DPS, Inc. - Media Center » functionality http://blog.dpsadtracker.com/MediaCenter Press Releases, Newsletters, Product Announcement and TechNOTES Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:46:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 TechNOTE: Copy to Local Functionality http://blog.dpsadtracker.com/MediaCenter/index.php/2009/04/10/technote-copy-to-local-functionality/ http://blog.dpsadtracker.com/MediaCenter/index.php/2009/04/10/technote-copy-to-local-functionality/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:30:44 +0000 jose http://blog.dpsadtracker.com/MediaCenter/?p=78 DPS AdTracker Mac users may experience a significant slow down in speed on the client workstation if the AdTracker volumes have been mounted via an Apple File Sharing Protocol connection.
The problem is caused by an unexplained delay in the Mac’s UNIX “find” command when accessing certain server volumes. AdTracker uses this command to verify if there is an active lock file on the document. By default, the document’s creator puts the lock file in the same folder as the ad document in question. Some patch either at the server or client has caused this “find” operation to timeout.
In order to circumvent this limitation of the AFP service and the Mac’s UNIX “find” command, DPS has provided a configuration setting that will force the ad document to be copied to the local client before editing.
This copy is lightweight and allows the lock to be written locally. AdTracker will look for the lock file locally, instead of across the network. There are no negatives that we have seen in this operation, providing that the users are on the same network as the file server.

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