ml>  HH> I am having a problem with dBase IV under a DOS session of OS/2
ml>  HH> (Warp connect).  It has to do with index files (*.MDX).  The 
implest
ml>  HH> form of the error is this:
ml> 
ml>  HH> go to the dot prompt
ml>  HH> use 
ml>  HH> index on  tag 
ml> 
ml>  HH> I get an error message saying "File already open" and I am not able
ml>  HH> to create the index tag.  The only problem is that once in a while I
ml>  HH> am able to create the tag but I can't seem to find any logic to it.
ml> 
ml> this smacks directly of the old temp file bug... DB creates 
ml> temp files... it gets it's temp file names from the system 
ml> timer or DOS clock, i forget which... anyway, the problem 
ml> is that the system is so fast that it trieds to create the 
ml> same filename...
ml> 
ml>  HH> Any solutions?  Is this a dbase/OS2 compatibility problem?
ml> 
ml> yes, if this is the problem... it doesn't sound like an
ml> incompatibility...  contact borland about it... you can try turning
ml> off your  turbo to slow the machine down and see if ti still has the
ml>  problem... likely, it will not... if this is true, then it  is the
ml> bug i described above and the only fix is from  borland...
I'll try the turbo solution.  I couldn't find the file but someone who
saw my post e-mailed me the fix (IDXFIX.ZIP).  I'm not sure I'm using
it right, though since I still get the error.  Thanks.
Henry
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