I would try taking the network out of the picture. I would copy the database to the local machine and try to open more than one session and see what happens.
Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Limburg Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:43 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: RBDos 65 - Conn 4 1 user - Razzak's Reply Ben At this time nothing seems silly. Yes, I have checked and multi is set to on. I have just found another quirk.. I can connect to the db with RBWin65, just not RBase DOS65.. Things are getting weird.. If I ever find this gremlin, I'm gonna squast it flat. Jim Ben Petersen wrote: > Jim, > > This is probably silly... but have you checked her "Multi" setting? Since she > can connect solo but not after someone else has. > > Ben Petersen > > > On 18 Jun 2003, at 13:37, Jim Limburg wrote: > > >>We are using TCP/IP, and IPX for Netware.. We have to use the IPX because we >>have software and hardware that require it.. Our Macola setup, and a old few >>plotter network cards using Novell Queues. >> >>Will look down this road, if it comes to this though. >> >>I think I'm narrowing things down. It's definitly just this one user, and >>any time anyone is connected to any db, she cannot get into it.. Been >>working OK for years now, but what's changed could be a million things. >>She only access the db's once or twice every couple of weeks or so. >>As and admin she is all the time tweaking, changing things, installing/ >>testing software, so this could be a real fun one. >> >>Jim >> >>Gunnar Ekblad wrote: >> >>>Jim >>>What network protocols are you running? I used to run 3 protocolls TCPIP >>>Netbios and netware (for historic reasons) and had frequent problem as >>>you describe. Now I am on TCPIP only and it works fine >>>Gunnar >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim >>>Limburg >>>Sent: den 18 juni 2003 15:30 >>>To: RBASE-L Mailing List >>>Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: RBDos 65 - Conn 4 1 user - Razzak's Reply >>> >>>Razzak, Javier >>> >>>RBase is in one directory on the network, the db's are in the same >>>directory.. >>>so the rbase version has to be the same.. I have not found hardly any >>>difference >>>in running rbase on the network comapared to local and db's being on the >>>net. >>>Each user's CFG file is the identical except for the NAME tag. >>>Each user starts rbase with a shortcut defined like this: >>>K:\rbti\RBDOS65\RBASE65.EXE -ok:\rbusers\username\rbase.cfg -r >>>--The username here is the users network/login name, and the cfg file >>>--like I said is a copy of the other, except for the NAME tag within the >>>file >>> >>>I set mess and err mess on >>>conn with user 2.. >>>checked staticdb .. it was OFF >>>left this user connected >>> >>>went to user on >>>set mess and err mss on >>>checked staticdb .. it was OFF >>>attempted to conn >>>got error 7 cannot connect to db >>> >>>went to my machine -- I have same setup/rights as user one -- network >>>admin >>>I can connect just fine >>> >>>This is most puzzling >>>Still banging head >>>Jim Limburg >>> >>>A. Razzak Memon wrote: >>> >>> >>>>At 04:50 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, Jim Limburg wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>4. Cannot connect using CONN at R:> for this user.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Jim, >>>> >>>>While everyone else is successfully CONNected to the same database >>>>on the network, follow the steps below on his/her workstation to >>> >>>narrow >>> >>> >>>>it down: >>>> >>>>01. Re-Start/Boot user PC for fresh start >>>> >>>>02. Start R:BASE 6.5++ for DOS (Build:1.866xRT03) >>>> >>>>03. Make sure that MESSAGES and ERROR MESSAGES are ON >>>> >>>> At the R> prompt: >>>> >>>> SET MESSAGES ON >>>> SET ERR MESS ON >>>> >>>>04. At the R> prompt: >>>> >>>> SHOW VERSION >>>> (to make sure that he/she is using the right build/version) >>>> >>>>05. At the R> prompt: >>>> >>>> SHOW MULTI >>>> (It should be ON) >>>> >>>>06. At the R> prompt: >>>> >>>> SHOW STATICDB >>>> (compare that with other CONNected users. They all MUST >>> >>>follows the >>> >>> >>>> same rule when connected to the same database in a multi-user >>>> environment) >>>> >>>>07. At the R> prompt, manually switch to the network drive, for >>>>example: >>>> >>>> F: >>>> CD \DBDirectory >>>> CONN dbname IDENTIFIED BY OwnerName Password >>>> >>>>What happens? >>>> >>>>Good Luck! >>>> >>>>Very Best R:egards, >>>> >>>>Razzak. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > >
