What is the .ldb file for?

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September 6, 2016
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My supervisor ran into a problem when trying to load one of our projects for our website. Here's what she said:

"...when trying to upload new help into our webstorage, I get stopped by the RH file…I’m wondering if it has to do with this little file with the lock icon..." (the .ldb file)

Could that be causing the problem?

Thanx!

Lon

WebHelp

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Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

This ldb file is in your \!SSL!\output folder or in the \project_name\ folder?

H

hypertexas

Participating Frequently

An .ldb is normally a "hidden" file which is automatically generated when the RoboHelp Project is opened (thus activating its .cpd cache file as Rick mentions.

The .ldb is referred to as a record lock to prevent users from editing the same data simultaneously and thereby avoiding unexpected data loss or corruption.

I'm still not clear on the problem. What comes after, " I get stopped by the RH file…" ? Something's missing here. A screenshot of the error message would help. Also, close the project. Delete the .cpd (and its companion ldb) file and reopen the RoboHelp project, then regenerate and see if the publishing works.

John Daigle

Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor

Evergreen, Colorado

www.showmethedemo.com

Captiv8r

Legend

Hi there

Have you heard of the Cache Project Database? (CPD file)

This file is actually a Microsoft Access Database file. If you have Microsoft Access, you should be able to open this file and examine the contents. As this file is edited by changing different aspects of your project, I believe it sometimes creates this LDB (Lock DataBase) file.

At least, that's my own understanding. Perhaps others will pop in to amplify, refute or offer different information.

Cheers... Rick

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