Boyd, Since V9 is a totally different animal I don't believe that it would be prudent to ask that the extended features of V9 be offered in V8.
Compared to V9, V8 is an inferior product. It flat out flies. Jan -----Original Message----- From: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:39 +0000 Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Issues associated with packaginganddistributionR:BASEap... If adding files to the compiler is the issue for security, and V8 works just fine, Why not do an update for v8 compiler? Boyd ---- [email protected] wrote: > Since I didn't go to the conference, > I haven't viewed the V9 nor is it on the product list. > Is 9 available now or is it still under development? > Boyd > > ---- [email protected] wrote: > > This thread made me think of something for the first time. > > In the old days all our code was in a bunch of external files. That > > made it hard to distribute, and people could modify or delete our > > programs. But now most of us put all the code into the forms > > themselves, so even without a compiler it's easy to have just > > the 4 database files and an rbase.dat. So the compiler's main > > function is to keep you from having to install RBase at the site, > > right? And that means no "back door" way of getting to the data. > > > > If the V9 compiler will put the forms into the compiler itself rather > > than the database files, your program code is back to being safe > > again. I find that a HUGE benefit ... I've never used the compiler, > > but will be more likely to do so under that scenario! > > > > Karen > > > > > > > >If I am not mistaken the DLL's are still required for a > > > >fresh installation of an eXtreme 9.0 compiled exe where > > > >there is not a resident copy of R:Base already installed. > > > >However, the ability to embed the reports and forms is > > > >the real beauty of this new release. > > > > > > > > > In addition, you also have the option to embed all related > > > External Forms File(s) (.rff) and Command Files (.rmd,.cmd, > > > .eep) as R:BASE resource files for your distributed compiled > > > application. > > > > >
