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Thread dbisam server as a service
Wed, Aug 23 2006 1:39 PMPermanent Link

David
I have been trying to connect to a remote database though mapped drive with Dbisam server
while running it as a service on the main machine.  DB server returns error to me that the
path is not valid.  However if I stop the service and run Dbisam server as an application,
and connect to the same path, there is no problem what so ever.

Wed, Aug 23 2006 1:50 PMPermanent Link

Jason Lee
You should connect to a remote server (either service or application)
via its IP address or computer name (if Windows network is working
properly, IP address is the most reliable I find). Your client program
talks to the server program on the server computer which in turn works
with the data.

Using a mapped drive, your program can also work with the data directly
without running the server program at all.

Your post is a little confusing: are you using DBISAM in local mode
(your program accesses the data files directly [either on local computer
or on a mapped server drive])

-or-

are are you using DBISAM in client/server (remote) mode (your program
talks to the DBSRVR.EXE running program on the server computer, which in
turn accesses the data)


David wrote:
> I have been trying to connect to a remote database though mapped drive with Dbisam server
> while running it as a service on the main machine.  DB server returns error to me that the
> path is not valid.  However if I stop the service and run Dbisam server as an application,
> and connect to the same path, there is no problem what so ever.
>
>
Wed, Aug 23 2006 3:35 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

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David,

<< I have been trying to connect to a remote database though mapped drive
with Dbisam server while running it as a service on the main machine.  DB
server returns error to me that the path is not valid.  However if I stop
the service and run Dbisam server as an application, and connect to the same
path, there is no problem what so ever. >>

See here:

http://www.elevatesoft.com/scripts/newsgrp.dll?action=openmsg&group=12&msg=5676&page=1#msg5676

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Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Wed, Aug 23 2006 4:09 PMPermanent Link

David
Jason

The issue is with Database server itself not being able to reconize the pathname.
If i enter the pathname into the Database tab while Database server is running as a
service I will get the following error:
11293 Db Name or directory is either invalid or blank.

However If I stop the service, and manually run the application and try this same entry
again. I will have no problem connecting afterwords.
Until I switch back to a service.




Jason Lee <computerguy@wavecable.com> wrote:

You should connect to a remote server (either service or application)
via its IP address or computer name (if Windows network is working
properly, IP address is the most reliable I find). Your client program
talks to the server program on the server computer which in turn works
with the data.

Using a mapped drive, your program can also work with the data directly
without running the server program at all.

Your post is a little confusing: are you using DBISAM in local mode
(your program accesses the data files directly [either on local computer
or on a mapped server drive])

-or-

are are you using DBISAM in client/server (remote) mode (your program
talks to the DBSRVR.EXE running program on the server computer, which in
turn accesses the data)


David wrote:
> I have been trying to connect to a remote database though mapped drive with Dbisam server
> while running it as a service on the main machine.  DB server returns error to me that the
> path is not valid.  However if I stop the service and run Dbisam server as an application,
> and connect to the same path, there is no problem what so ever.
>
>
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