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Q106098: PC Adm: Err Msg: Failure to Read Record

Article: Q106098
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.1,3.0,3.0b,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the Mail administrator for versions 2.1, 3.0, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for
PC Networks invokes the DUMPFLD.EXE utility with the -M option, as DUMPFLD -ML
00000001.FLD, the following error message may be displayed at the end of the
diagnostic dump:

  Error: Failure to read record

RESOLUTION
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This error message is only displayed when you use the -M option. You can ignore
the error message.

The DUMPFLD.EXE and DUMPFLD.TXT files are included as part of the "Database
Maintenance Utilities" document. To obtain these utilities, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q99419 PC DB: Database Maintenance Utilities (Complete)


Additional query words: 2.10 3.00 3.00b 3.20 admin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN320 kbMailPCN300 kbMailPCN300b kbMailPCN210
Version           : WINDOWS:2.1,3.0,3.0b,3.2

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