>Hi Maria,
>
>I never worked with UNIX. Below is email I got from my son who knows something about Linux/Unix
>"Run sysadmsh, select System->Configure->Kernel->Parameters
>
>The items that need to be modified:
>NOFILES is the maximum number of files that can be open by each process at any time.
>NFILE is the maximum number of files that can be open system wide at any time.
>
>Another relevant option might be NINODE, which is the maximum number of inodes that can be open at any time.
>
>(http://www.flextools.com/WhitePapers/tuning.htm)"

Thanks Sergey,
I had to run my solution in parts, good thing I had everything modular so it was not that bad.
I'll try your advice over the week in a UNIX box I have available at work.