Portable Run Error: This app can't run on your PC

Submitted by josh on 2019/08/05 11:35
 Hello,
 
I had an issue with the installed version of IQ, so it was suggested to use the portable version. I've followed the steps and created a folder in C:\IQ\ and unpackaged IQ. I tried to launch IQ and received this error:
 
This app can't run on your PC; To find a Version for your PC, check with the software publisher.
 
So as suggested I ran the UnblockIQPortable script which didn't work, I also ran it via an administrator command line, but that also didn't help. I moved the IQ folder into my C:\Users\USERNAME\ folder which didn't worked, and moved it onto my second drive: D:\IQ\ and that also received the same error.

Search Markdown Document While in Edit Mode

Submitted by josh on 2019/08/05 11:26
Hello,
 
While in edit mode in a Markdown document Find doesn't open. I've tried both the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+F) and adding the button to the toolbar. If I switch to browse mode Find immediately comes up and I can search. Unfortunately, when using find in a document it is more useful to search for the word then edit there, instead of using Find in browse mode then manually scrolling down the document in edit mode.
 
IQ Version: 0.9.113f Installed
OS: Windows 10 1803 Enterprise
 
Cheers,
Josh

Date Everything

Submitted by WayneK on 2019/08/04 18:07
This is a FWIW organization tip based on more than a few years of experience.  It was prompted by a current thread about assigning creation dates to items, which InfoQube does automatically.
 
This is a feature that seems simple but is very useful.  It's just one of the many reasons it pays to migrate from Ecco Pro to InfoQube.  You can auto-assign dates in Ecco Pro but doing so will eventually cause problems with its resource limitations.
 
I'd suggest expanding auto date assignment to everything you do.  If you create a list, write a memo, draw a sketch,...put the date at the top.  When you later are revisiting your work and trying to figure out what's what, having the created date available is very helpful in figuring out how it fits into the scheme of things (eg is this the latest sketch of my design, or an obsolete one?).
 
I read this suggestion many years ago and have applied

how to auto-assign value to property upon item creation

Submitted by vicen95650 on 2019/08/04 14:24
 I am a long-time eccopro user who is trying to move to InfoQube. I was able to import items (with their columns) successfully from eccopro. Eccopro's auto-assignment rules were of course not migrated. Now I want to create a rule that will populate an item property (field/column/whatever) with some value whenever I create the item.
 
I believe I need to create an auto-assignment rule or a row equation but I cannot seem to get the syntax correctly. Would someone care to show me the explicit syntax for this case:
the field or property is named "creationDate" and is of type date.
the value that I want to assign to this property is today's date.
I want to assign the value upon item creation.
 
Thanks,
 
Vicente
 

Double-click Edit

Submitted by WayneK on 2019/08/01 17:49
Just updated to 113f and found that double-clicking an item no longer enters edit mode but instead expands/collapses the outline.
 
Is there any way to get this back?  Can't find anything in options or shortcuts.  Not opposed in principle to switching to another method to enter editing but breaking a five-year habit may not be easy.
 
Wayne
113f
 

Lost Tabs Heads Up

Submitted by WayneK on 2019/08/01 16:26
I had to close the five InfoQube files I had running so I could reboot.  Thought I'd do it the easy way this time by using the taskbar to right-click>close the files.
 
When you do it this way, your tabs are lost.  I had 20-30 tabs open in each file, and every file reloaded with no tabs visible.
 
So lesson learned: when you have to close out InfoQube, use File>Exit.
 
Wayne
113pre1