>>>>I have an old FPD2.6 system, using old tables.
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>>>>I'm piecemeal replacing the old system with a new VFP system, replacing functionality as and when it's needed. e.g. the users have created and/or amended data with the old system, and is using my new functionality to make any new-style changes, and report on the data.
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>>>>When they enter my new app they get the message like "Do you want to replace the old resource file with a new (VFP)?", to which I've instructed them to say "no".
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>>>>However, there's always the chance, when, say, typing ahead, that they'll say "yes". So 2 questions:
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>>>>1. Is it that important if they say "yes"? I imagine that, when they subsequently go into the DOS system they'll get like an "alien resource file" message.
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>>>>2. Their use of the new system doesn't seem to be impaired by saying "no" so is there a mechanism to get round this question dialog, i.e not have the system asking if they want to replace?
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>>>>I don't want to set reso off if I can help it.
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>>>>'ppreciate it
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>>>>Terry
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>>>FPD reads config.fp and VFP reads config.fpw, note the the w in the end. So you simply have a differnt line in these files, like RESOURCE=FOXUSERD.DBF in config.fp for FPD and RESOURCE=FOXUSERW.DBF in config.fpw for VFP.
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>>Thanks Tore - good idea. Trouble is there won't be a VFP reso file, will there? as the user aleways says "no" to creating one. How do you automate the creation of the new one initially? Am I being dumb here?
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>If a resource file is specified, it will be created automatically if it does not exist.

Thanks Tore. Hmmm, what with you, Boris and Sergey, I think I have enough to be going on with now.