We do this all the time. It makes it really easy to keep everyone on the same version - as there is only one exe. And yes you do have to kick everyone off before upgrading.
There is a way around this if you are running Windows 2000. If someone is running the App you can change the name of the App through Windows Explorer (e.g. change AppName.exe to AppName2.exe) while someone is running it, then put the new version (of AppName.exe) in that directory. The next time that person runs that App they will get the new version. I think this is a bug in Windows 2000 that lets you change the name of a file while someone is using it. This also doesn't work with all files. e.g. it won't work with an interbase database, but most exe's will allow you to change their name if someone else on the network is running the program. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Eion McIntosh (Christchurch) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 11:53 a.m. To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: RE: [DUG]: Location of EXE Hi Mark We have done that here with a couple of apps. The only things you have to look out for is when trying to update it with a new version, no user can have it running at the time. Eion PPCS Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Howard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 11:52 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: Location of EXE > > Hi all > > Are there any Gotcha's in putting a single application .exe file on > a server and allowing multiple users to fire it up from there? > > TIA > > Mark > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ ############################################################################ ######### This e-mail message has been scanned and cleared ############################################################################ ######### --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
