Error message and crash

[Steven69]

Periodically, when I am running or editing a program, I get an error message on the screen and PC-DMIS shuts off. This is getting extremely bothersome, to say the least. The error box is "pcdlrn" and the error message is "A required source was unavailable". Anyone have this happen to them? Any ideas on what the required source could be? I am running on a independant cumputer tied into the server via wireless network.

[JIM HARRIS]

Change your computer to best performance mode.

[John Riggins]

It may be related to the wireless network thing.
PCD will run better without the network connection.
It is ok to store the programs on the network, but you should not be running from the network.

[Wes Cisco]

Periodically, when I am running or editing a program, I get an error message on the screen and PC-DMIS shuts off. This is getting extremely bothersome, to say the least. The error box is "pcdlrn" and the error message is "A required source was unavailable". Anyone have this happen to them? Any ideas on what the required source could be? I am running on a independant cumputer tied into the server via wireless network.

I would suspect the wireless network not retrieving something quickly enough so the function times out and generates the error. But you don't say which version you are running and some of them just plain crash a lot no matter what. HTH

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Try 4.2 (got it in before you, didn't I Jan?)

4.2 has been reported as 'better' than 4.1

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I would suspect the wireless network not retrieving something quickly enough so the function times out and generates the error. But you don't say which version you are running and some of them just plain crash a lot no matter what. HTH

It does in his personal info.

[Wes Cisco]

It does in his personal info.

Yes, so I saw after I read your comment. My mistake, I should have looked there. Better send Paul(a) a PM about it, if that is ok with your IT guys.

[#2#]

Running XP service pack 2?

Have you installed the hotfix?

[AJHVW93]

Go to the wilcox site there is a hot fix for this. It works most of the time (XP) Sorry did not see what Goodluck posted!!

[Steven69]

Go to the wilcox site there is a hot fix for this. It works most of the time (XP) Sorry did not see what Goodluck posted!!

Where on the site, and on what site?Never Mind!!! Brain Fart!!

[JamesMannes]

Go here...

http://www.wilcoxassoc.com/home.htm

Look in the yellow area on the right hand side, "important fixes".

[Steven69]

Go here...

http://www.wilcoxassoc.com/home.htm

Look in the yellow area on the right hand side, "important fixes".

Thanks. Got it, now I've got to get my boss to install it and not destroy anything else that's on my system!!!!

[Underspec]

I wouldn't let your boss install it unless he's a PCDMIS Guru himself.

[Jan d.]

I have had a similar problem with the network. If I store data to the network during a PC-DMIS run, and for whatever reason, the network is not available for even the shortest time, it creates this error.

What I do is run PC-DMIS and make sure I never do anything over the network. Store all my data in a special directory. Then, using the MS-DOS AT command (or in XP: go to Control Panel/Scheduled Task/Add Scheduled Task), I copy all my data to the network once a day. If it fails one day, it will get copied the next day. Works very well for me.


Jan.

[Steven69]

Thanks. Got it, now I've got to get my boss to install it and not destroy anything else that's on my system!!!!

I logged on and when I was applying for the hotfix, it is asking me what platform and gave a drop down box with "X86, X64, ia64". What is the platform????