Re: database problems
H Ronald Riggs wrote: >My computer crashed and now it says "Your database file has not the >expected format" and it asks if I want to convert it. But conversion >fails. Any help would be very helpful. Thanks. First, make a backup of your PowerMail database folder. Then press the command and option keys while launching PowerMail, and try some of checkboxes of the first group. If that does not help, try to remove the "Address Database" file from your PowerMail folder (in case your message database file is safe but another database file is corrupted), and relaunch PowerMail. If you still can't start PowerMail, and an "Address Database.old" file is also present, remove it also. Then you can try the same thing for the "Server-side Database" or "Setup Database". Then, if a "Message Database.old" file is present in the backup you just made, remove the "Message Database" and "Message Database.old" file from your current folder, and replace them with a copy of the "Message Database.old" file from the backup, and remove the ".old" extension. Jérôme - CTM Engineering - "FABULOUS PRODUCT ! Wonderful ! A real Spotlight Killer ! I'm now able to locate content in documents that I KNEW was there but Spotlight couldn't find. FoxTrot Personal Search is far more efficient and displays a preview of the file when you hiighlight it." Janie Angus, Nevada Download a demo version from www.foxtrot.ch -
Re: database problems
Unfortunately this didn't work. Is there anything else I can try? Ron - Original Message - From: PowerMail Engineering Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:22 am Subject: Re: database problems To: PowerMail discussions > H Ronald Riggs wrote: > > >My computer crashed and now it says "Your database file has not > the > >expected format" and it asks if I want to convert it. But > conversion > >fails. Any help would be very helpful. > Thanks. > > First, make a backup of your PowerMail database folder. > Then press the command and option keys while launching > PowerMail, and > try some of checkboxes of the first group. > If that does not help, try to remove the "Address Database" file from > your PowerMail folder (in case your message database file is > safe but > another database file is corrupted), and relaunch PowerMail. If you > still can't start PowerMail, and an "Address Database.old" file > is also > present, remove it also. > Then you can try the same thing for the "Server-side Database" > or "Setup > Database". > Then, if a "Message Database.old" file is present in the backup > you just > made, remove the "Message Database" and "Message Database.old" > file from > your current folder, and replace them with a copy of the "Message > Database.old" file from the backup, and remove the ".old" extension. > > > Jérôme - CTM Engineering >
Re: Database problems
Since the last update I've not been able to do low level rebuilds. I'm on the latest hardware and systems. I do rebuilds on a regular basis, so I suspect since the problem occurred just after the update, that there is a problem with Powermail. I've not noticed any other bad side effect, other options work well. It seems to be that Powermail is on "maintenance development" from CTM, I keep looking at alternatives...but none do it for me. I expect with all the competition for email clients and Powermail not supporting HTML email very well it's market is limited to the group of us that need the unique features of the program. I can only hope it's economically rational for CTM to continue to invest resources into the product into the future. Much like my Quicken 2006, the ONLY PPC application I still use. I'm happy to pay for a new product...but none can do the fairly simple things I need. I would feel more confident if the low level rebuild worked +---+ Bill Schjelderup, President b...@companioncorp.com COMPanion Corporation801-365-0555 voice 1831 Fort Union Blvd. 801-943-7752 fax Salt Lake City, Utah 84121-3041 www.companioncorp.com +---+ Nusquam est qui ubique est. - He who is everywhere is nowhere. This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, I'm sorry to bother you and will attempt to address my messages more carefully in the future. >After my spinning beachball adventures trying to export my PowerMail >database to PowerMail exchange format, I thought I would try to do some >maintenance on the database. I restarted PowerMail and checked all of >the items in the first category. Everything seemed to work except the >low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database >component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were >the same: > >Class-DB what=100 err=130 > >Translation, please? > >Could this be related to my seeming inability to export to PowerMail >Exchange format? > >Any further assistance would be welcome! > > - Don > >-- >Don Zahniser >Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11; >PowerMail 6.0.5 > > >
Re: Database problems
Hello alls, I've the same problema: when I try rebuild low level, I got the fatal message: >Class-DB what=100 err=130 I've the same felling as Bill: Powermail seems to be on "maintenance development" from CTM. It seems also to be a PERMANENT maintenance development... Sigh! Best regards. -- Raphaël Parejo Le/el/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:43:19 -0500 Don Zahniser (dzahni...@rochester.rr.com) m'a écrit / me escribió : >After my spinning beachball adventures trying to export my PowerMail >database to PowerMail exchange format, I thought I would try to do some >maintenance on the database. I restarted PowerMail and checked all of >the items in the first category. Everything seemed to work except the >low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database >component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were >the same: > >Class-DB what=100 err=130 > >Translation, please? > >Could this be related to my seeming inability to export to PowerMail >Exchange format? > >Any further assistance would be welcome! > > - Don > >-- >Don Zahniser >Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11; >PowerMail 6.0.5 > >
Re: Database problems
On 11/23/10, at 10:03 AM, Bill Schjelderup b...@companioncorp.com said: >It seems to be that Powermail is on "maintenance development" from CTM, >I keep looking at alternatives...but none do it for me. I expect with >all the competition for email clients and Powermail not supporting HTML >email very well it's market is limited to the group of us that need the >unique features of the program. I can only hope it's economically >rational for CTM to continue to invest resources into the product into >the future. PM is my primary e-mail client because of its speed, search capabilities, etc., but when I need better HTML implementation, I crank up Mail. I assume you're right about PM just being in maintenance mode, but I hope for a bit more from the them. My guess is "them" is only Jean Michel, Jérôme Seydoux and Chantal. Tom Miller .. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...
