Hi,
since too weeks ago, we buy 5 licences user of Maximizer7.
I install the software and all works perfectly.
some times, some computers can't open the databse who locate on the network.
I think the problem is the GATEWAY
My question is: if i set the default gateway with computer i have to use? The computer who host the database or not?
Thank'S

Hi,

You have to assign the computer who play the role of the server as the gateway. Go to the gateway locator and assign it. Then, if you open the ~PVSW~.LOC in the wordpad, you must see the name of the computer which host the data.

Note also that the gateway machine is the box on which you apply the Maximizer licenses. That will update your Pervasive user count to 5 (from the installation default of 3).

Thanks for your response.
So i do not have to put the user licence on the work stations?

Before i update the licence for each desktop.
Is it a way of making?

Thanks

Lamine

Do the data bases haveabsolutely is on the machine rolling maximizer. Can one put the data on a file server for example all keep the correct operation of the system of it.
Thank you again.

Sorry.... me again,

What wants to say this message. I try to open a data base but I optiens always this famous message. And God knows that the data base is not used. I only migrated it towards another station. Excuse to me my ignorance.

I HAVE a box message with:

FILE IS CURRENTLY USE
WAITTING FOR ACCESS TO FILE

Maximizer error message:
File In Use

Maximizer is attempting to open a file that is already held open by another application or background process.

This error message typically appears in conjunction with error code 46 and is usually a result of one workstation in the network that was configured incorrectly.

This error also appears as a result of insufficient access rights for the user attempting to open a file and files marked read-only.


Answer
Delete the Gateway locator file

If you are using Maximizer 7 or later, and you encounter this error, search for and delete all ~PVSW~.LOC files on your computer and reset the Gateway computer.

1. Search for all ~PVSW~.LOC files on your computer

Windows 2000/XP
a. Choose Start > Search > For Files or Folders

b. Type in ~PVSW~.LOC and click "Search Now"

Windows 98/NT
a. Choose Start > Find > Files or Folders

b. Type in ~PVSW~.LOC and click "Find Now"

2. Once all the ~PVSW~.LOC files are listed, highlight all of them and delete them

3. Reset the Gateway

Please click on the following link for instructions on how to set up a permanent Gateway computer:


Setting up a permanent Gateway computer


Read-Only Files enabled

The quickest way to resolve this issue, if an incorrectly configured workstation is the cause, is to verify that all workstations are configured appropriately. Check the registry settings of all Maximizer workstations. Another possible solution is to verify the rights of the user accessing the database directory. Contact the network administrator or network engineer to resolve user-rights issues.

Read-only files:
1. In Windows Explorer, locate the file

2. Right-click on the file and select Properties

3. Uncheck/Disable the Read-only attribute and click OK

Also, verify that all Maximizer workstations use the same version of Btrieve. In Maximizer, choose Help - About Maximizer. Btrieve Version will indicate with version of Btrieve you have. All workstations MUST have the same version of Btrieve or error code 46 will appear during a Maximizer session.

Novell NetWare:
If you are using Novell NetWare, consider the following to resolve your problems:

- In NetWare 4.x, check the Maximum Number of Concurrent Sessions (Novell 4.x). In Windows, access the NetWare Administrator, and right-click on User's Name, then choose Properties. Verify that the Maximum Number of Concurrent Sessions is set to Unlimited.

- In NetWare 3.x, run Syscon, and select User Info. Verify that Maximum Number of Logins is 8 or more.

- For security purposes, if you are accessing Maximizer data files on a NetWare server using the Btrieve for NetWare Requester, the workstation uses the name of the user logged into the workstation. Therefore, regardless of whether you are logged into the NetWare server or have NetWare Runtime server support enabled, the access rights that you have are the access rights associated with the user name with which you logged into the workstation/domain. If the user name is not valid or does not have sufficient rights, you'll receive a "File in Use" message trying to access your Maximizer data. Log in to NetWare using a user ID that has sufficient rights to access the Maximizer database. Contact your network or database administrator for information if you do not know the correct user ID.

- In NetWare 4.x, the Microsoft NDS Workstation client may not be up to date. You can download the latest version of the Microsoft NDS Workstation client from the Microsoft web site http://www.microsoft.com/.


Windows NT/2000
In Windows NT 4/2000, if the database is stored on a drive/partition employing NTFS, copy the database to a FAT drive/partition, then copy it back to the NTFS drive/partition and removing all permissions on this database directory.

More information:
Search this knowledge base for the article on Btrieve Registry Keys for information on changing and modifying registry settings in the Registry Editor.

Thanks for your response that's work now...

If my Max server (station who acting to server) run like 5 databases how many LOC files i supose to have? Only one or five? I suppose to have one LOC file for each database or only one for all?

Thanks again.

If you are sharing 5 address books, you should have 5 LOC files, one for each address book.

I'd recommend you take a look through Max's FAQ for instructions on getting this setup correctly. There's a document on their FAQ page that explains how to use the Gateway Locator.