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ELOQUENCE B.07.00 - patch 0307310

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This patch adds the dbcfix utility.
This patch will be integrated in the Eloquence B.07.00 release.

Eloquence B.07.00 must be installed before applying this patch.

This patch replaces patch PE70-0307180 (beta).

Severity:
 PE70-0307310: BUG FIX
 PE70-0307180: ENHANCEMENT


Fixed problems:
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Platforms: All

* In case the first record pointer in a chain head was invalid dbcfix
  could fail to update the last record pointer properly (#2092).

* The report file has been enhanced to include the record number of
  chain heads (record number in master set) in case a problem was
  discovered.


Patch PE70-0307180
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Platforms: All

* The Eloquence dbcfix utility may used to verify and optionally fix
  the chain consistency in an Eloquence database.
  A chain could be damaged in the Eloquence database if the transaction
  integrity was violated.
  The dbcfix utility is an off-line tool and requires exclusive access
  to the volume files.

  Documentation on the dbcfix utility is available in the document
  share/doc/dbcfix.README


Installation:
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UNIX:

In order to install this patch, you need to unpack it with gzip.
Gzip is included with HP-UX and Linux.
Installation requires root privileges.

cd /opt/eloquence6
gzip -dc /path/to/PE70-0307310-hpux.tar.gz | tar xf -

Files:

   bin/dbcfix
   share/doc/PE70-0307310-README
   share/doc/dbcfix.README


Windows XP/2000/NT:

This patch should *only* be installed if you previously installed
the Eloquence server components on your system.

Download the PE70-0307310-win32.zip file and unpack its contents
with WinZip or PKUNZIP.
Installation requires administrative capabilities.

Please copy the dbcfix.exe file into the bin subdirectory of your
Eloquence installation (for example C:\Programs\Eloquence\bin).

Please copy the PE70-0307310-README.txt and dbcfix.README.txt files
into the share\doc subdirectory of your Eloquence installation
(for example C:\Programs\Eloquence\share\doc).

Files:

   dbcfix.exe
   PE70-0307310-README.txt
   dbcfix.README.txt