Can't select/change layers in main work area
Been working with PSE11 for a few months. Yesterday it developed a problem. I can no longer click on the layer in the main work area but have to go to the layer panel to select it. What do I need to do to change this back to where it works like it should??
Something to check:
With the tools panel showing in the bottom of the screen, select the selection tool (arrow). Then look in the bottom tool panel to see if the automatic selection of layers is checked.
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This sounds very obvious, I know.
But! I have lost the ability to select multiple layers. Shift, Command, Control Click. Nothing works. I can't select them with the selection box like I used to either. There must be a setting or something that I accidentally clicked? If I can't select multiple layers I basically can't do anything including grouping or linking or merging layers in additon to a bunch of other stuff that is crutial!
This is driving me batty.
Thanks in advance.To supplement this it might also be a conflict with a third party software as well.
If the keyboard tmethsd of resetting the preferences doesn't work then
1. Quit Photoshop
2.Go to User/username/Library/Preferences/ Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings and trash the settings folder, the whole folder not just the contents of the folder..
3. Start Photoshop. Photoshop creates a new preferences file.
Also if you recently updated your system there might be a conflict with the systems key board shortcuts, Like Spotlight, Universal access, dashboard and Exposé or asI said before it could be something like Quicken.
Have you installed anything lately. -
the songs on the iPod on Itunes are grey and can not be changed while in the library are ok, what happen?
Connect the device to your computer.
Open iTunes.
Select iPhone, iPad, or iPod in the Devices list.
Click the Summary tab and select "Manually manage music and videos".
Click Apply.
Even when you have enabled manual management, you can still sync some content automatically. Select any content tab, such as Video, to enable automatic syncing for that type of content. -
Can't select multiple layers with shift/ctrl in Photoshop CC
I honestly can't find a damn thing about this in google searches, other than one poor soul who had the problem on PS5 years ago and just reset their preferences to fix it. None of my more experienced artist co-workers have any idea either.. Well I've tried resetting prefs, restarting photoshop, rebooting PC, and finally reinstalling photoshop.
I'm on a corporate CC account with my own login, I got a photoshop update that happened yesterday, in the middle of all this. I was hoping that might fix it, but no. I tried signing out of the CC account and signing back in, still nothing. I"m out of ideas.
If I create a new PSD, and create multiple empty layers, I still can't multi-select the layers. I can only ever select a single layer at a time. What else can I possibly be missing?Here it is, hopefully this doesn't reveal too much personal info!
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Change Background Color Of Work Area
I am a user of Acrobat 8 Professional and just loaded Acrobat
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When I view a PDF the document is ok but the background color of
the navigation pane and documentation is black.
Is this the new look for Acrobat 9?
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I have searched Acrobat>Help and
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TedThank you for your post. These forums are specific to the
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cover the Acrobat family of desktop products. Please visit the
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How to create dynamic strcture and accepting runtime value in work area
Hi,
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good
go through this and use in your report accordingly.
If you are trying to read some information from SAP and you can't find the right BAPI then RFC_READ_TABLE can do the job for you.
RFC_READ_TABLE is powerful RFC it gives you the access to all tables and views in SAP. I basically used RFC_READ_TABLE for Material Master Search application on the Intranet.
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Code
lt;%
'#######################Diming the Structures
Call BAPIRFC.DimAs("Rfc_Read_Table", "FIELDS", MaterialSelection_RS)
Call BAPIRFC.DimAs("Rfc_Read_Table", "OPTIONS", Selection_RS)
'########################Search Type########################
' C contanis
' S Start with
' E Ends with
if searchtype = "C" then
FormatedSearch_Keyword = "%" & Search_Keyword & "%"
elseif searchtype = "S" then
FormatedSearch_Keyword = Search_Keyword & "%"
else searchtype = "E" then
FormatedSearch_Keyword = "%" & Search_Keyword
end if
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end if
'############## users can search three material group ################
'############## GROUPS: OFFICESUP TECOMHARD TECOMSOFT ###############
'##USER STILL CAN NAROW THEIR SEARCH BY SELECTING ON OF THREE#########
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Selection_RS.Update
'#######################ADD RETURNED FIELDS#########################
MaterialSelection_RS.AddNew array("FIELDNAME","OFFSET","LENGTH","TYPE","FIELDTEXT"),array("MATNR","000000","000000" ,"","")
MaterialSelection_RS.AddNew array("FIELDNAME","OFFSET","LENGTH","TYPE","FIELDTEXT"),array("MATKL","000000","000000" ,"","")
MaterialSelection_RS.AddNew array("FIELDNAME","OFFSET","LENGTH","TYPE","FIELDTEXT"),array("MAKTG","000000","000000" ,"","")
MaterialSelection_RS.Update
call BAPIRFC.Rfc_Read_Table("ENT1027", Material_RS, MaterialSelection_RS, Selection_RS, "~", "", "0", "0")
If Err.Number > 0 then
Response.Write "Error:" & "<BR>"
Response.Write " Err.number...... " & Err.Number & "<BR>"
Response.Write " Err.Description. " & Err.Description & "<BR>"
end if
'###########LOOP THROUGH RECORDSET
if not Material_RS is nothing then
do while not Material_RS.eof
loop
end if
%>
thanks
mrutyun^ -
Update database table from a work area
hi!
