It was indeed a corrupted db.docdb. I have never need to delete it before, when this happens. There must have been some other sort of problem.
I'll add the delete to my scripts and then I won't have to remember to delete before running -- 'ooroo stinga...(:)-) --------------------------------------------------- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] o You need only two tools. o ///// A hammer and duct tape. If it /@ `\ /) ~ doesn't move and it should, > (O) X< ~ Fish!! use the hammer. If it moves and `\___/' \) ~ shouldn't, use the tape. \\\ --------------------------------------------------- On 01.05.2002 22:26 Gilles Detillieux wrote: > According to stinga: > > G'day all, > > > > htdig:3.1.6 > > linux:2.2.17 > > > > I can't seem to get my database to work again. > > Usually when I get this problem, I just recreate the database and > > everything is OK, but not this time. > > I have just upgraded to 3.1.6 from 3.1.5 in case there was anything > > there. No change. > > > > I am going to remove the ...db/* files and start again and see if > that > > helps. > > Any body got any better ideas? > > > > ----gory bits---- > > > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 101 > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 104 > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 84 > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 50 > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 59 > > BAD TAG IN SERIALIZED DATA: 46 > > DB2 problem...: page 7958: illegal page type or format > > DB2 problem...: PANIC: Invalid argument > > Looks like a corrupted db.docdb file to me. If you haven't removed it > yet, with 3.1.6 you can try running htdump and then htload to get an > ASCII > dump of db.docdb (if it's usable enough to extract), and then recreate > it from the ASCII dump (in db.docs). That may prevent the database > from being a total loss. However, if it's not a big problem to do so, > the surest solution would be to rebuild it from scratch using rundig, > or htdig -i and htmerge. > > -- > Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: > http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/ > Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We > supply > the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, send a message to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > with a subject of unsubscribe > FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html > _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with a subject of unsubscribe FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html

