Hi!

Well, you can export into the old DBF format from VFP, and than read data back in VFP application after data processing. However, this should be done in the client application, right? Now imagin that 2 clients tr to run application at the morning. Which one should proces the results table? Why one client should wait until process of importing ends, while another already works? There are otehr multi-user issues. the best place for this is the same automation process. So, this should be a VFP application that runs before import and after import. Well, if you cannot modify FPD2.6 application, than make a sequense of running these processes so they're exact. How that nightly automation process runs? It is ran by scheduleer, process? Is there a specific time of running? If it is a specific time of running, just prepare the DOS table with data before that time. than, after certain time when you can be sure data are processed, take the result data from DOS table.

Keep it simple. Just a simple logic and nothing more.

HTH.

>Thanks Vlad,
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>Lets assume that the client will not convert the DOS applications to VFP or modify them. What can I do within my VFP application to handle this?
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>Renoir
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>>Hi!
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>>Modify processing routines so they will call some VFP application before and after nightly processing. In these applications copy VFP table to DOS table. than, after processing, copy it back. (With all pre-caution and backups for case of failure).
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>>Another solution is to re-compile the FPD2.6 program to VFP. If it is just a set of the pure PRG programs without any or with limited interface use, these PRG files probably will run very well after recompiling by VFP.
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>>HTH.
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>>>I have a situation where I have found out that the primary table for an 6.0 application I'm developing needs to be accessed by DOS 2.6 applications during night processing for a voice message system. They are not able to read the 6.0 tables. I have developed the project using the primary base table in the DBC and as the starting point for all the subsequent views, data environments and forms. I wasn't aware that views could be developed from a free table, but I was directed to another application that the client has that does this. Unfortunately the person who developed it simply created everything outside the project manager with a 2.6 mindset then only used the project to hold prgs and kick off the program; not the best example to try and resolve my problem. I have always used the project manager for my development and really am out of my element beyond that. Anyone know how I begin doing this? Thanks!
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>>>Regards, Renoir