Network initialization failed - PDOXUSRS.NET 2

[KingArthur]

I have just upgraded my PC and with it the operating system to Windows XP Professional. However, since reinstalling Delphi 6, I get the following error when I try to run a program over the network:-

Project NewGlobal.exe raised exception class EDBEngineError with message
‘Network initialization failed.
File or directory does not exists
File: G:\PDOXUSRS.NET
Lock violation.
Unknown internal operating system error
Directory: G:\’. Process stopped. Use Step or Run to continue.

The file and directory DOES exist! I have even got everyone on the network to closedown and then deleted the G:\PDOXUSRS.NET file but when I run the program I get the same error message (and the G:\PDOXUSRS.NET file is recreated).

If I set the directory to C:\ - all works fine?

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

TIA

Martin

 

[LucieLastic]

Not sure, but is it not pointing to this G: path in the configuration (in BDE Adminstrator)?

 

[KingArthur]

Yes I have set the Net Dir = G:\ in the BDE Administrator and also set LOCAL SHARE = true.

Regards

Martin

 

[KingArthur]

PROBLEM SOLVED

Just in case anyone else has this problem, this is what I found to be the cause and the cure:-

The error was caused by my loading of the latest Novell Client - Version 4.83 for Windows NT/2000/XP, which I had to do as the 95/98 client would not work on the new XP machines.

Under this upgrade, the PDOXUSRS.NET file was being reported as 'Closed Locked' instead of 'Shared Lock'.

There is a Technical Information Document (TID10069333) on the the Novell website (

http://www.novell.com)

which describes the case in more detail and confirms that it is a problem with the latest version of the Novell client.

If you download and install the small Patch File NT483PT1.exe or later (the one I downloaded was NT483PT2.exe), the error is fixed!

I hope this is of help to others as I'm sure I will not be the only one using Novell, Delphi(Paradox) and XP before the corrected Novell Client is officially released.

Regards

Martin Chipperfield