Alan McDonald wrote:

> 4 servers - identical(?) V 2.1.2
> reboot all four (after 4 weeks uninterrupted service)
> ONE (only one) reports errors WRT UDFs - entry point not found bla bla
> backup restore log from previous night no error - try B/R cycle, error on
> restore BLR, entry not found etc. Hmmm
>
> selects with UDFs from remote interface produces same error.
> it's possible to drop UDF and recreate it with no error.!!!!
> but select again produces error.
>
> finally discover no gds32.dll file on system32 DIR (or bin DIR).
> place a copy there (system32).
> NO ERROR!
>
> Now question:
> Why does the server need a copy of the client library in system32 DIR to
> avoid this error, ie. find the udf lib in /UDF dir.????
> Why does it not report an error that it can’t find client lib?
>
> Alan
>

Perhaps it's not the server that needs the client library, but the UDF
that try to load it.

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br