Mike

That is good to know. The next time I need to distibute a new setup version of the EXE or runtime files I will change to having the app on the local drive.

We started out with 2 users several years ago and are now at 42 users. If the growth of the company continues as it has, I will probably be needing to make that change sooner rather than later.


Thanks
Gaylen



>>I noticed in reviewing one of the launcher programs that if a new app is put on the server it will copy the app down to the local computer if the app is a later version. Is there any advantage to copying it down to the local computer as opposed having only one app on the network drive.
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>>I use a small ini file out on a network drive that is called when my startup exe is run from the local computer. It finds the latest version of the app by reading the ini file. When I add a new version of the app I then change the ini file to point to the latest version. The next time they log onto the program the new version of the app is used.
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>>It works great, but is there a performance hit for using just one app on a networked drive that all access, as opposed to having the app on each local computer.
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>Yes. Net Work < Gross Productivity. Somethings should be shared (data tables), others should not be (exe).
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>>I have 42 users on the system and the performance has been great so far.
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>That's not the same as saying it's a good as it can be.
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>Every time any user accesses a form or prg in a VFP EXE, that component is downloaded to the PC from the server. This incurs network traffic for nothing. With it copied to the local PC, there is no network traffic and therefore better performance.