In a message dated 2005-03-31 10:46:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> A few months ago (maybe even a year or so), I started having difficulty > with 99se SP6 when it compacts a certain databases. 99se simply stops > responding during the compact process and I have to use task manager to end > the application. I can usually see when this is happening because the > progress bar on the status line goes to 100% and clears much quicker than > normal. At that point 99se no longer responds and the database will never > successfully compact again (even if I delete the temporary .cmp database). > > If I start a brand new database or use different database, the compacting > functions normally. But if I move files from database that will no longer > compact to a new database, the new database will not compact either. > > The thing that seems to trigger the compacting failure is deleting certain > .pcb or .lib files in the database (moving them to the recycle bin is not a > problem, it's only when the bin is emptied or files are deleted [eg. > shift-delete] without going to the bin that the compact failure occurs). > > I've spent many hours trying to figure this one out. Has anybody else > experienced this problem? Does anyone know of a way to fix files & or > databases that stop compacting? > I've seen the same behavior, but hadn't linked it to deleting files. I've turned off "compact on close" for exactly this reason. I generally only compact the files when preparing to email them or archiving. Any hints would be welcome. Steve Hendrix ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
