PC Adm: Err Msg: Failure to Read Record

Last reviewed: October 26, 1994
Article ID: Q106098

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2

SYMPTOMS

When the Mail administrator for versions 2.1, 3.0, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks invokes the DUMPFLD.EXE utility with the -M option, as DUMPFLD -ML 00000001.FLD, the following error message may be displayed at the end of the diagnostic dump:

   Error: Failure to read record

RESOLUTION

This error message is only displayed when you use the -M option. You can ignore the error message.

The DUMPFLD.EXE and DUMPFLD.TXT files are included in Application Note WA0641, "Database Maintenance Utilities," which is available from Microsoft Product Support Services.

Additional reference words: 2.10 3.00 3.00b 3.20 admin
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: MailPCAdm

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Last reviewed: October 26, 1994
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