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From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Clipper 5.0 Memory Management
Message-ID: <1991Jan28.130330.19469@pegasus.com>
Date: 28 Jan 91 13:03:30 GMT
References: <98327@aerospace.AERO.ORG>
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
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In article <98327@aerospace.AERO.ORG> saenz@arecibo.aero.org writes:
>
>	I'm considering upgrading some fair sized applications from S87
>	to 5.0. I've heard there are some problems with memory management
>	in 5.0 that could result in the loss of multiple db records. Has anyone
>	had trouble with this. I'd also appreciate input on any other
>	problems/recommendations on code upgrades. 
>

Jeff,  there are some problems with VMM but they will be addressed in
the fix disk currently in beta test.  I have never heard of records
being lost as a result but if the system crashed with data in a buffer
it could conceivably lose the buffered record that wasn't committed to
the disk.

5.0 is a one way trip BTW... once you convert you'll never WANT to go back

tom leylan
ex-senior systems analyst / Nantucket Corp.