Computer Programs
Farm Management System Computer Program
Frequently Asked Questions (F A Q)
This page will be updated
periodically with new questions as the need arises.
Select a question below to see the
answer.
1. Can an out-of-state producer use the Farm Management
Program?
2. Running the setup program gives this error message: Cannot
create C:\windows\temp\fm\disk2.
1. Question : I don’t live in Arkansas, but I saw an article
about the Farm Management program in a farming publication. Can I use the
program, or would I have to make a lot of changes since I live in another
state?
Answer: The Farm Management
program does have 3 databases that contain data specific to the state of
Arkansas: The county database (county.dbf), plant crop code database
(cropcode.dbf) and forage species code database (speccode.dbf). The program can
be used “as-is”, or they can be customized by the user to reflect
data for the user’s state. Using the program with no modifications will
still give the user access to all screens, reports, and features of the program.
However, the user will have to select an Arkansas county and that county name
will be reflected in reports and screens. Selected plant crop codes and species
code may not match what is used in the user’s state. We are in the process
of contacting a person in the Extension Service of in each of the border states
of Arkansas to serve as the Farm Management contact for their state. This person
would be responsible for changing the above databases to reflect the information
for your particular state. State contacts will be listed in this space, so keep
checking from time to time.
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2. Question: When I run the setup program to install the Farm Management program, I
receive this error message: Cannot create C:\windows\temp\fm\disk2. The setup
routine then stops. Am I doing something wrong?
Answer: You are not doing anything wrong. We have
noticed on some machines the setup program doesn’t create the needed
directories automatically. Using Windows Explorer, check to see if the pathname
C:\windows\temp\fm\disk2 exists and manually create directory disk2 if it does
not exist. Once this complete pathname exists, go back and run the setup program
again and this error should not appear. If you have questions on how to create
the directory, please contact bbridges@uaex.edu.
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