Subject Re: Windows Server 2016 Multiple users access of dbf files From Kinsley <kinsleyr@gmail.com> Date Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:51:49 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi Akshat, I have installed BDE - the appl;ications in most cases work ok but I am on the odd occassion getting this error appear. I thought it was clashing with other users using the same table (or other applications connecting to the same table whilst being open?). Kinsley Akshat Kapoor Wrote: > On 07.10.2020 20:47, Kinsley wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a problem where I have moved some dbase 11 applications over to a WS2016 server from a WS2008 machine and I have all users as Administrators. > > > > I am getting with regular feedback Database Read errors on dbf files as they try and use the system which they didn't get when it was on the older software. > > > > The error I am getting is: > > > > Database Engine Error: Read Failure {dbf path} > > > > Does anyone know if there are any config changes I need to make to help these applications work better with the data. > > > > I only have two people using these applications and I can't really ask them to work at different times. > > > Good Evening Kinsley, > You must have installed BDE on the server. > > Try the local share setting in the BDE > It should be true on all machines. > > Regards > Akshat