Thanks again for interesting answer.

Where do you disable oplocks and disk caching?

Linda





Den 01.03.2023 02:21, skrev Liz McGuire:
> I agree with Kevin.  The only thing I would add is to ensure all the 
> networking settings are correct.  It's been ages since I did Paradox on 
> a network with multiple users...
> 
> LOCAL SHARE has to be TRUE.  Oplocks (Opportunistic locking) have to be 
> disabled.  Disk caching should be disabled.
> 
> Oh, and I wonder if the BDE's 4GB error could be causing this.  I never 
> had to deal with this so again, I don't remember the details.  I *think* 
> it's a problem when there's an exact multiple of 4GB of disk space 
> free.  (Or was it 2GB?)  The newsgroups should have lots of discussion 
> on this issue.
> 
> Finally, perhaps one of the BDE file limits?  MAXFILEHANDLES might need 
> to increase?  (I have a doc from Mike Irwin recommending 150.  I'd 
> probably set it to the max - 255.)
> 
> FWIW, here are the BDE settings I always use:
> 
> Configuration > System > INIT
> 
> RAM AMT. (MB)    256+      128
> ==============================
> LOCAL SHARE      TRUE     TRUE  *******VITAL
> MAXBUFSIZE =    65536    32768
> MEMSIZE    =      180       84
> MINBUFSIZE =     4096     4096
> SHAREDMEMSIZE = 61440    28672
> 
> 
> Configuration > Drivers > Native > PARADOX
> 
> BLOCK SIZE = 16384 (drop-down list)
> LEVEL = 7
> STRICTINTEGRITY = TRUE
> 
> 
> Configuration > System > Formats > Date
> All which are True/False should be TRUE
> MODE = 0
> SEPARATOR = /
> 
> Liz
>