Error after V9.6 Update

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Error after V9.6 Update

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Having received the V9.6 update notification, I dutifully paid to renew my License Key (which recently expired) and downloaded the update. On installation it re-started EssentialPIM, after which I now get this message when it opens:

"You are opening the same database in a second instance of EssentialPIM or with the same user twice. This may cause data duplication and is not adviced. Open?"

If I look at Windows Task Manager, there are indeed two Image Names of EssentialPIM.exe *32, one using 1124K of memory, the other 54656K. If I close EssentialPIM, they both disappear from Task Manager. I've re-booted the PC but it still does it.

I'm reluctant to use it now. Any ideas for a fix?
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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You can safely ignore this message for now and make it to not appear again by selecting the corresponding checkbox. And, if possible, do the following:
1. make a copy of your database file
2. open the created copy with EPIM and delete all the important data from it
3. optimize the database, exit, start again and see if the problem is still there
4. if it is, archive the file it and forward to us
5. we will then try to fix the issue
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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I'm getting the same warning when trying to open my database after upgrading, and optimizing it doesn't solve the problem.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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GetOrganised wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:14 pm
I'm reluctant to use it now.
I'm terrified. I've kinda put all my eggs in one basket using EPIM, and if that data file gets corrupted on opening it I'm buggered. It may already be corrupted now. I've made copies. Any idea what "adviced' means?
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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'Delete all the important data from it"?? Well that would be everything. How do I do that? Like firstoftwins, all my eggs are also in the EPIM basket and I'm reluctant to use it until this issue is fixed.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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Like we said, you could ignore the message, there's a special checkbox for that. This will not influence integrity of your data in any way.

To delete data, you simply select it (Ctrl+A) and hit the Delete button.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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If you're sure I can ignore it without any consequence, then I'll do that.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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What worked for me was to create new databases using EPIMSync (use latest version) and the problem went away. I optimized each new database after pulling it into EPIM, and I haven't had any issues since.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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jsc, thanks fro the update. Would also appreciate if you could forward us your old database file (you can remove all sensitive data from it). In this case we'll be able to fix the cause of the problem.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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I am working well by just igniring the message
When you start EPIM it starts 2 instances of the program which can be verified in task manager
And yes I have checked the box to only allow one instance of the program and in fact that is all loads
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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Also got this warning:
You are opening the same database in a second instance of EssentialPIM or with the same user twice. This may cause data duplication and is not adviced. Open?
The database in the attachments.
Attachments
9.6-opening-the-same-database-warning.zip
(249.45 KiB) Downloaded 114 times
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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Yeah, happening to me too. I've even clean rebooted and I'm sure no other instance of EssentialPIM is running.

I've made backups just in case. But I also noticed it auto-creates its own backups?
USERNAME.backup_YYYYMMDD_HHMM.epim
The mystery here is the file sizes do not match the main database file size, it's smaller so I'm wondering what's lost in that backup.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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Isaac000 wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 5:15 pm Yeah, happening to me too. I've even clean rebooted and I'm sure no other instance of EssentialPIM is running.

I've made backups just in case. But I also noticed it auto-creates its own backups?
USERNAME.backup_YYYYMMDD_HHMM.epim
The mystery here is the file sizes do not match the main database file size, it's smaller so I'm wondering what's lost in that backup.
Nothing is lost. The backups created by EPIM are simply compressed.
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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

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Exception log with detailed tech info. Generated on 24/12/2020 18:09.
You may send it to the application vendor, helping him to understand what had happened.
Application title: EssentialPIM Pro Portable
Application file: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\_EssentialPIMPortable\EssentialPIM.exe
Application: EssentialPIM Pro Portable 9.6 22/12/2020
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Exception class: EIBInterBaseError
Exception message: Dynamic SQL Error
SQL error code = -204
Table unknown
CONNECTIONS
At line 1, column 45.
Exception address: 00777AE4
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Main thread ID = 14220
Exception thread ID = 14220
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Object Logs:
18:09:29.229 DBOpen
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Active Controls:
18:09:29.399 MainForm
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System: Windows 8 Workstation, Version: 6.2, Build: 23F0, ""
Memory: 32708; free 27052
Display: 1920x1080 pixels, 32 bpp, 96 PPI
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Updates: 0
Last update: 06/01/2020

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Re: Error after V9.6 Update

Post by jsc »

@admin,
I have one db that I can send to you, but now it just gives an Dynamic SQL error and not the warning of duplicate instances. How to send it - it's only 2.6mb in size? I'd feel better sending it outside of this forum.
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