Thanks Tracy - I can see I'll have to re-think my loader from scratch. I'm
retired and only do the odd bit of coding as favours for friends so I've not
kept up with things as well as I perhaps should have.
Regards
John
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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