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Harry,
So you just have a small ST_DATA. mdb file that you replace the big one
with.
Are the system tests descriptions stored in ST_DATA.mdb?
i.e. Do you lose new system tests when you replace with the older, smaller
file?
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry M. Ward" <hmw3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:30 AM
Subject: [Metastockusers] Subject: Re: Re: Limitation for System Tester???
>
> On 12 Mar 2005 02:31:39 -0000, "Tom Sprunger" <tlsprunger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>>>This problem still exists on 8.01.
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>>>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.
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> For Eric, and others who have not experienced this frustration, it is
> related to an Access feature(?), MaxLocksperFile.
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> 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]
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> 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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