Is it possible to network 98SE & Xp useing paradox 9 on a peer to peer system. I know i'm suppose to set the BDE (Local share = true)But if I set the BDE Local Share to true it locks the .net file on the 98se machine that holds the data so that no one can get to it? Any Help Thanks
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Networking 98SE & Xp
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TonyMcGuire
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You CANNOT use a '98 machine to host data for XP workstations.
You will get corrupt data. And lots of other bad things, if you can even edit with multiple systems.
DO NOT try it!
Tony McGuire
"It's not about having enough time. It's about priorities.
You will get corrupt data. And lots of other bad things, if you can even edit with multiple systems.
DO NOT try it!
Tony McGuire
"It's not about having enough time. It's about priorities.
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Thanks Tony for the info on 98se.
I now have switch to all xp machines.Is there a guide or post to networking them together. Every thing I do always ends up with the error of (.net file is in use by another computer)when I try to open a form. All units are set to local share=true all drives are maped to data. and BDE on all units is set to the dir that has the Pdoxysers.net
Thanks for any insight anyone has
I now have switch to all xp machines.Is there a guide or post to networking them together. Every thing I do always ends up with the error of (.net file is in use by another computer)when I try to open a form. All units are set to local share=true all drives are maped to data. and BDE on all units is set to the dir that has the Pdoxysers.net
Thanks for any insight anyone has
TonyMcGuire
Programmer
1.
2. Oplocks:
A. NT: i. UseOpportunisticLocking should be 0
ii. EnableOplocks should be 0
iii. The rest don't matter
B. Win2K/XP: i. OplocksDisabled should be 1
ii. EnableOplocks should be 0
iii. The rest don't matter
C. Win9x: Control Panel, System applet, Performance tab, File System button, Troubleshooting tab, CHECK the boxes labeled:
i. "Disable new file sharing and locking semantics."
ii. "Disable write-behind caching for all drives."
iii. On the Hard Disk tab, you may wish to try setting Read-ahead optimization to None, but I think that should only make a difference on the server machine.
3. N/A
4. LOCALSHARE (BDE, Configuration tab, Configuration > System > INIT) must be set to TRUE for all users.
5. Disk caching on Win2K (presumably XP, but I can't check that):
Properties for the drive, Hardware tab, select the disk of interest, click the Properties button, on the Disk Properties tab, UNcheck the "Write cache enabled" box if it'll let you.
6. Make sure the machine serving the .DB files isn't being used as a workstation.
Tony McGuire
"It's not about having enough time. It's about priorities.
2. Oplocks:
A. NT: i. UseOpportunisticLocking should be 0
ii. EnableOplocks should be 0
iii. The rest don't matter
B. Win2K/XP: i. OplocksDisabled should be 1
ii. EnableOplocks should be 0
iii. The rest don't matter
C. Win9x: Control Panel, System applet, Performance tab, File System button, Troubleshooting tab, CHECK the boxes labeled:
i. "Disable new file sharing and locking semantics."
ii. "Disable write-behind caching for all drives."
iii. On the Hard Disk tab, you may wish to try setting Read-ahead optimization to None, but I think that should only make a difference on the server machine.
3. N/A
4. LOCALSHARE (BDE, Configuration tab, Configuration > System > INIT) must be set to TRUE for all users.
5. Disk caching on Win2K (presumably XP, but I can't check that):
Properties for the drive, Hardware tab, select the disk of interest, click the Properties button, on the Disk Properties tab, UNcheck the "Write cache enabled" box if it'll let you.
6. Make sure the machine serving the .DB files isn't being used as a workstation.
Tony McGuire
"It's not about having enough time. It's about priorities.
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