What I do when transferring accounts/files from system to system is to SET.INDEX MY.FILE TO NULL FORCE
This clears the file header and will allow you to create and build index from scratch. Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Waldron > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:23 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] Alternate Indexes > > > Copying from DG/UX to W2k Universe version 10.1.1 using > uvbackup and then restoring under UniAdmin restore function. > Files and programs doing great. > > My problem is I_ Files do not restore (for whatever reason) > so my Alternate indexes are locked so that I can't do a > Create.index on a file that had indexes on the DG. I get a > message "Unable to open index map e:\filename for read/write > ". It will work fine on a file that did not have previous > indexes. I have a work around by creating an index on > another file then renaming it to the file I need then adding > the indexes to it. But thought there may be and explanation > from the group that could tell me why and how to make it work > correctly. Wasn't there a way to edit the position of the > indexes or something of that nature? I can't remember. I > have searched the Help to no help. Thanks ahead for the assistance. > > Mark Waldron > City of Salem, Va > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
