----- Original Message -----
From: "Claudio Valderrama C." <cvalde@...>
> <SD@...> wrote in message
news:3C8F4278.11089.911748@localhost...
> > On 13 Mar 2002 at 7:20, Dominik Murk wrote:
> >
> > >I have Firebird WI-T1.0.0.338 Beta2 instaled on Win 2000 Server.
> Sometimes
> > >when I try to connect to database(I'm not sure on what condisions), I
get
> > >error message: ISC ERROR CODE 335544373, Operating system directive
> > >CreateFile failed, unknown Win32 error 1224.
> >
> > "The operation cannot be performed on a file with a user mapped
> > section opened."
> >
> > >Then, I have to logoff and then login (for a few time) and then
> everythings
> > >is ok.
> > >Any idea what's wrong?
> >
> > Somebody else connected to your DB with a different local path?..
>
> That's the only explanation I can think about. If the engine determines
that
> the file is in use, it will say
> cannot start because a needed resource is in use
>
> Another cause may be a dead application that used the local protocol. The
> engine detached it but for some reason, gds32 remained loaded (client
> program's failure) and it's still retaining a "view" of the memory mapped
> file (the gdb on local access mode), so nobody can operate it correctly.
>
> Newer firebird's should detect if two file names are the same. Either they
> compare it successfully or they don't realize the mistake but fail when
> trying to open it twice.
>
> C.

Thanks Cladio,
I did not tested it yet, but I think the problem is dead client application
(and gds32 in memory). If I install FB1.0, will that solve my problem?

Dominik Murk