that's funny, we've never seen that problem we have DDB shut down problems (compaction doesn't work on one machine) but not that particular problem
go figure Dennis Saputelli Matt Pobursky wrote: > > A virus scanner interfering with file writes is certainly a > possibility, but in my case it's definitely not the answer. > Protel99SE trashes the ini file (gets an exception error while > writing the ini files, actually) on program exit with any ddb > still open. This happens fairly predictably, about 50% of the > time. It's consistent across multiple PC's and locations -- my PC > designer's system does the same thing. It happens in Windows 2000 > or Win98 too. > > I've tried disabling my virus scanner and even uninstalling it > completely. I've had it happen on fresh installs of Protel with > "virgin" ini files. There's definitely a problem with Protel > somewhere. No other software on my system exhibits such odd > behaviour. > > Moral of the story: Always shutdown all ddb's first, before > exiting Protel. > > Matt Pobursky > Maximum Performance Systems > > On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:12:54 +0100, Ian Middleton wrote: > >Have you got a virus scanner active. I have seen a misinstalled > virus > >checker play havoc with Protels .ini files, leaving them blank, > incomplete > >and just plain missing. Upgrading to the latest version of > checker fixed all > >the Protel problems. > > > ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 34048F8A3CF4C24FBD3358142B6AE3A8E07FE19F * ************************************************************************ -- ___________________________________________________________________________ www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *