PC WSPlus: Troubleshooting Corrupted Schedule+ Calendar Files (98120)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Schedule+ 1.0
  • Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows 1.0a
This article was previously published under Q98120
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SYMPTOMS

With version 1.0 or 1.0a of Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows, you may occasionally encounter a corrupted Schedule+ calendar file.

When you use Schedule+ with version 3.0 or 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, Schedule+ maintains two copies of your calendar file to prevent loss of data.

When you use Schedule+ as a standalone application, there is only one copy of your calendar file. If this becomes corrupted, you must start over or return to a backup.

RESOLUTION

The following steps outline a troubleshooting technique you can use to recover the lost calendar information:

  1. From the Windows directory, open the user's SCHDPLUS.INI file.
  2. Under the [Microsoft Schedule+] heading, add the following line:
    StartUpOffline=1
  3. Save the changes and close the SCHDPLUS.INI file.
  4. Start Schedule+.

    If Schedule+ allows the user to view the appointments entered in his or her local calendar file, the postoffice copy of the calendar file is corrupted. To replace the user's postoffice calendar file, the Schedule+ administrator must use the MVCAL.EXE program to find and replace the calendar file on the postoffice.
  5. From the MS-DOS command prompt in the ADMINSCH directory, type the following:

    MVCAL <username> (-D<drive letter> -P<password>)

    MVCAL will find the calendar file for the user name specified and rename it <username>.BAD. You can specify the postoffice drive with the -D option and your (Schedule+ administrator's) password with the -P option.
  6. Switch back to Windows.
  7. From the Schedule+ directory on the user's computer, rename the <username>.CAL file to <username>.BAD

    After the calendar file is renamed, a new file will be created the next time the user signs in to Schedule+, both on the user's local computer and on the postoffice in the CAL directory.
  8. Restart Schedule+.

MORE INFORMATION

The MVCAL utility is included with Application Note WA0641, "Database Maintenance Utilities." You can have this Application Note mailed or faxed to you by contacting Microsoft Product Support Services.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:KB98120
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