[DUG] Application problems

[Alister Christie]

I'd make sure that LocalShare is set true
BDE Administrator -> Configuration -> System -> INIT -> LOCAL SHARE = TRUE

Alister Christie
Computers for People
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Eion McIntosh (Christchurch) wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> We have an application we have been using for years, using dbase 
> tables, running on a server with users using a terminal services 
> session to access the application. It has been running perfectly on an 
> old server, running about 500mhz.
>
> The issue we are having is that we have moved the application onto a 
> new server, 3.6ghz, so its much faster, but we are finding that some 
> database updates are either being lost or are not completing until a 
> user quits the session. If they make a change and then do some other 
> things in the app and then come back to the change it still shows as 
> being done, but if we physically look at the database, at that moment, 
> we do not see that change has been actioned. It may then get lost or 
> not complete the update until they quit. Some reports are not show the 
> correct results even though all the data is correct and if I run it 
> from a copy of the system locally, it is fine. Also if doing a search 
> on name then it may only show A to K, and not until you choose L-Z do 
> you get the rest when you should be seeing A-Z all the time.
>
> We are starting to get frustrated at this and are wondering if some 
> sort of server CPU or disk caching that could be causing the system to 
> appear to not function correctly. I have pulled all the files twice 
> and manually reindexed them and things appear ok for a while and then 
> go screwy, technical term, again later on.
>
> As far as we know the BDE is all set up correctly and the application 
> does run nice and fast and data can be viewed ok, it just they way it 
> returns or updates some data.
>
> If anyone able to get any guidance or suggestions?
>
> Regards
> Eion McIntosh
> PPCS Ltd
>
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