User-Defined Toolbar Buttons are
No Longer
Visible
(SS20)
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Using Sight Survey without using
CAD (SS95)
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What
are System Resources? (SS98)
Troubleshooting Specific Messages
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"16
Bit Windows" Errors
(SS117)
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3 Points in a Line (SS105)
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An unforeseen error occurred in Action 42. You should save your work to be safe.
(SS90)
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Atan2:Domain Error occurs when
saving an AutoCAD DXF or DWG file (SS83)
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Attempt to load two surveyor
drawings in different units. Load aborted.
(SS89)
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Bad Header in File <name>. Try
Exporting Entities Only (no header) (SS62)
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Can't find Setup.Lst (SS65)
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Can't find
Shell.DLL (SS121)
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Can't find VBRun300.DLL (SS63)
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Can't find QPRO200.DLL (SS64)
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Can't load custom control DLL "Truectrl.DLL" (SS66)
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Can't read INI file (SS69)
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End Point Symbol
File Missing or Damaged (SS57)
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Failed to reload bitmap. Bitmap
pixel width (or height) not a multiple of 8
(SS88)
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Failed to reload bitmap. MallocPix. (SS91)
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File not found. Problems reading the
INI file (SS68)
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Floating Point Error
in module Truectrl.DLL
(SS59)
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Floating Point Invalid error occurs when exporting an ASCII Coordinate File
(SS116)
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Form cannot be moved or sized while minimized
or maximized (SS58)
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General Protection Fault in CCSLIB.DLL
(SS53)
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General Protection Fault in module
USER.EXE (change font from Text Output toolbar) (SS72)
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General Protection Fault in Zak.Exe
(SS53)
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"Illegal Function Call", Won't install, run or other unexplained GPF Errors
(SS118)
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INIST30 Error (during installation)
(SS03)
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MAINCAD General Protection Fault
(SS53)
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Path/File Access Error
(SS60)
► Problem reading config file. Sight
Survey could not be loaded properly because of an unforeseen problem. The
problem was Error #5 - Illegal function call
(SS67)
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Sharing Violation
(SS02)
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"Sight" Survey cannot be loaded because of a
conflict with another program
(SS54)
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SS3 caused a General Protection Fault in
module TRUECTRL.DLL at ...
(SS73)
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SS3
caused a General Protection Fault in
module User.EXE (SS72)
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Temporary File too corrupt to recover
(SS55)
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There is a problem
creating new database. Problem was database already exists.
(SS56)
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This file was written with a
newer version of HighEdit (SS78)
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Warning! Your paper has been Re-centered...
(SS111)
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