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I would like to pose a couple of questions. First, is anyone else seeing
this type of behavior. Mind you, tampering with the GSQF file is not the
most advisable course of action since it is tampering with a major component
in the data collection process.
Secondly, are you sure that you have not associated the file with some sort
of document type? This might be causing mix-ups with the file type itself.
If you notice, when you open the file using the 'open with' selection in the
RB click menu, there is a little check box at the bottom right hand corner
which states 'Always use this program to open these files'. If you leave
this check box checked, windows will automatically associate this file with
that program. I have seen this cause problems in the past. We have done
the test you have suggested here and have been unable to see any data in the
file that may suggest it's reading text from another application. If this
would be happening, I would have to think that there is some type of mix-up
in memory and would be very interested in tracking down the problem.
-----Original Message-----
From: DB [mailto:dima@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 4:19 PM
To: Giovanni Pugliese
Cc: Omega-List
Subject: Re: Omega 2000i & privacy
Giovanni,
I meant the same - Global Server used this file for fast indexing/accessing
etc. Actually, this is a kind of swap (cache) file that is used only by
Omega, right?
But this file contains the emails from the Mail programs (like Outlook
Express) and files from other programs (documents from My Document folder
and other).
What purpose for?
Regards,
DB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Giovanni Pugliese" <Giovanni.Pugliese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 16:02
Subject: FW: Omega 2000i & privacy
> In response to these emails,
>
> The GSQF.Dat file is a cache file that maintains up to the last three
> hundred ticks of data for ALL the symbols that one is collecting for in
the
> server. The size of this file is determined by the data feed which you
are
> using. The size of this file is between 100 to 150 megs : Actually its
> either 100 megs or 150 megs for DTN - Hyper feed I believe is 300 megs.
>
> This cache file was done with a couple of reasons in mind. First, it
> prevents corruption in your data file (The PDS file) since it is not being
> written to on every tick, but rather data is flushed into it every three
> ticks, meaning that we open the file, write three hundred ticks, and then
> close the file. Secondly, we are able to process the data faster by
writing
> it to a specialized cache file where indexing of the data is done with a
> 'linked list' concept for those c - c++ programmers out there. I do not
> know what exactly is meant by 'reading emails' or copying a windows page
> file, since a windows page file is memory that windows allocates for an
> application (Unless you mean that we are utilizing the area windows has
> allocated for our application, which is natural since every windows
> application uses its allotted 'pages in memory'. I hope I have shed some
> light into these issues and would be more than happy to elaborate on these
> topics if you clarify your concerns.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riccardo Ronco [mailto:riccardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 3:21 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx; DB
> Subject: RE: Omega 2000i & privacy
>
>
> My file is 100 megs long... and I can't read it. What is all about?
>
> rgrds
>
> Riccardo Ronco
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DB [mailto:dima@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 17 March 2000 15:58
> > To: Omega-List
> > Subject: Omega 2000i & privacy
> >
> >
> > Several people wrote me that they have their emails, private files and
> > documents in file \Program Files\Omega Research\Server\GSQF.dat
> >
> > It seems that Global Server copied part of Windows page file to its own
> > folder for faster access to virtual memory. Or I'm wrong and
> > Omega reads your emails???
> >
> > Regards,
> > DB
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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