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From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: CLIPPER 5.0
Keywords: FILES WITH WEIRD NAMES!
Message-ID: <1991May15.213351.23572@pegasus.com>
Date: 15 May 91 21:33:51 GMT
References: <2939@maestro.htsa.aha.nl>
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
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In article <2939@maestro.htsa.aha.nl> bobgo@maestro.htsa.aha.nl (Bob Goedkoop) writes:
>
>I'm using Clipper 5.0 for quit a while now.
>  When i'm working with databases clipper sometimes makes a file
>  with a weird name (example: 1622a453 or 26450267).
>
>Is there anybody out there  who can tell me how this happens and
>how i can stop it from happening.


They are temporary files created for use by the virtual memory system in
Clipper 5.0.  The odd names are a result of the DOS interrupt that creates
the names and guarantees that they are unique.

Ordinarily these files are removed when the app exists, if they are not being
removed then the app probably can't find them.  There is a DOS environment
variable (I think it's SET TMP=) that will provide a path that Clipper will
use and the problem will be eliminated.

If you haven't yet received 5.01 be assured that it's on its way and life
(programming life anyway) will get considerably better.

tom