Kbase 20568: Binary Dump Can Create a.bd file > 2gig, Load Fails No Error
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
2/21/2001 |
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SUMMARY:
This solution explains a problem where a Progress binary load can stop without generation of an error message.
EXPLANATION:
A binary dump allows you to create a .bd file greater than 2 GB in size, based on the ULIMIT parameter you have set. This becomes a problem when you attempt to binary load the .bd file because Progress will stop loading once it hits 2 GB of information regardless of the actual size of the .bd file.
No error is produced to indicate that there was a problem with the load, and, unless you check the number of records loaded verses the number dumped, you might not even notice the problem.
SOLUTION:
The ULIMIT parameter controls the file size limit a process can create. If you set this value to 1.9 GB prior to the dump, you do not receive a file greater than 2 GB in size and therefore do not experience this problem.
A bug has been entered on this issue for further investigation and ultimate resolution by Progress Development.