Claudine, Someone, probably Sami, suggested that in the first few instructions in your "Start-up" command file put:
DISC;SET MULTI ON;CONN dbname If you're on a multi user system, it's nice to have only one user logged in when you Reload, load updates, or whatever, using the commands I posted below: Dennis ***** At 08:24 AM 12/2/02 -0600, you wrote: >FYI: I just wanted to add my two cents' worth while 'set multi off' is >mentioned. I never set it off because every time I have in the past and >the program aborted abnormaly, no one could then connect to the >database! ~Claudine :) > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >On Behalf Of Dennis Fleming >Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 4:44 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: 6.5++ (Deleting files) > >Bernie/Gunnar, > >Thanks. The Reload user must successfully MULTI OFF in order to Reload. >The code is: > >-- Check if other Users Online > DISCONNECT > SET MULTI OFF > CONNECT mmis > SET VAR verr = .vderr > IF verr <> "0" THEN > CLS; BEEP > PAUSE 2 USING "Other Users still Online" AT 10 > RUN main IN cpms.prc > ENDIF >.... >Perform Reload > >Dennis >**** > > >At 12:38 PM 12/1/02 -0800, you wrote: >>Dennis - >> >> I have encountered exactly that problem under both NT and >Novell. >>AFAIK it used to be caused by SHARE locks not being released which >would >>require a server reboot; however, since about version 1.850 it acts >more >>like an RBase problem where users DISCONNECT but RBase thinks they are >still >>there. This is much easier to fix. The solution is to have all users >>DISCONNECT and then have the reload user connect with MULTI set to OFF. >The >>phantom users go away. >> >> Is the reload user connected to the db with MULTI set ON? If >so you >>could have phantom users present which prevent the db from being >deleted. >> >>Bernie >> >>---------------------------------------- >>At 11:42 AM 11/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: >>>At some customers using a LAN on NT, there is a file deletion problem >I >>>haven't been able to solve. In my app, a command file checks that you >are >>>the only user on line and then Reloads the data base. If no errors, >the old >>>data base is deleted and the new one is renamed. But... sometimes the >old >>>db is "seen" as in use(?) and the delete and rename fails. Anyone else >run >>>into this one? Is this where NT still sees someone logged in, although >no >>>one is? >>> >>>TIA, >>> >>>Dennis >>>***** >>> >>> >>>Dennis Fleming >>>IISCO >>>http://www.TheBestCMMS.com >>>Phone: 570 775-7593 >>>Fax: 570 775-9797 >>>================================================ >>>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >>>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >>>================================================ >>>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >>>================================================ >>>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ >>> >> >>================================================ >>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ >> >> >Dennis Fleming >IISCO >http://www.TheBestCMMS.com >Phone: 570 775-7593 >Fax: 570 775-9797 >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > Dennis Fleming IISCO http://www.TheBestCMMS.com Phone: 570 775-7593 Fax: 570 775-9797 ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
