They will need to have create, read, write, and delete priveleges to the directory where the database is. To avoide multi user problems, I always do it like:
output c:\filename select ... output screen This also will give you better performance and will create less network traffic. Troy ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 11/15/01 12:39 pm >An old client with RBDos 6.1a called to say that after upgrading their >Novell client from 4.7 to 4.8 they cannot use the following code to create >files: > >OUTPUT Filename >SELECT * FROM . . . >OUTPUT SCREEN > >The code causes an error on the SELECT command about not be able to write >the disk file. Permissions are correct, RBEdit can create files, files can >be created from the DOS prompt, and the same code works from RBWin 6.1a >which they also have. The problem only occurs if they are writing to a >network volume, local writes are fine. > >They are using a Novell server, Win NT 4.0 workstations, and Novell client >4.8. It's fairly clearly some setting in the Novell client, but their >network people don't have an idea. > >Questions: > >If they upgrade versions will the problem go away? (my first preference). > >Does anyone know what Novell setting(s) might affect this problem? > >Is anyone running RBDos with Novell Client 4.8 with success? > >All suggestions appreciated. >-- >Larry Lustig > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
