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Thank you for everyone
Eric
--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Harry M. Ward <hmw3@xxxx>
wrote:
> On 12 Mar 2005 02:31:39 -0000, "Tom Sprunger" <tlsprunger@xxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >>This problem still exists on 8.01.
> >>
> >>I have to delete the results after virtually every system test.
Also run
> >>the Cleaner/Compactor after every 4-5 runs. Even then every so
often I have
> >>to go in manually and delete the ST-Data file, and reinstall
Metastock.
> >>Then it works great for a while.
>
> For Eric, and others who have not experienced this frustration, it
is
> related to an Access feature(?), MaxLocksperFile.
>
> The System Tester stores it's results in ST_DATA.mdb; a MS Access
> file. For me, when this file get larger than about 70,000k (easy to
> do, even with just one System Test), then one is unable to discard
the
> old tests, and will get a MaxLocksperFile error message, and/or
> Metastock locks up. The only real solution, as Tom mentioned, is to
> manually delete ST_DATA.mdb, and install a smaller version which you
> have saved in advance, losing all calculated results. [Sometimes can
> save the file by using MS Access recovery tools, but not very
often]
>
> Going to the Windows Registry and increasing MaxLocksperFile setting
> to over 100,000 has little, if any benefit, at least with Win98SE,
> although some folks who have 2000 say it helps. My experience
running
> with Quick Test does not create any smaller files. So when I am
> running the System Tester, I usually delete after every test. Not
only
> is this time consuming, but one must save the data outside Metastock
> if you want to compare results.
>
> Another frustrating item that Metastock has knows about for a long
> time, but doesn't seem to have enough interest to solve for it's
user
> base. Are you listening, Mr. Da Silva?
>
> Harry
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