System resource exceeded

The STB_MedB laptop gets the following error message when sending:
- Microsoft Access - System resource exceeded
Internally this is also noted in the dbengine object as error number 3035.
The error occurs specifically when the send program runs Query send check centralized is owner.
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Current status of this problem
Please state if your laptop currently has this problem e.g.
- HSC_A1 - has system resource problem-- Ttenbergen 11:00, 2019 September 19 (CDT)
- HSC_B2 - doesn't have system resource problem-- Ttenbergen 11:00, 2019 September 19 (CDT)
List of locations:
GRA
- GRA_N5
- 2019-Sep-26: sent ok today --Malcudia 15:43, 2019 September 26
- no problems sending today Lisa Kaita 14:28, 2019 October 4 (CDT)
- 2019-Sep-26: sent ok today --Malcudia 15:43, 2019 September 26
- GRA_ICU have not had a system resource problem Gens 07:51, 2019 October 2 (CDT)
- 2019-Sept-30: worked when I was there Sept 30 for testing -- Ttenbergen 15:25, 2019 October 1
- Grace ICU no problems sending todayLisa Kaita 14:28, 2019 October 4 (CDT)
- 2019-Sept-30: worked when I was there Sept 30 for testing -- Ttenbergen 15:25, 2019 October 1
- GRA_N3
- 2019-Sep-30: happened Sept 30 -Tina fixed by splitting the sending-- Lisa Kaita 13:25, 2019 September 30
- no problems today Lisa Kaita 14:28, 2019 October 4 (CDT)
- 2019-Sep-30: happened Sept 30 -Tina fixed by splitting the sending-- Lisa Kaita 13:25, 2019 September 30
HSC
- HSC_A4
- SRE error as of 2019-10-08 - "sending batch error" this AM (thought I could send before Pagasa arrived today) but none when I first sent yesterday. Pagasa asked me to re-send as some of the data was missing yesterday.
- HSC_B3
- SRE error reported by Iris 2010-10-07
- HSC_D4
- It worked!
- HSC_H4
- Sent with no problems
- HSC_ICUa
- not yet reported
- HSC_ICUb
- not yet reported
- HSC_ICUd
- 2019-Sep-26 Sent, no error message, but Pagasa ID'd that no files went into master CFE database.
- it worked. Sending was fine
STB
- STB_MISI - not yet reported
- STB_CCU - not yet reported
- STB_CICU - not yet reported
- STB_MedA - doesn't have system resource problem --Pamela Piche 12:06, 2019 September 19
- No issue with send today on STB MedA Pamela Piche 14:57, 2019 October 4 (CDT)
- STB_MedB - encountered error with send 9/24/19-- Pamela Piche 15:57, 2019 September 24
- Encountered SRE error today with send Pamela Piche 14:41, 2019 November 5 (CST)
- STB_MedD - Debbie reported SRE Error reported
- unable to send. system resource exceeded error. DPageNewton 14:40, 2019 October 8 (CDT)
Interim work-around to have Pagasa send for a collector who gets this error
Pagasa and I had a look at Debbie’s data, and it seems to be a matter of there really being too many records. MS Access is reaching its limit. For testing I tried to send with the first half of your patients and with the second half, and each works. Of course that is not a solution, but it confirms that the volume is the issue. In the long term we need to find an alternative to MS access, and to bring down the backlog, but that won’t be quick.
In the meantime, and at least until Trish and Julie are back and have cleared their vacation backlog and have a chance to discuss, the following will have to be our work around:
- Debbie, stop trying to send, this error will keep coming up.
