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Summary: Occasionally the filebased databases (VISTADB) will need to be compacted or Packed. This is different from a Packup and Go. The Pack function is run from outside WireCAD using the VistaDB Data editor. | Summary: Occasionally the filebased databases (VISTADB) will need to be compacted or Packed. This is different from a Packup and Go. The Pack function is run from outside WireCAD using the VistaDB Data editor. | ||
− | + | <span style="background-color:#ffff00">Note: If you are getting concurrency error 455, follow this procedure:</span> | |
− | # Close WireCAD and any connections to the databases this will mean having all WireCAD users shut down. | + | <br/>{{warning|Before you perform this function back up your database!}} [[File:Packup.png|thumb]] |
− | # Click Windows Start>All Programs>WireCAD>Utilities>VistaDB Data Editor. | + | |
− | # On the VistaDB Data Editor there is a drop down box for file access mode. Set it to Exclusive Read-Write Access. | + | #Close WireCAD and any connections to the databases this will mean having all WireCAD users shut down. |
− | # Click File>Open. | + | #Click Windows Start>All Programs>WireCAD>Utilities>VistaDB Data Editor. |
− | # Browse to the Project Databases folder and find the file YOURPROJECTNAME.vdb3 (if you need to pack your Global Equipment Database it is called WireCADGlobalEquipment.vdb3. Check [[ | + | #On the VistaDB Data Editor there is a drop down box for file access mode. Set it to Exclusive Read-Write Access. |
− | # On the main pane will be a Pack button. Click it. IMPORTANT! Don't kill the process or your data is hosed. | + | #Click File>Open. |
+ | #Browse to the Project Databases folder and find the file YOURPROJECTNAME.vdb3 (*.vdb6 if using 10.1 or later), (if you need to pack your Global Equipment Database it is called WireCADGlobalEquipment.vdb3(*.vdb6 if using 10.1 or later). Check [[Knowledge Base|Here...]] for path information. | ||
+ | #On the main pane will be a Pack button. Click it. IMPORTANT! Don't kill the process or your data is hosed. | ||
{{warning|Before you perform this function back up your database!}} | {{warning|Before you perform this function back up your database!}} |
Latest revision as of 21:17, 20 April 2022
Summary: Occasionally the filebased databases (VISTADB) will need to be compacted or Packed. This is different from a Packup and Go. The Pack function is run from outside WireCAD using the VistaDB Data editor.
Note: If you are getting concurrency error 455, follow this procedure:
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Warning: Before you perform this function back up your database! |
- Close WireCAD and any connections to the databases this will mean having all WireCAD users shut down.
- Click Windows Start>All Programs>WireCAD>Utilities>VistaDB Data Editor.
- On the VistaDB Data Editor there is a drop down box for file access mode. Set it to Exclusive Read-Write Access.
- Click File>Open.
- Browse to the Project Databases folder and find the file YOURPROJECTNAME.vdb3 (*.vdb6 if using 10.1 or later), (if you need to pack your Global Equipment Database it is called WireCADGlobalEquipment.vdb3(*.vdb6 if using 10.1 or later). Check Here... for path information.
- On the main pane will be a Pack button. Click it. IMPORTANT! Don't kill the process or your data is hosed.
Warning: Before you perform this function back up your database! |