[DUG] Application problems

[Matthew Comb]

is it dual cpu ?

> 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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