Icon View Thread

The following is the text of the current message along with any replies.
Messages 1 to 10 of 17 total
Thread Error 11293
Mon, Aug 17 2009 11:43 AMPermanent Link

"Robert"
I am trying to set up a new database (DBserver 4.25 build 4) the dbserver
and the utility are running on computer A, the database is on computer B.

I get an error 11293, I have tried both using UNC and mapping a drive.

Any ideas?

Robert

Wed, Aug 19 2009 3:51 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

Avatar

Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Robert,

<< I am trying to set up a new database (DBserver 4.25 build 4) the dbserver
and the utility are running on computer A, the database is on computer B.

I get an error 11293, I have tried both using UNC and mapping a drive. >>

The issue could be caused by a failure of the database server to create the
specified database directory, which may not be the case if you are trying to
point to an existing database/directory.  If that is the case (already
exists), then the only other reason for such an error would be that the
database name is invalid or already exists.  What is the database name that
you're using ?

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Wed, Aug 19 2009 4:54 PMPermanent Link

"Robert"

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" <timyoung@elevatesoft.com> wrote in message
news:48DACCFE-E045-4202-B268-616F574B59DB@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Robert,
>
> << I am trying to set up a new database (DBserver 4.25 build 4) the
> dbserver and the utility are running on computer A, the database is on
> computer B.
>
> I get an error 11293, I have tried both using UNC and mapping a drive. >>
>
> The issue could be caused by a failure of the database server to create
> the specified database directory, which may not be the case if you are
> trying to point to an existing database/directory.  If that is the case
> (already exists), then the only other reason for such an error would be
> that the database name is invalid or already exists.  What is the database
> name that you're using ?
>

The error says "invalid or blank". The database folder is selected from the
droptdown. If I move the database to the server, then I can create the
database OK. But if I edit the database and try to point it back to the
database in computer B (either by keying in a UNC name or by using a mapped
drive and selecting from the directory dropdown) then I get the error again.
So obviously an invalid file name is not "the only reason".

What other possiblities are there? File name too long? Embeded blanks?

Robert

> --
> Tim Young
> Elevate Software
> www.elevatesoft.com
>

Wed, Aug 19 2009 5:13 PMPermanent Link

"Robert"

"Robert" <ngsemail2005withoutthis@yahoo.com.ar> wrote in message
news:AB94942E-D725-43DA-9C7E-A9184CA94C15@news.elevatesoft.com...
>
>
> What other possiblities are there? File name too long? Embeded blanks?

That's it. If I create another mapped drive directly to the database on the
other computer (bypassing all the rest of the folder names and backslaches)
then it works OK. Iif it is not on this computer, then it has to be
something like W:\

Robert

Fri, Aug 21 2009 11:53 AMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

Avatar

Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Robert,

<< The error says "invalid or blank". The database folder is selected from
the droptdown. If I move the database to the server, then I can create the
database OK. But if I edit the database and try to point it back to the
database in computer B (either by keying in a UNC name or by using a mapped
drive and selecting from the directory dropdown) then I get the error again.
So obviously an invalid file name is not "the only reason". >>

Is there any particular reason that you come here and ask for assistance,
only to criticize the assistance that I give you ?  I didn't say "invalid
file name", I said "invalid database name".  Databases are simply logical
constructs in the DBISAM Database Server, there aren't any files involved at
all.

This is the code:

     Result:=False;
     DirectoryError:=False;
     if (not FDatabases.Find(DatabaseName,DatabasePos)) then
        begin
        if (DataPath <> '') and (not
DirectoryExists(ExpandFileName(DataPath))) then
           Result:=ForceDirectories(ExpandFileName(DataPath))
        else
           Result:=True;
        DirectoryError:=(not Result);
        if Result then
           begin
           TempDatabase:=TConfigDatabase.Create(Self);
           with TempDatabase do
              begin
              Description:=DatabaseDescription;
              Path:=ConvertSlashes(DataPath);
              end;
           FDatabases.AddObject(DatabaseName,TempDatabase);
           FIsDirty:=True;
           WriteToFile;
           end;
        end;

If Result=False, then the 11293 error is returned in the calling procedure.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Fri, Aug 21 2009 11:56 AMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

Avatar

Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Robert,

<< That's it. If I create another mapped drive directly to the database on
the other computer (bypassing all the rest of the folder names and
backslaches) then it works OK. Iif it is not on this computer, then it has
to be something like W:\ >>

