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13/07/1998 09:31:00
 
 
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13/07/1998 08:48:22
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00116181
Message ID:
00116750
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>>>>I ask, because 4.x has a utility called systime which we run at login and causes the client system to set it's time to the server's time.....
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>>>What's to stop the user from changing the time after they log in? We had this happen. The boss said "We have to fix this immediately" So, we bought GPLib and we now pull the time from the server. We'll need a different methodology when we go to an NT server, but it shouldn't be difficult to use an automation server.
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>>I thought the question was: 'How do I reliably ensure all my workstations' clocks are set to the same time?'. You'll *never* get around an obnoxious user....
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>That's my point...you can't reliably ensure they are the same. The way to have a reliable time is to replace all the DATE(), TIME() and DATETIME() calls with something that gets the date and time from the server.

I suppose...
Personnally I'd rather threaten a user than have to worry about rewriting a bunch of code whenever I change server software...

MHO,
Paul M.
Paul M.
MCSE/MCSA/MCT/MCP+I, A+, Network+, I-Net+
Nil carborundum illegitimi.
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