dprodir problem with qualifier

[Don Coleman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+dcoleman=dgcreact.com at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+dcoleman=dgcreact.com at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Bruce Easton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:46 PM
> To: 'filepro list'
> Subject: dprodir problem with qualifier
> 
> Filepro 5.0.14 on Windows 2003 server.
> 
> I searched in filePro's online manual and my saved forum mail (with
> 'Directory' and 'ddir' and 'dprodir'), but didn't see anything that would
> explain the following behavior (although I vaguely remember some issue
> with
> the Directory program that might be related, so I was expecting to find
> something):
> 
> Running dprodir, I selected a file, then selected qualifier 'client',
> confirmed that it was showing info for that qualifier, then attempted to
> remove key and data with option D, then L for 'Delete Format' and 'Key &
> Data' respectively.  I got the filepro error:
> 
> Not available.
> Someone else is using it; try again later.
> 
> I checked and no *CLERK nor other fp runtime processes showed up against
> any
> file on that system.
> 
> So I pressed enter to return and then 'D' and 'M' to clear the lockfile
> for
> qualifier 'client'.  Then tried again to clear 'keyclient' (with 'D' and
> 'L') and still the same fp error.
> 
> I then cleared (using 'Q', 'D' and 'M' in the directory program) all of
> the
> lockfiles for that file (it has three others, besides '[NONE]'), and then
> tried 'D' and 'L' to clear key and data for qualifier 'client' and, to my
> surprise, it worked just fine!
> 
> In all cases above, use of 'D' and 'M' behaved as expected - that is there
> was no feedback from filePro from clearing the particular lockfile.
> 
> Does this make any sense and/or has anyone else seen this behavior?
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> Bruce Easton
> STN, Inc.
> 
> 
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Bruce:

I have a client w/ Windows 2003 server & WIN2000 & WIN XP Prof client
running fP v5.0.13.  I see this same behavior all the time.  You have to
delete all the qualified lock files in order to delete the data in any one
of the qualified keys.  I find it easier to do from Windows Explorer (after
verifying no one is actually in the file via Manage>Open Files).


Don Coleman
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