Just some food for thought...
We have run into similar situations when running both multiuser R:Base
and Access applications. In fact, our old Tech Support system (which
was written in VB/Access - don't ask!) used to crash several times per
day, requiring a reboot and a compact/repair of the database. This
generally occurred when there were more than 3 concurrent users.
We switched our server over to Mandrake Linux 9.2 running Samba and
Webmin. Since the VB client runs directly on the workstation (via
shortcut to the exe on the file server), and the Access database was
simply stored on the file server (accessed via UNC paths using ADO), it
did not matter what OS was serving the files (so long as a Windows path
was made available). Since setting up this configuration, the database
has not crashed (Microsoft would be suprised!) or experienced any speed
issues (nor has the server been rebooted) in over 9 months!
Soon, we will be serving up all of our R:Base apps the same way.
For those who are a little adventurous, this may be a good way to get
around the Windows File Sharing Problem...
Note that Windows Longhorn is supposed to fix this problem, but since it
is such a drastic departure from the existing Windows versions it may be
several years before this product is stable enough to use in a
mission-critical environment!
Greg Miller
Data Center Manager/Network Administrator
Event Imaging Solutions, Inc. - A Kodak Company
Joel Solomon wrote:
Thanks, I'll give it a try
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Bentley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Windows 2000 Server
Besides the *.Rb? files you may also need to exclude
*.$$$ files which are created by Rbase in response to
certain commands, and in v7.x form and report actions
where you have embeded the eep in the form or report
Jim Bentley
American Celiac Society
--- Emmitt Dove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I specifically asked that our virus scanning
products leave our *.rb* files
alone. Why bother scanning the database on each
access?
(I know of at least two well know order
entry/accounting packages that
publish
statements that anti-virus software must have their
file types excluded or
severe
degradation will be seen)
Thompson Technology Consultants
276 Chippewa
LaPorte, IN 46350
219-324-2605 (Phone & Fax)
219-363-7441 (Cell)
http://ttc.inc.home.comcast.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Lustig
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:23 PM
To: RBG7-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Windows 2000 Server
Seems to happen on both 2000 and 2003. We have
tried both, currently on
2003 with XP clients and there is a clear
difference with 1 client and
more than one.
You should expect speed to about double when you go
from one to two users. I
think the other issue is a much larger increase --
about 10 or 20 times. Is
that what you're seeing? If so, I have to amend my
statement about never
having heard of it happening outside of 2K server.
--
Larry
Emmitt Dove
Manager, DairyPak Business Systems
Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
40 Lindeman Drive
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 673-2231
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jim Bentley
American Celiac Society
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel: 1-504-737-3293
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