Actually, the distributed file option is a good one, if you can't go to 64 bits. You create a few files (say, 3), then build the file using DEFINE.DF. But in terms of recovering this file, not without losing some records, unless you get very lucky. You can use UV to copy the file, and when you hit the broken part, try to use fixtool to (first) rebuild the forward and/or backward link, or (second) truncate the group. One trick that might work is to write a basic program that sequentially processes the file, writing a record to a new file, then deleting that record from the original (make a backup first). This will shrink the file as you go. You'll still have at least one broken flink/blink somewhere.
> From: tewhitm...@ratex.com > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:01:56 -0400 > Subject: Re: [U2] Universe File Issue > > Hi John, > You do have several options, depending on your company's needs. > 1) purge > 2) convert the file to 64 bit so it can grow over 2 gigs (modify uvconfig > 64BIT_FILES parameter and then resize the file with the "64BIT" option. (see > UniVerse User Reference and Administering UniVerse documents from Rocket) > 3) convert to a multi-part file. This allows you to break up a file based on > an i-descriptor, but I couldn't find details during my quick search. It would > be the most complicated to implement of the three, if it hasn't been > deprecated by Rocket. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of John Varney > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:29 AM > To: 'U2 Users List' > Subject: [U2] Universe File Issue > > I inherited a system running UniVerse over windows 2003 Server. > > I have a history file that seems corrupt. It's just over 2 gigs in size (The > problem I believe) and fixfile and uvfixfile won't work on it. > > I'm thinking the size of the file needs to shrink a bit before I can do > anything with it. Thoughts? > > John Varney > Integra Life Sciences > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
