Re: SQL files not visible in DB-ACCESS
Posted in 1996
Noble Systems Corporation wrote: > > I don't know about the long sql filename problem, but I believe that I > know what is causing the problem with not displaying all of the sql > files in the current directory. > > Apparently the new default filesystem type in OS5 (HTFS) has a subtle > interaction with the readdir() system call, especially when there are > a lot of files in that directory. > > If the directory where those sql files exists is not on the root > filesystem, then you could change the filesystem type from HTFS to > EAFS (AFTER backing everything up, of course). The only functionality > that you would lose from such a change is that that filesystem could > not be > 2GB in size or have > 65000 inodes. The journaling > functionality remains intact. > The directories in which I (the original poster) am having trouble have just 20-30 files and they are on an EAFS filesystem. I guess I'll have to open a case with Tech Support. Thanks for all the responses! -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------John Prideaux e-mail: alastl@ix.netcom.com Phone: (217)839-2121 Aladdin Steel, Inc. Fax: (217)839-4327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------