I have a software package that I am converting from single user to multi-user. The program will not run on the servers of my clients because of speed problems, so I solve the problem as below:

1) Only one person can use it at a time
2) As each person uses it, they transfer key files from the local machine to the server when they log off.
3) If a new person logs on, the person is recognized as a new user and the key files automatically download to the local hard drive of the new user.

We are now finding that the files don't always transfer down as expected.

I am using the following commands:
1) Use current local file excl
2) Zap
3) Appe from server file

I am wondering if this is good code for the file transfer. Instead I could copy the server file to the local directory then append from it with both files on the local machine.

The largest files are in the order of 10,000 records.

Is the APPEND FROM a good command to use for network transfers or would I be better to do this in another way?


Mike Smith