Patrick wrote:

>
> >Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and OVDTCMGR question. I am
> getting an error
> >when running OV that says my alarm database is corrupt. Any
> idea were it is
> >and how I can fix it?
> >
> Jeff,
>
> I have encountered that problem.  Look at the readme.run file
> in the ov
> directory.  It says that the solution is:
>
> erase c:\ov\ovalins.*
>
> I did this once and it solved that issue.
>

Patrick hit the nail on the head. This often results from a crash of the
OVDTCMGR PC. It is a very simple, though annoying, fix. We had the situation
where OVDTCMGR would hang periodically and we had to power cycle the box.
Often we would get the message about a corrupt alarm database. Erasing the
files as above provided the fix.

Of course, this does not excuse the fact that OVDTCMGR is still a piece of
junk that isn't being updated or adequately supported (note the Windows for
Workgroups 3.11 in the original post - the most "modern" OS it runs on is
Windows 95).

John

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