A user has sent me an EDBBkp file created with my current software
version using 2.03.b8 (U)

If I copy that file into any one of my stores, I get an EDBError AV
... read of address 00000000 as soon as I execute:

SET BACKUPS STORE TO "' + storename + '";
...followed by..
SELECT * FROM "Backups"
ORDER BY "Name";

Remove the file, no AV and all runs as expected.

Why might adding a file to a store prevent a listing of backups?
There are many other backup files and the name seems legal - editing
it makes no difference - normal attributes!

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Malcolm wrote:

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> Why might adding a file to a store prevent a listing of backups?
> There are many other backup files and the name seems legal - editing
> it makes no difference - normal attributes!

I am guessing that EDB validates the backup files in some way?
Maybe the file, and a replacement one sent by the same user, got
mangled in transmission?

I have never had any such problem before.

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Malcolm,

<< A user has sent me an EDBBkp file created with my current software
version using 2.03.b8 (U)

If I copy that file into any one of my stores, I get an EDBError AV .. read
of address 00000000 as soon as I execute: >>

I suspect that the backup is corrupted.  If you want to send it to me, I can
tell you whether this is the case.

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Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com