Re: systables corrupt - help!!!

Posted in 1995

Sally Woolrich — Mon, 18 Sep 95 12:36:39 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

My apologies if this followup is posted twice. It didn't get loaded back onto my PC. In article <4385nc$pas@aztec.co.za> quantum@aztec.co.za "Quantum System Integrators" writes: > Sally Woolrich <Sally@excelsis.demon.co.uk> writes: > > >In article <1995Sep12.095219.4734@gsesco.DIALix.oz.au> > > greg@gsesco.DIALix.oz.au "Greg Wake" writes: > > >> Help. The table systables is corrupt and I can't work out how > >> to correct it. > >> > > >You could try creating a new database using the same versions of > >Informix & copying the 'systables.dat' over your corrupt one, > >then running 'bcheck'. This *may* help! > > NO !!! > > copy 'systables.idx' NOT 'systables.dat' - you will loose all > your own tables! Absolutely right. I made a total balls up not reading my previous post before pressing the <Send> key. Apologies and hope it didn't cause any lose of data. -- ============================================================================ Sally Woolrich | This mail contains my personal sally@excelsis.demon.co.uk | views not those of my employer! ============================================================================