On Jan 9, 2008 9:39 AM, Michael J. Babcock, MCP < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> from an earlier post, Rick Schummer wrote: > > This is not an all or nothing, exclusive decision Allen. You can use > .NET language based components > > with VFP with or without Web services. You should look at the examples > in the NET4COM part of Sedna. > > No need to wait for the official release. The classes and example code > is VB.NET, but the concepts > > are what is important, not the actual examples. It will show you one way > to leverage .NET if there > > is something in .NET you need to incorporate into your existing or > future VFP apps. > > Rick, > > We want to create a functionality in our Sylvan app whereby the users > would start-up the application and we simply want to capture their login > metrics (userid, workstation name, version of software, date/time stamp). > I had done this previously with SPT (SQLSTRINGCONNECT/SQLEXEC) to a MySQL > database on the web. Recent conversations had said (per PKM) that a web > service would be better this time around since it could get through > firewalls moreso. Since this is a VFP9 app, what, iyo, would be the > easiest/best way to design this? My coworker has said VFP web service, > but your comments above make me wonder (along with Allen's repeated > problems it seems with VFP web services) if we'd be better off to use > DotNet for this? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have a VB.NET group with you why not put in a task for them to write it? This looks like a one way push of data. You grab local login creds and post that to HQ. They could return a true if they processed or you have a timeout if they didn't. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ 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/[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.
