Re: Help:Cannot access directory. WinXP machine can't access dataonWin98

Steven Green

Delphi Developer

Re: Help:Cannot access directory. WinXP machine can't access dataonWin98

2005-02-09 09:51:32 PM
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Alexander Ilyin wrote:

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Thank you for answer but:

Is this Windows license restriction?
no, it's functionality, as you have already seen.. it just doesn't work..

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Why accessing from Win98s to Paradox tables stored on WinXPPro is so slow?
there are a number of possible reasons, depending on how your XP server is set

up.. google it, and you'll see a lot of information..
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Alexander Ilyin

Delphi Developer

2005-02-10 01:21:02 AM

Re:Re: Help:Cannot access directory. WinXP machine can't access dataonWin98

Steven Green wrote:

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Alexander Ilyin wrote:

>Thank you for answer but:
>
>Is this Windows license restriction?

no, it's functionality, as you have already seen.. it just doesn't work..
very, very strange functionality looks like BDE bug.

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>Why accessing from Win98s to Paradox tables stored on WinXPPro is so slow?

there are a number of possible reasons, depending on how your XP server is set
up.. google it, and you'll see a lot of information..
I just installed Windows XP Pro. Install BDE and my program... And it's

fail. The net with 4 Win98SE worked fine. Just new WinXP Pro has this
problem.
I know about 5 PC limit for MS net. But my net has max 5 computers
including WinXP.
Of course, I search google, google groups. All advices I found doesn't
help me. So I ask here. May be someone know the clue.
I even change hardware for WinXP. So this is exclusively
BDE+WinXPPro(+Win98) problem.

C P

Delphi Developer

2005-02-10 01:33:22 AM

Re:Re: Help:Cannot access directory. WinXP machine can't access dataonWin98

This is not a BDE bug. It's an issue with the way windows handles file
sharing. If you try to share read//write access a file between multiple
users (i.e. using Paradox, dBase, or a non-BDE database like MS-Access using
ADO) you'll see the same problem. When you have a mix of NT-based on
9x-based computers, you need to use the NT-based machines as the file
servers. At least that's my understanding of the situation from reading a
number of posts in various places.

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Steven Green

Delphi Developer

2005-02-10 03:31:21 AM

Re:Re: Help:Cannot access directory. WinXP machine can't access dataonWin98

C P wrote:

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When you have a mix of NT-based and 9x-based computers, you need to use the
NT-based machines as the file servers. At least that's my understanding of
the situation from reading a number of posts in various places.
confirmed time after time, too..

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