Bill, No problem on the naming convention as XP/2K only recognize the last extension after the "." as the file extension. I use this method a lot when I want to send .exe. files via email.
Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold Sent: 15 February 2008 15:56 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: VFP Remote Application Update Dave, > Yep, just the same here. I have had a loader/updater working > for years. However Craig's coding and ideas are always useful > to delve into. Oh yeah! He's pretty amazing (as are you and some others here :) > I've just tried it and it seems to work OK apart from when > you try and update from a networked fileserver with the > update in the form of a zip file > eg: > > "\\server\appsfolder\\sampleapp.exe.zip" > > ..this is just as per the web update without the www.....etc > > Just trying to find out why at the moment as I don't want to > start anything else new this late on a Friday afternoon. <BG> The naming convention (xxx.exe.zip) looks scary to me. Can you do that? Bill > Dave Crozier > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