- Once a week, coordinate with Pagasa for her to send your completed files. You will need to work very closely together on this so we don’t lose records. Here is how it will work:
- Debbie, finish going through all data entry for that day that would benefit from Patient Copier since you will need to delete records as part of this
- Pagasa and Debbie, establish a phone call between the two of you
- Debbie, close out of Access and do a news and backup and leave Access closed
- Pagasa, download the newest backup file, delete the incompletes, and send the completes (3-5min)
- If all goes well, Pagasa will tell Debbie to open Access and delete the completes
- Debbie, you would need to delete the completes because otherwise it will be impossible otherwise to distinguish between the completes that Pagasa sent, and the completes she has not yet sent
- Debbie, do one more News and Backup to move that to the newest status
This should allow files to keep being offloaded from Debbie’s laptop slowly, but it causes extra work for Debbie and Pagasa, so this is not a long term solution. We will need to discuss a longer term solution when Trish and Julie are back.
Observation - A new build of Windows10 was deployed at around the same time this became more common again
- In order to find out the running Windows 10 version do this:
- Press the Windows key + R
- Type winver
- Press Enter
- The result will be the About Windows window with information on the current running build. e.g: Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.720)
- Source: https://www.ilicomm.com/how-to-find-out-which-build-and-version-of-windows-10-you-have/
Observation - Timing of this becoming a problem again
Pagasa observed that this became a problem again around the same time we changed the schedule of PHI Loader.accdb. We discussed possible connections but could not think of anything causal. Just putting this down here in case someone else can think of the connection. Ttenbergen 15:34, 2019 September 12 (CDT)
Solution approach: Query size limiting
The error happens when trying to run Query send check centralized is owner. That query actually ties into the Centralized data.mdb's L_Log. This makes for a very large record set, and have a max size of 1GB rather than the general Access limit of 2GB.
- 13:29, 2019 September 4 (CDT) - optimized the query further, seemed to eliminate error for now, but error has recurred since
Solution approach: disconnecting wifi
Darryl from STB desktop had suggested that turning off wifi might fix this problem. Since they don't actually have wifi in their area this is easy to try. This worked during his tests, but they have had additional problems sending after that.
During additional tests at HSC Tina found out that sending is faster with wifi disabled, so she added some lines to the sending code that disconnect wifi at the start of sending.
Solution approach: Maxlock setting
- https://access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=285553 sugggests to apply the following
- DBEngine.Idle dbRefreshCache
- DbEngine.SetOption dbMaxLocksPerFile, 1000000
Tried, doesn't solve the problem
MaxBuffer
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Jet 2.x Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Jet 3.x Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Jet 4.0
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines\ACE Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines\Jet 3.x
MaxLocksPerFile
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines\ACE - conf 1000000 Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines\Jet 3.x
Solution approach: Microsoft Hotfixes
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2760394/description-of-the-access-2010-hotfix-package-ace-x-none-msp-october-3
- Hotfix is no longer available, suggests we use newer software.
- confirmed this is not installed
Noticed that we may not be getting Office updates installed (newest not present)
Status
As of 09:48, 2019 September 4 (CDT) this is still a problem, and recently more of a problem.
Next things I will try:
- try to send from local to local - the query works fine when I run it while connected to a local version of CFE
- updating ccmdb.mdb to .accdb; if that is the solution we will also need to update many scripts and VBS/VBA programs.
Solution Approach - Access 64 bit
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34184018/does-upgrading-to-64-bit-access-fix-system-resource-exceeded-error
- Using MS Office 64 bit?
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Considerations
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34184018/does-upgrading-to-64-bit-access-fix-system-resource-exceeded-error
- Is it possible to update to 2010 64bit before going accdb?
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19550367/access-2010-system-resource-exceeded
- 32/64 Bit issue?
- Forms too big?
- Other programs using lots of memory?
- Windows 10 over Windows 7?
- Run Access in Windows 7/XP compatibility mode?
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54717598/system-resource-exceeded-when-appending-a-query-access-2016
- Big queries?
- Had heard about update queries in general being more likely to cause this error; ours isn't an update on. It is large-ish, but as small as it can be. When the query runs successfully it finishes in ~5 seconds, so I kind of doubt the size is the issue.
- Big queries?