On 14 Feb 2003, at 15:11, tellef wrote: > > >I'm not sure why it would make you nervous.... > Makes me nervous only because of memory considerations. They > would be zipping in and out of RBDos many times a day, maybe > a few times an hour. Not sure this would hold up, but it's > worth a try. I don't know if zipping to an empty batch would > clean up any memory problems. > > Launch will only work if I associate a program with a file > extension. I wouldn't want to do that with a standalone RBase > command file. Otherwise someone could double click on a > program in explorer and it would start RBase, right?
Sorry, I haven't used launch yet... so could the command file have an odd extension (#$#) to resolve this? > Yes, putting a separate ICON just for the DOS database is > definitely an option. But for those who were hoping that > DOS would be totally out of there, zipping to it would almost > hide the fact that it's still around (of course you still > can see the program starting and working). I think you would see about the same thing either way. I guess it's a matter of priority.. what they want for very few $$$, or (at best) pay for the privilege of re-creating an elaborate report (that already exists and is proven) and launching Access. I'd sell it as RBase Dos acting like a report writer. People anxious to be rid of Rbase Dos apps don't like the UI.... I doubt they care about much else. Ben Petersen
