util x: "Too many words from" error message

• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 18.01

Description:
I'm trying to free up some room on our /exlibris disk. Using util x to try and clear the $data_print of ABC50 in prod, I got the "Too many words from" message shown below. I also received this message trying to clear the $alephe_scratch.

Enter number of days back to retain [1]: 10
...
ABC50

Working... Looking for files older than 2007-10-23

Number of files to be deleted: 3319

Working... Cleaning
Too many words from ``

Enter to continue

Resolution:
As described in KB 6576, the "Too many words from" message indicates that you are trying to delete too many / too big of files. You need to submit the util x with a smaller "number of days to retain". I found that "20" worked:

Enter number of days back to retain [1]: 20
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Load: /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/alephe/tab/tab100
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Load: /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/nov50/tab/tab100

ALEPH/LINUX, Copyright Ex Libris.
version 18 revision 01 copy 1, 28-Feb-2006
ABC50

Working... Looking for files older than 2007-10-13

No match
Number of files to be deleted: 3969

Working... Cleaning
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...

Enter to continue


After that successful run, I was able to do a successful run with "10" as the "number of days back to retain":

Enter number of days back to retain [1]: 10
--------------------------------------------------------------
Load: /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/alephe/tab/tab100
--------------------------------------------------------------
Load: /exlibris/aleph/u18_1/nov50/tab/tab100

ALEPH/LINUX, Copyright Ex Libris.
version 18 revision 01 copy 1, 28-Feb-2006
NOV50

Working... Looking for files older than 2007-10-23

No match
Number of files to be deleted: 3420

Working... Cleaning
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...
Working...

Enter to continue