That isn't a requirement of DBISAM, so there must be something environmental
that is causing an issue with the path in terms of DirectoryExists() failing
to work properly.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Fri, Aug 21 2009 1:00 PMPermanent Link

"Robert"

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" <timyoung@elevatesoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C6C5F8A-C62B-420D-AB18-C25FD2E9EA2B@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Robert,
>
> << The error says "invalid or blank". The database folder is selected from
> the droptdown. If I move the database to the server, then I can create the
> database OK. But if I edit the database and try to point it back to the
> database in computer B (either by keying in a UNC name or by using a
> mapped drive and selecting from the directory dropdown) then I get the
> error again. So obviously an invalid file name is not "the only reason".
>  >>
>
> Is there any particular reason that you come here and ask for assistance,

Yeah, the particular reason is that this is a DBISAM Client Server group and
I'm having trouble with a DBISAM Client Server program. Called Bill Gates at
home, but he said he could not help me on this one, so here I am.

> only to criticize the assistance that I give you ?  I didn't say "invalid
> file name", I said "invalid database name".  Databases are simply logical
> constructs in the DBISAM Database Server, there aren't any files involved
> at all.
>

I wrote a small test program, running on the same computers, same identical
environment, and both forcedirectories and directoryexists return true. With
the same identical directory that fails in the server utility.

This is the code

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
 if not sd.Execute then exit;  <<<sd is a directory select dialog
 edit1.Text := ExpandFileName(sd.Directory);
 if DirectoryExists(edit1.Text)
 then
   showmessage('found')
 else showmessage('NOT FOUND');
 if ForceDirectories(edit1.Text)
 then
   showmessage('forced')
 else showmessage('NOT forced');
end;

Robert

Mon, Aug 24 2009 1:06 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

Avatar

Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Robert,

<< Yeah, the particular reason is that this is a DBISAM Client Server group
and I'm having trouble with a DBISAM Client Server program. Called Bill
Gates at home, but he said he could not help me on this one, so here I am.
>>

You have taken what I said completely out of context.  Don't misrepresent my
statements.  What I asked was why you ask for assistance *and then*
criticize the assistance that you get.  See the difference in context ?

<< I wrote a small test program, running on the same computers, same
identical environment, and both forcedirectories and directoryexists return
true. With the same identical directory that fails in the server utility. >>

What version of Delphi are you using ?  The DBISAM Database Server code is
compiled in Delphi 5, by default.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Mon, Aug 24 2009 1:19 PMPermanent Link

"Robert"

"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" <timyoung@elevatesoft.com> wrote in message
news:E68362DE-AA43-4752-98B6-11322B8C10D2@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Robert,
>
> << Yeah, the particular reason is that this is a DBISAM Client Server
> group and I'm having trouble with a DBISAM Client Server program. Called
> Bill Gates at home, but he said he could not help me on this one, so here
> I am.
> >>
>
> You have taken what I said completely out of context.  Don't misrepresent
> my statements.  What I asked was why you ask for assistance *and then*
> criticize the assistance that you get.  See the difference in context ?

Look Tim, I did not "criticize" anything, simply stated that given what I
observed (the fact that if I mapped the database as a drive it works, but if
it a drive plus directories, or UNC, then it does not) your theory appeared
to be incorrect.

>
> << I wrote a small test program, running on the same computers, same
> identical environment, and both forcedirectories and directoryexists
> return true. With the same identical directory that fails in the server
> utility. >>
>
> What version of Delphi are you using ?  The DBISAM Database Server code is
> compiled in Delphi 5, by default.
>

D6.

Robert

Mon, Aug 24 2009 2:15 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

Avatar

Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Robert,

<< Look Tim, I did not "criticize" anything, simply stated that given what I
observed (the fact that if I mapped the database as a drive it works, but if
it a drive plus directories, or UNC, then it does not) your theory appeared
to be incorrect. >>

It's not a "theory", and I'm not trying to be "correct" about anything.  I'm
trying to go through the possible scenarios to explain what you're seeing,
and you seem very displeased with the fact that I'm not telling you what you
want to hear.  What do you want me to say ?  That it's a bug when there's no
evidence that this is the case ?

<<  D6. >>

The source code for both D5 and D6 are identical for both DirectoryExists
and ForceDirectories.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Page 1 of 2Next Page »
Jump to Page:  1 2
Image