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Visual FoxPro
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FoxPro 2.x
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00084428
Message ID:
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>Hello Everyone,
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>I am not a FoxPro programmer -- so I am sending this to you all in hopes of finding some help. The below question was sent to me by our Operations people -- as they were told by the lead FP programmer that they could not have more than one application written in FoxPro open at the same time.
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>In a Windows 95 environment, is there any risk to the data in running on one computer multiple, unique programs written in FoxPro 2.6 that access separate databases?
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>If yes, what are the risks and under what conditions?
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>Please mail me with any thoughts as I am still learning my way around this site and not clear on where I would find the feedback to my post.
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>My mail is - abarrett@shopnchek.com
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>Thank you kindly for your input and assistance.
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>Take care,
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>Amanda

I have users open serveral of my FP26 apps at one time and have no problem, but the disclaimer is that I developed my apps to be multi-user. I knew in advance that my apps would be used this way so I programmed for it. I ensured that tables were not taken exclusive unless certain conditions are met, I ensured that temporary files/cursors/tables have unique names and are placed in read/write areas. If the programmer thought ahead than you can do this.

The risks involved may be if you user has little memory than the apps would continually take more and more untill the PC becomes to slow to work.

That is my insight, but it really depends on how the app was programmed.
Bret Hobbs

"We'd have been called juvenile delinquents only our neighborhood couldn't afford a sociologist." Bob Hope
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