we don't have problems with the DDB over the network nor w/ compact on close except for the small time it takes to do the compact which is maybe roughly 10 secs on a 10M file
Dennis Saputelli May Scott wrote: > > Are you using the DDB database format - if I remember rightly, it's an > access database, which according to our network support guys are just > tragic over networks... > > You mention it's when you save - have you selected the "Compact database > on save" option? I know that function can be slow even on local drives > at times... > > Thanks, > Scott. > ______________________________ > Scott May > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dom Bragge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2004 11:04 AM > To: protel > Subject: [PEDA] Protel - server problems > > I'm having a few probs with my setup here & just wanted to bounce the > symptoms off you for any suggestions I could follow up on. > > I am running 99SEsp6 & XP & am connected to a network. > > History: > I had "My Documents" mapped to the H: drive (on a server) instead of my > local machine for safety sake (& making backups simple). The problem > with that is there is often some sort of lag when I save a (say 3meg) > Protel database. Instead of taking <1sec, like when I save on my local > disk, it *sometimes* takes nearly 60seconds onto the H drive. Sometimes > it has been almost instantaneous. This doesn't seem to be related to > network traffic, more like waiting for something to timeout, as I can > send a 10meg file to & from the same H drive & it does that smartly. > > I only have delay probs with Protel saving & no other program. > > Can anyone give a hint of what might be happening here? Have you seen > anything like this? > > -- > Regards, > > Dom > > Dom Bragge, CID MIEEE | Silverbrook Research PL, PO Box 207 > Snr PCB Layout Engr | Balmain NSW 2041, AUSTRALIA > Ph +61-2-9818-6633xt163| [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This message is sent using PostCast Server Professional Trial: > http://www.postcastserver.com/ > > ************************************************************************ > The information in this e-mail together with any attachments is > intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed > and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. > Any form of review, disclosure, modification, distribution > and/or publication of this e-mail message is prohibited. > If you have received this message in error, you are asked to > inform the sender as quickly as possible and delete this message > and any copies of this message from your computer and/or your > computer system network. > ************************************************************************ -- _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This message is sent using PostCast Server Professional Trial: http://www.postcastserver.com/