I have a workarea that is like the corresponding database table. There are a lot of fields so I dont want to update each field with an UPDATE but instead I want to do som sort of:
UPDATE dbase_table
FROM work_area
WHERE dbase_table-primary_key = work_area-primary_key
I could only find a statement called UPDATE dbase_table FROM work_area but I dont understand how without specifying a WHERE clause it knows which rows to update.
regards
BaranUPDATE dbtab FROM wa. or
UPDATE (dbtabname) FROM wa.
Extras:
1. ... CLIENT SPECIFIED
2. ... CONNECTION con
Effect
Changes one single line in a database table, using a primary key to identify the line and taking the values to be changed from the specified work area, wa. The data is read out of wa from left to right, matching the line structure of the database table dbtab. The structure of wa remains unchanged. This means that wa must be at least as wide (see DATA) as the line structure of dbtab, and have the same alignment. Otherwise, a runtime error occurs.
If either the database table, dbtab, or the work area, wa, contain Strings, wa must be compatible with the line structure of dbtab.
Example
Changing the telephone number of the customer with customer number '12400177' in the current client:
DATA wa TYPE scustom.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM scustom INTO wa
WHERE id = '12400177'.
wa-telephone = '06201/44889'.
UPDATE scustom FROM wa.
When the command has been executed, the system field SY-DBCNT contains the number of updated lines (0 or 1).
Examples
Update discount for the customer with the customer number '00017777' to 3 percent (in the current client):
DATA: wa TYPE scustom.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM scustom INTO wa
WHERE id = '00017777'.
wa-discount = '003'.
UPDATE scustom FROM wa.
The Return Code is set as follows:
SY-SUBRC = 0:
The specified line has been updated.
SY-SUBRC = 4:
The system could not update any line in the table, since there is no line with the specified primary key.
BR< JAcek -
guyz!
why do we hafta create WORK AREA ??? cant we make use of the header line.
what if we make use of int tabs wid header lines.???
dont say dat performance issue....plzz explain me dat..
Regards
zid.Hi
When you define an internal table the system arranges a part of memory area in two parts:
- The first one is to stores all records loaded in the table;
- The second one is to store the single record is elaborated,
So when you loop an internal table, the system picks up the record from the first area and puts it to the second one;
The part of memory to store all records is obligatory, so the system'll always create it when an internal table is defined.
The part of memory to store the single record is not necessary, you have to use it only if it needs to read the table: this one is called HEADER LINE or WORK AREA.
So you can decide to declare a table with or without an header line in according to what you need to do.
A) If you need to read the table you need to have a table with header line or work area:
- WITH HEADER LINE
DATA: BEGIN OF ITAB OCCURS 0,
FIELD1,
FIELD2,
FIELD3,
END OF ITAB.
LOOP AT ITAB.
WRITE ITAB.
ENDLOOP.
While looping the table the system automatically fills the header line;
- WITH WORK AREA:
DATA: BEGIN OF WA_ITAB,
FIELD1,
FIELD2,
FIELD3,
END OF WA_ITAB.
DATA: ITAB LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF WA_ITAB.
LOOP AT ITAB INTO WA_ITAB.
WRITE WA_ITAB.
ENDLOOP.
While looping the table the system automatically fills the work area.
So it can say the header line is a work area the system automatically creates by internal table defination.
It's the same to use the header line or work area, because you need them when you have to read the records of an internal table.
A) If you don't need to read the table, you can define a table without header line:
SELECT-OPTIONS: SO_ERDAT FOR SY-DATUM.
DATA: IT_MATERIAL LIKE MARA-MATNR OCCURS 0.
DATA: IT_MARC LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF MARC WITH HEADER LINE.
SELECT MATNR FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MATERIAL WHERE ERDAT IN SO_ERDAT.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
SELECT * FROM MARC
FOR ALL ENTRIES IN IT_MATERIAL WHERE MATNR = IT_MATERIAL.
ENDIF.
LOOP AT IT_MARC.
WRITE IT_MARC.
ENDLOOP.
In this example the internal table IT_MATERIAL is used only to select the data from MARC using the option FOR ALL ENTRIES. This options doesn't use the header line of the table, so it's useless to define a table with an heaader line.
Max
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