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Known Problems 12/18/2008

The following are intermittent problems that some users may run into. We are working on finding and fixing these problems in Snap-Plus.

Problem: Some fields created in Snap-Plus version 1.119 and earlier might have the slope length in meters rather than in feet due to a problem in earlier soil lookup data.
Workaround: If you see slope lengths that seem shorter than they should be, there is now a tool in Snap-Plus to reset all slopes and slope lengths back the correct Snap-Plus default values. Choose "Reset Farm Slopes and Lengths" from the Snap-Plus Tools menu.

Problem: One or more messages saying "Follow 590 N-use guidelines for high-leaching potential soil…" remain in the "Field Notes" column after upgrading from a pre-1.125 version database.
Workaround: The upgrade process should remove the first line of N restriction warnings in the field notes for each field, but some fields may have many lines of N restriction warnings due to changing the soil type on the field data page. These extra lines of warnings must be deleted by hand.

Problem: I get an "I/O error 103" message when I try to create a report.
Work around: This usually shows up with csv spreadsheet formatted reports and means that the file is already open in the spreadsheet program. The solution is to close the spreadsheet program. The report should still be created and saved, so you can either re-create the report or open the saved one using the "View existing report" menu item from the Reports menu.

Problem: Sometimes my selected crops and counties disappear from the farm screen.
Work around: This bug should not affect program operation on fields you already have set up. But you do need to fix it before you create new fields. To do so, go to the farm screen, and reselect your counties and crops.

Problem: When I close the program, I get a message about sending a bug report to Microsoft and/or a series of error dialogs.
Work around: You just have to follow through and close the dialogs. You do not need to send any reports to Microsoft.