Re: Help wanted: Informix DOS trouble

In article <27tpq0$km5@panix.com> crecalde@panix.com (Carlos Recalde) writes: >In <bobbCDsLuB.E39@netcom.com> bobb@netcom.com (Bob Beaulieu) writes: >>I just upgraded INFORMIX for DOS (4.10.DC1) and seem to have a problem I >>can't figure out: > >>After adding a unknown number of records to a table (the # changes; sometimes >>its 10, others it 50), I get kicked out to the DOS prompt from pisql. The >>following message is displayed on my screen: > >>DOS/16M:[35] General Protection Fault at 0108:0AB4 in PISQL.EXE >>Code=0000 ss=0548 ds=0548 es=0100 >>ax=2D10 bx=2D10 cx=00FF sp=BC22 bp=BC64 >>si=0012 di=0000 > > >It seems that you are running into a common problem with Informix' division of >Client-Server responsibilities. I suspect that at some point you may have >run out of some DOS memory or buffers. This left Informix' database engine >thinking that it was still connected to PISQL. Woah! Excuse me, what engine >are you using? If it's the DOS version, I don't have any experience with this >version of the product - sorry. I'm using the most current DOS version available. I suspect that I ran into some memory conflict also. I have 8meg of RAM though and find it hard to believe that I ran out of memory as nothing else was running. I DO NOT have novell or lantastic (networking) setup on my DOS machine, therefore, the server thought is out... Any other thoughts? Bob > >However, if you are using a database server (unix or otherwise), then I'll >continue my train of thought. The server does not recognize the lost connection >to the client. In this case, its possible to leave a transaction in process, >including any locks that may have been in effect. Re-booting the client is >still not recognized by the server and so you get the messages you received. >If you're using OnLine, you correct this with the tbmode -z command. However, >even this is not always an option. > >Good luck. >Carlos M. Recalde - Internet Resources Corp. -- ___________________________________________________________________________ |EZ TRAVEL (Bob Beaulieu) Internet : eztravel@netcom.com | |4640-B Meridian San Jose, CA 95124 Telephone: (408) 978-0808 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | $Best Fares$.........Great Service.......International/Domestic | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~