Gary, I've been running DXbase under Vista (32 bit) for about a year now. I have not seen this problem. Your e-mail reminded me I hadn't compacted my database in a while, so I just did it again now and it completed without error.
73, W1JA Gary wrote: > So, I made a database backup, and then tried to use the DXB Utility > program to compact my al9a.mdb file. I got the following two messages > from the dxbutility program: > > 'Database already exists.' (Well yes, I'm trying to compact it!) When I > click on OK, the second message appears. > 'Access to an unnamed file was denied.' > > Upon checking the Virtual Store path I found that my al9a.mdb file had > been renamed to cutil.mdb. When I started DXB the al9a.mdb file that > opened was missing 600+ QSO's! The mdb file that was being used was an > older version that resided in C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase > 2006\AL9A.mdb. The newest file was not found, having been renamed > cutil.mdb. I shut down DXB went to the Virtual Store file and renamed > cutil.mdb back to al9a.mdb and restarted DXB. The proper file opened with > the missing QSO's once again in the database. > > Obviously, something is amiss in the DXB Utility for Database maintenance > when running under Vista. I am concerned not only that I cannot compact > the database, but should the need arise, I may not be able to repair the > database either. Any one else running Vista ever see this? Any ideas on > a fix?
