I have a user who installed on a network server.
OS is windows xp.
Administrator has no problem using the program but one user without adm. rights gets error messages that reflect the inability to open data bases.
The administrator can't figure out what to do to let a typical user open the program. He can't find anything that allow the user on opening the program as administrator rights as in windows 7.
Any ideas will be welcomed.
The data and index files cannot be in the Program Files directory like they can under XP.
Regards,
James
It is xp. I have programs on networks and all files in same directory. Can you send me some info on this. Doesn't make sense.
Are you using:
SET DEFAULT TO (cDbfDir)
Without that, sometimes the app is looking in the wrong directory.
Regards,
James
This info on "limited" accounts may also help:
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/xprunas.htm
James
Thanks for the link. I sent it to the administator.
The program he is using is Not a multi user program so they all use it one at a time.
What is SET DEFAULT TO (cDbfDir)
cDbfDir ????
The program he is using is Not a multi user program so they all use it one at a time.
What is SET DEFAULT TO (cDbfDir)
cDbfDir ????
Harvey,
a normal user is not allowed to write in the programs folder, even not under XP. If you try to open a dbf in read/write mode, this will fail and you will get an error. If you don´t have admin rights, you have to separate the program from the data.
I suggest to move the data to the ProgramData folder instead (standard folder for data since XP) or better a subfolder in the ProgramData folder and set the path to your databases in your application with SET DEFAULT TO (cDbfDir) to this folder as James already said. This works fine for me since XP.
You can also install your software with all dbf in another folder, e.g. c:\myfolder and set read/write rights to this folder for the group "everyone". But this is no standard installation for XP, Vista, Win7, so it´s not recommended.
