Just another idea to add to the following message in this discussion thread:
>Subject: Re: network sharing >From: John Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 13:44:10 -0700 >X-Message-Number: 11 > >Dave, > >For our organization, the ebase files live in a file on the network server, >with a shortcut (the ebase.103 icon) on each user's computer. Only one >user can access it at a time. >This is not an official authorized way to do this, so i would not tread >very carefully, but it seems to work for us. In a couple of installations, I've added a FM V5 database called "server functions". This database contains nothing but a single layout with buttons that run the following functions: 1. Start Ebase as "host" (opens all Ebase files and sets them to multi-user) 2. Close Ebase. 3. Backup Ebase (Uses a perl program that creates a WinZip archive containing Ebase files, which has a name constructed with the date of the backup. This program also writes record of each backup performed to a "backup history file", so there is a complete record of all backups that have been performed.) 4. Replace all fast find fields. Several of the button provided execute multiple scripts, like "backup Ebase, start host, replace all finds". Using this database, Ebase can be backed up, started, all files opened and placed in host mode, and all fast find fields replaces with a single button click. This eases multiple-person use of Ebase considerably, ensures that backups are easy to perform and do not result in multiple "runnable" versions of Ebase (this often leads to problems in my experience), and is EASY to use. ************************************************************** Larry F. Bednar Consulting in Statistics, Quality, Data Management Portland, OR 503.493.8542 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
