It really sounds like this is a question of whether they can save money by running as a peer-to-peer workgroup rather than a small server-workstation domain. Realistically, the answer is "no." You pay one way, or you pay another.
Since this is a question about whether a commercial VFP accounting package can run peer-to-peer, I'd recommend you defer the question to the vendor. Since they don't have a financial interest in the configuration, they can provide the customer with an unbiased answer, which is likely that they don't like supporting peer-to-peer configs. An inexpensive server for a small workgroup can be had for less than $1000, and if you pick the right software (Linux & SAMBA and not SBS) there's a few hours to set it up, configure, set up backups and disaster recovery plans, and they should be good for most of a decade, with regular maintenance, monitoring, log reviews and sysop support, iow a monthly support contract. IME, you can do this with Windows as well, it just typically costs the customer more, although occasionally you can luck into a local "computer guy" who's reliable, knowledgeable and reasonably priced, a trifecta. On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Kevin Cully <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish switching them to a database server was an option. Unfortunately, > this is a commercial accounting package. I'm lucky that they just upgraded > from FP DOS and are on a version now that is VFP9 with VFP9 tables. > > On 11/25/2015 07:14 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: >>> >>> My experience has been that up to 10 shares are permitted on a Windows >>> computer. So unless you purchase the Windows server and CALS, you'll need >>> to switch to a Linux SAMBA share setup when you need 15 or 20 or more >>> shares on a single DBF file. >> >> Or use a database server as the back end. >> > > -- > > CULLY Technologies, LLC > http://cullytechnologies.com > http://cully.biz > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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/cacw6n4vkmegzf2rlgub0wj9_fsxxb9r1yehlrywodtpvenc...@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.
