Expand Files Question

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Top Post:

Henry,

Are you running the fP exe files on each cpu or just the server?

I have been running 5.0  (5.0.14 for over a year) on 3 XP Pro 
machines and do not see the problem you have.

Why are you still running a Windows '98 machine?

Charles Day




Henry Melancon wrote:
> Ken and all on the list,
> 
> I appreciate all the help and I have done everything to the letter that
> was suggested regarding the PFNODF=ON command.
> 
> I set it as instructed and receive the error on the XP and Win 98
> machines.
> 
> If I do not define it, the Win98 machine with a 30 GB hard that is
> reading the files from a Win Server with a huge hard drive will work
> properly.  The XP machines do not in any situation.
> 
> It appears the PFNODF command is not working properly on my system and I
> have no clue why.  My company has just recently purchase 5.0 before 5.6
> was available and it seems it is working worst than 4.8.10.  Needless to
> say, I am becoming frustrated with Filepro.  I have very simple files
> and I cannot get the system to work properly with the XP machines.
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at bestweb.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:40 AM
> To: Henry Melancon
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: Expand Files Question
> 
> Quoting Henry Melancon (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:28:02 -0500):
> 
> 
>>Ken,
>>
>>Thanks for the help.  I tried it both ways: PFNODF=ON and pfnodf=on
>>using the Configuration Editor in 5.0.  I am still getting the same
>>message noted before.
> 
> 
> If ddefine doesn't give you the "PFNODF=ON" warning, then you haven't
> set it properly.  I'm not sure what else to say.
> 
> 
>>Please note that if PFNODF is not defined and a Win98 machine running
>>5.0 is used, the Expand Files works correctly.  The XP machines do not
>>appear to work correctly in any case.  Is this a glitch in 5.0?
> 
> 
> Your Win98 box probably has less than 2GB of free space.
> 
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