snow@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (Ned Snow) (10/01/90)
We are attempting to use Borland Quattro spreadsheet under PCNFS. However, whenever Quattro is executed with the NFS drivers loaded, it fails with a "Too Many Open Files" error. This occurs with both the single-user and network versions of Quattro. As far as I know, both products are the current versions, as the network was only recently installed. Anyone have any ideas as to what's going on, and what can be done to overcome it? Thanks, Ned
pilger@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Eric Pilger) (10/02/90)
In article <2326@runxtsa.runx.oz.au> snow@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (Ned Snow) writes: >We are attempting to use Borland Quattro spreadsheet under PCNFS. However, >whenever Quattro is executed with the NFS drivers loaded, it fails with >a "Too Many Open Files" error. This occurs with both the single-user and I had a similar problem with Microsoft C 5.1. At random intervals, it would tell me it couldn't open a file. My DOS file handles were set to 35 or 40, so I didn't think this was the problem, until I noticed the file handles switch that can be given with pcnfs.sys. I set this to something large (ridiculous actually, 64, I probably don't need such a large number.) Haven't had a problem since. Try something like: device=pcnfs.sys /f40 Eric Pilger Systems Programmer NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
dar@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au (David Rubie) (10/03/90)
From article <2326@runxtsa.runx.oz.au>, by snow@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (Ned Snow): > We are attempting to use Borland Quattro spreadsheet under PCNFS. However, > whenever Quattro is executed with the NFS drivers loaded, it fails with > a "Too Many Open Files" error. This occurs with both the single-user and > network versions of Quattro. As far as I know, both products are the current > versions, as the network was only recently installed. > > Anyone have any ideas as to what's going on, and what can be done to > overcome it? > > Thanks, > Ned We had much the same problem with a package called SAS on our PC-NFS network, which was solved by adding an extra flag to the NFS driver. The flag has something to do with the amount of files that NFS allows you to open. The following worked for us... In the CONFIG.SYS file, where the driver PCNFS.SYS is loaded. .... DEVICE = C:\NFS\PCNFS.SYS /F 75 ^^^^^ add this, increase or decrease the number as required. ------------------------------- David Rubie Programmer Computer Science Australian Defence Force Academy.
snow@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (Ned Snow) (10/04/90)
>such a large number.) Haven't had a problem since. Try something >like: > >device=pcnfs.sys /f40 > > Eric Pilger > Systems Programmer > NASA Infrared Telescope Facility This is in fact the problem. I should have mentioned that we all ready had "files=" some large number. Evidently the "consultants" who installed the network were not aware of this switch. G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz kindly mailed me his CONFIG.SYS which had the switch set. We altered ours to match, and all is now fine. Thanks very much to all who responded. Ain't the net magic! :-) Ned