Hi Tina,
I am writing an app where I want to do the same thing as you : putting static
datas on the local drive. I go further than you :
1) instead of setting the SET PATH (it can be long and it is seeked each time
you are looking for a file), I have built a class like :
DEFINE CLASS general_parameters AS Custom
standard_directory = "......" && the network directory
local_directory = "..." && the local directory
standard_database = "mydb" && standard database
local_database = "mylocaldb" && local database
....
....
PROCEDURE update_local_datas
....
ENDPROC
ENDDEFINE
and at the beginning of the app, I have something like
PUBLIC logp
logp = NEWOBJECT("general_parameters", ......)
logp.standard_directory = .....
etc ...
and I open a table using wether
USE (m.logp.standard_directory+ "thename of the freefile")
OR
USE (m.logp.standard_database+ "!mydbf")
2) VFP works fine with more than one database. So I have a 'standard' database
on the server and a local one on each client. I mean : you are not obliged to
work only with free tables on the local client.
3) I have a procedure to update the local tables from their 'mother' on the
server. It is
logp.update_local_datas()
As we need a loader for the exe, I have a loader for the static datas.
I hope it helps ...
Jean MAURICE
Grenoble - France - Europe
www.atoutfox.org
www.aedtf.org
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