Problems Corrected With A "Space Bar Retrieve

DocumentID: 634228
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:36 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: In a few of the classes given by Don LaVange from PCTst topic of "space bar retrieving" came up. He explained that in the early days space bar retrieving may have been a good fix but now it is just a patch. He explained that the real problem most likely had to do with the printer definition or another setting in the file or program. Deleting the prefix is not the answer. Don gave an example of a woman who was experiencing printing problems. The woman was printing a file from 5.0 sent from another individual. What the woman did not know was that the individual also sent their .PRS file. Because the original .PRS file was on the disk it was read instead of the 5.1 .PRS file. This was the cause of the problems. Space retrieving would have corrected the woman's problems but would not have been a permanent fix. If space bar retrieving corrects an indivual's problems be sure to do more investigating to find the cause of the actual problem.

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