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Problem In implementing a Function SelDirDlg
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19/12/2012 13:27:40
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP
Network:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01559888
Message ID:
01560204
Views:
58
>Problem No-1
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>When I search for Bills from Network PC, The data as contained in Bills.dbf i.e Filename & its location is displayed on Network Screen. However, When I click the same the it didn’t gets opened obviously because the Path saved was E:\Bills\12345.pbf i.e the local path of Server Machine where Bills and the main application is installed.
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>In other words what I will have to change my location to make it universal for all machines including Server & Network Machine, means something like \\ABC\BILLS\E\12345.PDF instead of E:\BILLS\12345.PDF so that when I click on the link in interface, or server the file should get opened.


Check ANETRESOURCES() in HELP that will give you idea how to change mapped drive path to UNC.
How to convert LOCAL path C:.. to UNC check:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/visualfoxprogeneral/thread/0a7244b1-87af-45eb-ac63-0fa16fe9c00e


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>Problems No 2:-
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>Up till now since I was using single user, I was able to PACK and ZAP Records in between the execution of Procedures/program. But Since now I will be under multi network, what is the best way to execute PACK, ZAP etc.
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>Kindly Give other guidance by your own to have good network application


Read carefully what Tore suggest. :-)
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.
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