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Q75710: "SYS2090" Error with Novell Btrieve Utility

Article: Q75710
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.0,3.1,3.2,3.3,4.01,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.01, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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According to Novell technical support, the error message

  SYS2090 - system failed to load program

comes from the Novell Btrieve utility. This is not a DOS error message, but it
results from the use of Novell's BUTIL.EXE without having BTRIEVE.EXE properly
loaded.

MORE INFORMATION
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Btrieve for DOS is a record management system designed for high performance data
handling and improved programming productivity. The Btrieve utility is a self
contained executable program that applications access via function calls.
BTRIEVE.EXE remains in memory as a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program for
BUTIL.EXE to access as needed.

The BUTIL.EXE utility, used with Btrieve, allows you to re-create and manage the
data files created with Btrieve. The error message "SYS2090 - system failed to
load program" is a result of BTRIEVE.EXE not being loaded prior to BUTIL.EXE.
BTRIEVE.EXE can be loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows:

  lh [drive:][path]btrieve

  -or-

  loadhigh [drive:][path]btrieve

If BTRIEVE.EXE is loaded low, it is recommended to use the /E switch to force
Btrieve buffers low. For example:

  [drive:][path]btrieve /e

However, when BTRIEVE.EXE is loaded high, the /E switch is not necessary.

REFERENCES
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Novell technical support: (512) 346-8380, (800) 729-4357

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 4.01 5.00

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS300 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401
Version           : MS-DOS:3.0,3.1,3.2,3.3,4.01,5.0

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