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Can I run concurrent GenArc sessions to archive to the same flat file?

No. This will corrupt the archive file. The GenArc program runs in batch mode, which differs from the way Documaker Desktop operates.

Documaker Desktop is designed to let several users complete and archive form sets at the same time without corrupting data. The checks required to protect the data would slow performance in a batch processing environment, so they are omitted from GenArc and other Documaker programs.

Normally, you run batch programs, such as GenTrn, GenData, and GenArc, one after another. If, however, you choose to archive in a relational database such as SQL, DB2, or Oracle, you can get around this by specifying a unique job ID for each GenArc process. Refer to the Documaker Administration Guide for more information about job IDs.