That explains why my loader program doesn't work! It was fine under XP but fails in Win 7. What it does is install the exe in Program Files on the workstation then, when it runs, looks for a file called LocalCfg.DBF. If it can't find it, which it won't on the first run as it won't be there, it creates it, asks the user where the data is and stores the path in the DBF for use by the system then calls the main exe. It also checks on the version no of the master version on the server and compares it with the version on the workstation and if the server version is later downloads it to the workstation.
Obviously this approach won't work any longer - what does the team recommend as an alternative? Would I be better installing the program in its own directory rather than Program Files? TIA John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > You are on Vista, 7, or 8, and running with User Access Control (UAC) > enabled. > Microsoft added a new feature in Vista to prevent files from being written or > changed in protected folders. Program Files and Program Files (x86) are part > of these protected areas. > They are saved per user. If you had logged in to the Windows OS with a > different username. Those files would not have been available to you. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** 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.
