At 08/09/06 20:10, JaMi Smith wrote: >Arrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!! (primal scream). ><snip> >That file name begins with whatever the name of the database (.ddb) >file is, and adds a ".ldb" filetype to it. Using either Windows >Explorer or Power Desk 4.0, under FileType it states that the type >of file is "Access.LockFile.9". The file is 64 bytes long, and >contains only the name of the database and spaces followed by >"Admin." and more spaces.
As Jon already stated, this is the lock file. This file is alway generated, even if you use the Windows file system for storage (as I do exclusively). If the file still exists after P99 has gone, simply delete it (after checking that indeed no-one else is using that Ddb ;) That, at least, should clear the locking issue. >It appears that Protel is locking me out of the files, but that does >not necessarily explain what is happening, since it shouldn't be >crashing if that is the case, but I would just expect an error >message from Protel. It is my experience that even _with_ an error message the cause is far from clear, at least most of the times... Whenever I have strange and inexplicable behaviour I simply go to the C:\WINNT directory and delete the file "Client99SE.cfg". This instantly returns the behaviour to a more manageble level on my machines. So far I have not yet found any settings to be in that file. >Anyone out there have any explanitions? It appears that there are many ways in which the Client99SE.cfg file can get corrupted, it happened to me at least six times on two different machines. Never found out what caused the corruption in the first place, though. >I thought about just reinstalling Protel, but that may not fix the >apparent lockouts. The lock issue can be absolved by deleting the ldb files as described earlier. It will, however, fix the .cfg issue but IMHO is quite a bit of overkill.... The .rcs files mentioned by Steve are the resource files and merely describe (in plain text !) what resources and menus etc are available in what editors. Because they are in plain text you can easily copy customised menus between editors without too much hassle, use notepad or similar editor. Deleting them has not once resolved a problem for me, and every time I lost all my customised menus.... Another possible problem may lie in the "Client99SE.INI" file. Although these files (every server seems to have one) are also in plain text they are much less understandable than the .rcs file(s). Renaming "Client99SE.INI" before starting Protel will force Protel to create a new one with default settings; a subsequent side-by-side compare may reveal the personal changes made and give the opportunity to copy some (or all) of them back. Good luck, Leo ____________________________________________________________ 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]
