Re: ISAM error 106

DJEA (djear@ibm.net) wrote: : Getting the following error while trying to drop a database. : Any idea what is going on? : 214: Cannot remove file for table (syscolumns). : 106: ISAM error: non-exclusive access. -106 means that someone else is still using the table, eg. still has a cursor open against it, or, in this case, since it's a system catalog, is in some way still using the database. Or it could be something went wrong. For OnLine, -106 is generated by a flag (in the partition page, I think). If you are sure no one is using the database, try bouncing your engine. Hopefully that will reset the flag and let you drop your database. If this is SE, I really don't know. June ---- June Tong Informix Software ---- ---- Senior Consultant (415) 926-6140 ---- ---- International Support junet@informix.com ---- ---- Location-du-jour: Menlo Park ----