>
 if there's some evidence that the unpatched 
version is still alive - after installing the patched one?
<

I will research.

64bit / 32bit - not sure if that works here, but I have Paradox 10 32 bit
on windows 64bit and the patch affect Paradox file, so likely OK?


Michael Kennedy <Info@KennedySoftware.ie> wrote:
>Steve, Kevin,
>
>On 11/12/2020 16:41, Steven Green wrote:
>> every once in a while, I get the 4gig error when trying to do a rebuild

>> or restruct.. maybe a couple of times a year..
>
>Are you using the patched or unpatched DLL? (Hopefully, the unpatched 
>one, and, presumably, on 64bit windows!).
>
>> haven't tried the patch 
>> on 64bit, and suspect that it might not work on 64bit..
>
>I expect it would be OK, Steve.
>
>If not, and if Rick does not visit here, I might dig out the patch, and

>take a look.
>
>> I also suspect 
>> that the 4gig math was right at exactly 4gig, or a touch above that, cuz

>> each time I just copy a big file, do the restruct, delete the big file,

>> and go on my merry way
>
>Yep, your approach would work very well. Except, this condition could 
>also arise when a user adds a new record to a table, and paradox does 
>the same free-space test, and gets the wrong result, and crashes.
>
>IIRC, when the free space is just a tad above a multiple of 4GB, then 
>Paradox sees only the 'tad', and bombs. So, when you add that large 
>file, the free space is then just a tad below a multiple of 4GB, and 
>paradox sees "4GB minus tad", and is happy...
>
>Separately, Windows has lots of concealed caches (that I never tried to

>understand), and, Kevin, when you copy in the patched DLL, I'd wonder if

>the unpatched DLL is still hanging around somewhere in caches, and is 
>actually running? It's weird if there's some evidence that the unpatched

>version is still alive - after installing the patched one?
>
>   - Michael
>
>
>> Well after the install,
>> 
>> DBE would not run.
>> 
>> 
>> I removed the BDEKER32.dll and reverted the BDE dll to the back up.
>> 
>> 
>> I think I also really need to move the DBE out of the C:\programs UAC

>> zone...
>> 
>> I am using the latest BDE. Wasn't there an installed that would allow
you
>> to install to C:\DBE or somewhere simpler?
>> 
>> 
>> "Kevin Zawicki" <numberjack@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> New PC, win 10.
>>> 64bit.
>>> Restructure a table show Insufficient disk space.
>>>
>>>
>>> The drive free space was evenly divisible by 4gb.
>>>
>>> Have not seen this in a while.
>>>
>>>
>>> I applied the Fix_For_Incorrect_BDE_Error-If_Free_Disk_Space_Exceeds_4GB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The test form reports not installed, even though I manually checked that
>>> the dbeker32.dll is there in Windows\system32.
>>>
>>> Not sure why it cannot see it.
>>>
>>> Forcing that variable in the test to be true, it goes on to to verify
the
>>> DBE change and it cannot see that either.
>>> The install reported installed and made the back up.
>>>
>>>
>>> I might have an older version of the DBE 4 gb fix.
>>>
>>> Any one applied this to Windows 10 64bit?
>>>
>>> UAC blocking anything?
>>>
>>>
>>>