On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Monday, October 03, 2011 2:35 PM, "Jeff Johnson" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Has anyone written a VFP application that accesses data on the Internet >> instead of locally? > > A very bad idea for a lot of reasons - very slow, very prone to dropouts > and errors, very insecure. You need to use a web service.
Or terminal services/remote desktop. Runs just like a local app. You don't need to provide the whole desktop to the user, you can just serve your app. (Of course, this requires a Windows Terminal Server) We're seriously considering implementing this and leasing software to the customer. The advantage is that all the configuration is server side and no messy client software getting in the way (antivirus etc). -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CADwx0++6eJYHxh4X7_oxa5nfkEjdXrAXz=x8xp-8m+mgiu9...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
