Re: Corrupt Database Problem...

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36015
interpreted = N
texte = Are you doing a [flushdatabases] before you copy the backup file over? Can you take WebCat down long enough to copy the file over? If the version in RAM is corrupt, you need to get that out of the way before you restore the backup. Is this file updated on-line or is it basically read-only?John PeacockTC wrote: > > We are using Webstar 4.2 with WebCatalog 4.0. > > Recently we've developed a problem. A few weeks ago a client called to tell > us his products.db database had lost most of the information. I looked at > the file and it still had 186 records (A loss a several hundred) and there > were spaces between the records. We replaced it with a backed-up version > and went on our merry way. > > Now, the problem keeps reoccured. However, this time, the second I upload > the good version of the database, the file is corrupted. > > The site was designed in the WebCatalog 3 Store Builder before we moved to > WebCatalog 4. > > Any thoughts? > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Corrupt Database Problem... (TC 2000)
  2. Re: Corrupt Database Problem... (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
  3. Re: Corrupt Database Problem... (TC 2000)
  4. Re: Corrupt Database Problem... (John Peacock 2000)
  5. Corrupt Database Problem... (TC 2000)
Are you doing a [flushdatabases] before you copy the backup file over? Can you take WebCat down long enough to copy the file over? If the version in RAM is corrupt, you need to get that out of the way before you restore the backup. Is this file updated on-line or is it basically read-only?John PeacockTC wrote: > > We are using Webstar 4.2 with WebCatalog 4.0. > > Recently we've developed a problem. A few weeks ago a client called to tell > us his products.db database had lost most of the information. I looked at > the file and it still had 186 records (A loss a several hundred) and there > were spaces between the records. We replaced it with a backed-up version > and went on our merry way. > > Now, the problem keeps reoccured. However, this time, the second I upload > the good version of the database, the file is corrupted. > > The site was designed in the WebCatalog 3 Store Builder before we moved to > WebCatalog 4. > > Any thoughts? > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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