John Weller wrote on 2013-01-09:
> 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
John,
Starting with Vista, a new hidden folder off the Root of %systemdrive%
exists called ProgramData.
Your loader app can use this folder to store the configuration database and
the executable.
It was recommended to use %systemdrive%\ProgramData\{Company Name}\{Program
Name} to store these files in.
Your loader application should check the OS version and respond accordingly.
OS(3) returns:
5 - Windows XP
6 - Windows Vista/7/8
Be aware, ADIR() will not see a file that has a hidden attribute unless you
specify to look for them. There was a problem that happened with several of
our clients. Somehow all the files under ProgramData had been marked as
hidden and it caused some problems until I changed code in our loader.
Tracy Pearson
PowerChurch Software
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