>I am looking for advice on how to install a multiuser app.
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>1) Should I install on user PCs and have them access the lan data?
>2) Should I install one copy on the LAN?
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>How should updates to the app be handled in each case?
>I would like to move away from the app installed local, but the problem that occurs is when an update needs to go in and someone is using the app, or overnight, someone doesn't quit. If you have the app installed locally, how do you manage having the user get new updates?
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>David
Share on the LAN. Give each EXE a different name, which includes a version number. A loader program identifies and runs the latest version. Another loader program allows users to go back to previous versions - very nice for emergencies if you ruined the last version.
Hilmar.
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