4 messages in com.mysql.lists.win32RE: Randomly changing database directory
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rinehime13 Aug 2001 20:29 
Miguel Angel Solórzano14 Aug 2001 02:46 
Michael Widenius14 Aug 2001 02:56 
Michael Widenius14 Aug 2001 06:32 
Subject:RE: Randomly changing database directory
From:Michael Widenius (mon@mysql.com)
Date:08/14/2001 06:32:15 AM
List:com.mysql.lists.win32

Hi!

"miguel" == miguel <Angel =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sol=F3rzano?= <mig@mysql.com>>
writes:

miguel> At 23:30 13/08/2001 -0400, rinehime wrote: miguel> Hi!

miguel> Reading the comments of Sergi Miranda about this issue: he uses miguel> the work around to install on NT machine and copy and paste on miguel> Win98 machine. Comes in my mind that when a file is creates on NT miguel> it creates also the convention filename in 8.3 format, so I am miguel> guessing that the culprit is the WinZip tool when I unpacked the miguel> cab files from the InstallShield. miguel> In the next release 3.23.41 will comes this week I will use the miguel> 8.3 format and test it if doesn't exists problems on NT/Win2000 miguel> machines.

I don't understand how this could cause MySQL to change directory in the middle of execution.

Regards, Monty