Muliple Access of Clipper Index File Causes Corruption

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q119996
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When multiple processes of the Clipper application are accessing the same data file using proper record locking/unlocking syntax, the index file(s) may become corrupted, and may display the following error message: 

   Error DBFNTX/1210 Corruption detected

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1 and 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.5 U.S. Service Pack and is also corrected in Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbhw kbbug3.10 kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50.sp3 kbfix3.51
KBSubcategory: nthw
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 nt16ap

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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