Open : error 103 (bad key value )

Posted July 6th, 2008 by maurizio

hi
i am tryng the data parser for c-isam :
it seemed useful for my job , just i got that error
" Open : error 103 (bad key value ) "
when i tryed to connect to dat file datasource which
is 70 mb .

mayeb because i have a trial version ?
maybe because i run the program on Virtual PC ?

thanks

Maurizio

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RE: Open : error 103 (bad key value )

On July 7th, 2008 jterrell said:

Hi maurizio,

To successfully connect to a C-ISAM data file in the Data Parser for C-ISAM, you must have both the C-ISAM data file (usually has a .DAT file extension) and the index file (usually has a .IDX file extension) located in the same folder. For example, if the data file resides in c:\MyFiles, the index file must also reside in the c:\MyFiles folder.

Also, if you are lucky enough to have a dictionary file for the data files you're trying to parse, please let us know and I will email you a step-by-step instruction document in PDF format that will walk you through the procedure to connect to the dictionary file inside the Data Parser for C-ISAM.

- Jo

103 error

On July 7th, 2008 maurizio said:

thanks for answer ,

unfortunately i can't have the dictionary .

about the error , i have .idx file too in the
same directory .

by
Maurizio

RE: 103 error

On July 7th, 2008 jterrell said:

Hi maurizio,

Do you know if the data and index files are valid, or are corrupt?

I did a google search for "ctree error 103 bad key value" and found a site that lists C-TREE error codes. And error 103 says "Could not read first 5 parameters in ISAM parameter file". This sounds like a possibly corrupted IDX file.

- Jo