Re: Database problems
Don Zahniser wrote: >Everything seemed to work except the >low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database >component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were >the same: > >Class-DB what=100 err=130 Low-level rebuild is currently broken. However, its only purpose it to fix some cases where compact database could fail. If you can successfully compact, verify the consistency, rebuild sort and search indices, then your database is safe. If you have troubles exporting the entire mail database in PowerMail Exchange format, you can try exporting one or a few folders at a time using "the selected mail folders" option. You can also search for messages in a given date range, mail account etc, then select them in the search result window, and export "the selected messages". Jérôme - CTM Engineering - "Foxtrot Professional Search is a fantastic application. I simply couldn't live without it." FoxTrot Professional Search user comment Download a demo version from www.foxtrot.ch -
Re: Database problems
>I got a series of errors, one for each database >component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were >the same: > >Class-DB what=100 err=130 I have a similar issue as Don had, but worse. I woke up to find Powermail locked up. It would not quit and I needed to do a force quit. Upon trying to re-open, Powermail wants to rebuild sort indices and then when it is done it exits with the same error as above. None of the options in PowerMail First Aid help, including low level rebuild with the latest beta. I now have a corrupt message database that Powermail can not open. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have tried all the usual suspects, verified/repaired the disk itself, PowerMail First Aid by holding down command option on startup, etc, to no avail. I have a 4 day old backup, but would like to recover that mail... I have a copy of Powermail Salvage from a similar situation a couple years ago, but when I launch Powermail Salvage on my Intel Macbook or Mac Mini it just does the spinning beach ball... Does Powermail Salvage even work on Intel Macs? On Powermail 6 message databases? Any options for me to get my mail back? Thanks in advance for any help.
Re: Database problems
John Keegan wrote: >Does Powermail Salvage even work on Intel Macs? >On Powermail 6 message databases? No, unfortunately, PowerMail Salvage does not work for PowerMail 6 databases. You can try to create a new PowerMail User Environment (from the file / database menu), quit PowerMail, then copy your old "Message Database" file to this new folder, in the hope that the corrupted file was one of the other ones (address database etc). If that does not work, I don't see anything else you can try. Note that if your POP settings are to leave messages on the server for at least a few days or weeks, you should be able to re-download messages received after your last backup. Jérôme - CTM Engineering - "FoxTrot is a must have for me. It is simply awesome! Type a few words and it finds and shows you the location in the files. Wow! Got love it. Thank you thank you thank you!" FoxTrot Personal Search user comment on www.versiontracker.com Download a demo version from www.foxtrot.ch -
Re: Database problems
I was getting the same problem with mine. I have a G4 Power PC that has an upgraded processor. I did this so i could run Leopard. When i got 6.0.6b1 in the mail i made a copy of the program i was getting the errors with and saved a copy of the data base. I then loaded the 6.0.6b1 and tried it on the original daa base and i did not get the errors again. seems what inspired me was that this upgrade was supposed to help with problems like this. just a thought Gerry >>I got a series of errors, one for each database >>component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were >>the same: >> >>Class-DB what=100 err=130 > >I have a similar issue as Don had, but worse. I woke up to find >Powermail locked up. It would not quit and I needed to do a force quit. >Upon trying to re-open, Powermail wants to rebuild sort indices and then >when it is done it exits with the same error as above. None of the >options in PowerMail First Aid help, including low level rebuild with >the latest beta. > >I now have a corrupt message database that Powermail can not open. > >Does anyone have any suggestions? I have tried all the usual suspects, >verified/repaired the disk itself, PowerMail First Aid by holding down >command option on startup, etc, to no avail. I have a 4 day old backup, >but would like to recover that mail... I have a copy of Powermail >Salvage from a similar situation a couple years ago, but when I launch >Powermail Salvage on my Intel Macbook or Mac Mini it just does the >spinning beach ball... Does Powermail Salvage even work on Intel Macs? >On Powermail 6 message databases? Any options for me to get my mail back? > >Thanks in advance for any help. > > -- The faster the computer The more impatient the user