FF3 CodeStore FreeBasic

[Rolf Brandt]

I am having a problem to add new functions to the Funktion Library. (See picture)

New functions will not be saved. They disappear when FF3 is closed.
Functions manually copied in to the folder, or addional folders are also not shown in FF3.

Rolf

[David Kenny]

Rolf,

Any chance you don't have rights to the folder it puts it in?  Especially if your user isn't an administrator on your computer.

I only mention it because it's an easy check and an easy fix. And it's fairly common also. 

Paul,

Does FF detect if it has rights to write to each folder it needs to?  In light of Windows UAC these days, it needs to if it doesn't already. And to notify the user as well.

David

[Rolf Brandt]

Thanks David,

I am logged in as Admin. I never had problems of adding new functions to the Function Library in the PB version of FF3. I also noticed that I had two different CodeStore folders after installation. But none of them reflects any changes.

Rolf

[James Padgett]

Load up PROMON from the old sysinternals and now MS Technet...  filter for FF and see what is happening or in your case what is not happening...

[David Kenny]

James meant ProcMon.  Not really useful for someone new to it, but very useful if you take the time to learn how to use it effectively.

I still think it could be a UAC problem. A way to put that to rest, would be to right-click on the FF icon, select "Run as administrator".  Even though your user is an administrator. I had noticed that not all the programs we run as administrator are running with administrative privileges. It's an attempt to keep people from infecting their machines by limiting what malicious programs can do.

Best practice is to be regular user most of the time and to use the administrator only when needed.  So many people don't do that, so MS resorted to this tactic of protecting people from themselves.  They do know what's best for you anyway, don't they? I think it's a good thing for the average Windows user, even if makes the rest of us conform to best practice.

[Rolf Brandt]

Thanks David and James,

Finally got the solution to my problem. And I mean MY problem!

I had two installations of FF3 FreeBasic edition on my computer. While I always invoked the latest edition via my Desktop link I tried to make the changes in the old installation folder. No wonder it did not work! Now of course everything is fine. Sorry for keeping you all busy.

Rolf