[Dxbase] Compact database error

[John Pelham]

Gary,

I've been running DXbase under Vista (32 bit) for about a year now.  I have 
not seen this problem.  Your e-mail reminded me I hadn't compacted my 
database in a while, so I just did it again now and it completed without 
error.

73,
W1JA

Gary wrote:
> So, I made a database backup, and then tried to use the DXB Utility 
> program to compact my al9a.mdb file.  I got the following two messages 
> from the dxbutility program:
>
> 'Database already exists.'  (Well yes, I'm trying to compact it!)  When I 
> click on OK, the second message appears.
> 'Access to an unnamed file was denied.'
>
> Upon checking the Virtual Store path I found that my al9a.mdb file had 
> been renamed to cutil.mdb.  When I started DXB the al9a.mdb file that 
> opened was missing 600+ QSO's!  The mdb file that was being used was an 
> older version that resided in C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 
> 2006\AL9A.mdb. The newest file was not found, having been renamed 
> cutil.mdb.  I shut down DXB went to the Virtual Store file and renamed 
> cutil.mdb back to al9a.mdb and restarted DXB.  The proper file opened with 
> the missing QSO's once again in the database.
>
> Obviously, something is amiss in the DXB Utility for Database maintenance 
> when running under Vista.  I am concerned not only that I cannot compact 
> the database, but should the need arise, I may not be able to repair the 
> database either.  Any one else running Vista ever see this?  Any ideas on 
> a fix?