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re: file header full on system disk

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From: Paul Repacholi
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:04
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In article <1a2c3rINNik@gap.caltech.edu>, carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes:
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> Are you sure about that?  I'd've thought that the code that prevents allocation
> of extension file headers for INDEXF.SYS would've been coded pretty deeply into
> the XQP.

The problem is a bit more subtle. The extention is trigered because the index
file is full and a header allocation fails. First step is to allocate a new
header for the index file 2nd extent... Go to step one. You need to force the
extent to be created BEFORE you fill all the headers.

~Paul
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Subject: re: file header full on system disk
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