Ted, Programs installed under "C:\Program Files" can't modify files in their own folder or sub-folder. This is a new Windows wide policy and not limited to VFP.
I believe(?) Microsoft "best practice" would be to install your application under "Program Files", to store your data in an application specific sub-folder of "Application Data" [C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming] and your program configuration under "Local Settings" [C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local]. The hassle with the above advice is that your application is scattered all over the place and the AppData folders aren't always visible to most users meaning they are often overlooked when it comes time for backups. A more pragmatic solution would be to store your application to its own folder off the root directory and keep all the data and configuration in the same folder path. I've also seen more and more apps installing themselves to a user's "My Documents" [C:\Users\<user>\Documents] folder because installing there avoids many security challenges and insures that the program and its locally installed data get backed up as part of a users "My Documents" folder backup tasks. Malcolm _______________________________________________ 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.
