Textpad freezes with Samba

[Juan Camacho]

This problem has been posted before, but there didn't seem to be any public responses at http://www.textpad.com/forum/read.php?f=1&i=1697&t=1697

>> When opening files on unix machine
>> thru samba the program freezes for
>> about 30 seconds and then opens the file.

I get the exact same problem. Samba 2.2.3a is running on Redhat Linux 7.4 (default samba rpm package) and I'm using 4.6 Textpad on W2K.

I've been told by the Textpad tech support folks that this is a Samba problem. That might be the case but it is definitely something specific to Textpad. I don't get that problem with other editors (Homesite specifically) or using Internet Explorer, right click, "open with Textpad".

Here's what tech support suggested but didn't work:

>This problem may be due to your virus checker.
>
>If you are using the Mcafee virus checker on the Server, they recommend

>installing service pack 1 for net shield. Some Symantec products, and
>Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus products may also be affected.
>
>If this is relevant to you, and you haven't already done so, please try

>installing this update, and then let us know if it fixes the problem.
>
>
>If this isn't the solution, then please try implementing the following
>procedure in TextPad:
>
> >From the Configure menu choose:
>
>1. Preferences
>2. File
>3. Under the heading "When files are modified by another process",
>check "Ignore" 4. Click Apply / OK.
>

[Xenos]

I've been using TextPad with Samba for a couple of years now, and not a problem.

[tina]

Hi,

we are using Textpad with Samba (not on a Linux machine but some kind of Sun) same problem, but there are some more apps with the same probs...

Tina

[SunGod]

I've been using TextPad to build and maintain websites on a Linux server running Samba for a couple of years, and from time to time I do experience a delay in accessing files.

But to be honest, I doubt it has anything to do with TextPad. I also get the same behaviour from Windows Explorer. More than likely the delay is a function of your Samba box's hard drive speed, LAN traffic or even memory issues on either of the systems. If your TextPad system is low on RAM, I'd recommend upgrading. If your Samba box is an older machine with a slower drive (and especially if it's a live web server that gets a lot of traffic), that's probably the culprit.

[bweinman]

I have just switched from Windows 98 to Windows XP and this problem has started happening to me. I have been using linux/samba for years to share files among my various windows boxen. I have also been using TextPad for several years, often editing files on shared volumes, without any problem.

This only happens on the one box that I have Win XP on, and it only happens with TextPad.

--Bill