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Corrupt Font Names in Database can cause Miscellaneous Program Issues and Crashes in On-Screen Takeoff - OST

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Problem

You've noticed one or more of the following issues with a bid or database:

Crashes during export (ost, osp, or dpm packages)
Navigating between Tabs causes On-Screen Takeoff^® to crash
Selecting a specific bid causes On-Screen Takeoff to crash
Other random, odd behavior

Discussion

There may be corrupt/incorrect "FontName" entries in one or more tables in the database.

Resolution

Warning

This solution requires you to edit your database directly. If you do not feel confident in doing this or do not have the necessary tools available, please contact your IT Department or SQL Administrator. Improper changes to your database can render it unusable, and you may not be able to recover your data.

Be sure to backup your database before attempting to open or edit it!

Using the appropriate tool (Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Management Studio), open the database and review the following tables:

BidTakeoff
BidLegend
BidConditions
BidText
BidDimension

Look for any FontName entry that contains non-alpha characters such as shown below.

On-Screen Takeoff database opened in Access to search for corrupted font names

Edit these records and change the font name to "Arial" (you can use CTRL+H on a column (Field) and update them all at once).