Ah yes... I think in that case, BBEdit is your only way out. From your first email it sounded like entourage would give you the end of file error on launch (not on rebuild), which is usually a preferences problem.
Sorry for the confusion. -Steve On 9/7/03 11:02 PM, "Fran�ois Trudeau" wrote: > Thanks for the tips! > >> It sounds like you may have misunderstood a few things... >> >> you are supposed to go into your Preferences folder and move the "Microsoft" >> folder that's in there out to your desktop - this will force Entourage to >> create a new preferences file when it starts. You're not supposed to do >> anything with your identity's folder. > > That I have done. The Microsoft folder is out of my Home folder's Library > folder. Entourage's main "Mail" window won't even come up; I get a message > stating : > > Entourage cannot access your data. To attempt to fix the problem, rebuild > your database. > > followed by a prompt to rebuild the database. If I accept it, I get > > Compacting failed > The end of file was reached > > and I'm asked to do an advanced rebuild. Same "end of file" message, and > > Rebuilding failed. It is likely that your database cannot be repaired. > > then Erage quits. > > >> Also, the applescript that quits the deamon does not require entourage to >> run. Just open the script editor, type in: >> >> tell� application "Microsoft Database Daemon" to� quit >> >> and click run. That's it. You can also save it as an AppleScript >> Application and run it from the Finder by double clicking on it. > > > Erage's last message leads me to beleive that my only way out is BBEdit : > > http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/database.html -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
