Helen

so I suppose I have to install RC2...
I'll try it

thanks Helen

Theo


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Theo Bebekis
Thessaloniki, Greece
bebekis@...
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> >Helen
> >
> >> What were you trying to do when you got this error? What operating environment? database version? tool version?
> >
> >W98 and W2K
> >Firebird (RC1)
> >IBConsole
> >
> >The error appears when an app (IBDatabase) tries
> >to connect to the datatabase
> >
> >The database file comes from one of my customers.
> >They sent it to me for checking. They get the same error
> >I get the same error too.
> >
> >I/O error for file "C:\MyDB.GDB"
> >Error while trying to read from file
> >End of File encountered
> >(The last line of the above comes in greek, here
> >is a translation be my from greek to english.
> >It could be "unexpected end of file" or something....
> >I get the error in greek, since I have greek W2K installed.
> >So I supposed the error the Firebird rises is a reflection
> >of an OS error occuring when trying to open the file)
> >
> >What could be the meaning and cause of this?
>
> Theo,
> If you are using IBX/IBConsole, it is likely that you are seeing a manifestation of a problem that arose with a change
> that went into RC 1, to beat the "bad connection path bug". I'm not exactly sure how it manifested itself with IBX; but
> installing RC 2 should cure it, since that fix was reversed out for RC 2.
>
> The fix in RC1 caused the database file to be opened with exclusive access, which affected certain isc_info* or isc_dpb*
> calls that are made by the direct-to-API Delphi components, notably setting Forced Writes through the DPB. Paul Reeves
> should be able to give you a clearer explanation of the problem and cure than I can at this distance in time.
>
> cheers,
> hb

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