>>I coded a program in vfp50 and it uses VIEWS. When I use this program on a WAN, data retrieval is very slow, but it is not slow on the local network. I think the problem is my VIEWS are running from the network drive and not on the user's local computer. Can someone tell me how
>>to get these VIEWS to run on the local computer?
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>View is actually cursor created on temporary drive designated for each user. Normally, if app launched by local executable it will go to C:\Temp (i.e. locally again). You can also use Config.fpw options TMPFILES,etc. to get specific location.
>However, your problem may have different origin. If your views retrieve alot of data then WAN will be much slower, paradoxically it will be even slower in comparison with situation where you wouldn't not use views at all.
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thanks Ed and it is good to hear from you again.
What do folks do when they must use a WAN for data retrieval?
What is the norm? :)