#Please insert up references in the next lines (line starts with keyword UP) UP arb.hlp UP glossary.hlp #Please insert subtopic references (line starts with keyword SUB) #SUB subtopic.hlp SUB arb_commands.hlp # Hypertext links in helptext can be added like this: LINK{ref.hlp|http://add|bla@domain} #************* Title of helpfile !! and start of real helpfile ******** TITLE How to fix an 'exec' problem? OCCURRENCE NDS + ACI exec - command DESCRIPTION If you use the exec command in the NDS window then you might have to wait extremely long: number of species * execution time of the command (5000 species, 1.5 sec/exec) -> 2 hour waiting. SECTION WHAT TO DO The only way the to remove the exec command is: run arb_panic on any shell save the database to /tmp/panic.arb edit /tmp/panic.arb search the exec command replace it by the 'echo' command save file test it with 'arb /tmp/panic.arb' If everything works fine save it in your home directory enter 'arb_clean' on any shell remove /tmp/panic.arb WARNINGS Test your database very carefully because it may not be consistent. Check sequence checksum BUGS No bugs known