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ASP.Net and Clipper
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| carlos 2004-11-18, 8:55 pm |
| Hi everyone,
I'm writing to ask you how many options do I have to access clipper
dbf files from a web or windows application.
I'm developing an ASP.Net application that needs to update some dbf
files that are also used by a clipper application. So far, I've been
using Microsoft Visual Foxpro ODBC Driver but I've discovered that the
locks created by the clipper application aren't recognized by the ODBC
Driver and viceversa. I've read that this happen because the locking
mechanisms used by clipper is different from the one used by foxpro.
As an alternative, I have used an evaluation version of the DataDirect
for ODBC Driver and it works perfectly!! This driver can be configured
to use a locking mechanism compatible with Clipper. The problem is
that the DataDirect driver is extremely expensive, so I can't buy it.
Could someone give ideas on what else could I do to solve the problem
with locks? Any other driver? An existing crack for the DataDirect
Driver?
Thanks in advance,
carlos
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| Ron Pinkas 2004-11-19, 3:55 am |
| Carlos,
> Could someone give ideas on what else could I do to solve the problem
> with locks? Any other driver?
You may use xbScript under ASP, it uses xHarbour DBFCDX which supports both
Clipper and FoxPro locking.
> An existing crack for the DataDirect Driver?
How would you feel if somebody was looking for a crack to your software? :-(
Ron
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| Ron,
>How would you feel if somebody was looking for a crack to your software?
>:-( <
Hear, hear!
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Rob Grattan
R&D Software Pty. Ltd.
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| Jim Kretz 2004-11-19, 3:55 pm |
| sysdotcu@gmail.com (carlos) wrote in message news:<9e07613f.0411181352.593ec181@posting.google.com>...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm writing to ask you how many options do I have to access clipper
> dbf files from a web or windows application.
>
> I'm developing an ASP.Net application that needs to update some dbf
> files that are also used by a clipper application. So far, I've been
> using Microsoft Visual Foxpro ODBC Driver but I've discovered that the
> locks created by the clipper application aren't recognized by the ODBC
> Driver and viceversa. I've read that this happen because the locking
> mechanisms used by clipper is different from the one used by foxpro.
>
> As an alternative, I have used an evaluation version of the DataDirect
> for ODBC Driver and it works perfectly!! This driver can be configured
> to use a locking mechanism compatible with Clipper. The problem is
> that the DataDirect driver is extremely expensive, so I can't buy it.
>
> Could someone give ideas on what else could I do to solve the problem
> with locks? Any other driver? An existing crack for the DataDirect
> Driver?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> carlos
Having to use an ASP to update remote offices all using a large
clipper application, I created a generic clipper update program that
is downloaded once. Data file updates are downloaded as needed and the
update program executed from within the ASP. This is a less elegant
solution than one might concoct, but it works reliably. Regards
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| Ron,
>How would you feel if somebody was looking for a crack to your software?
>:-( <
Hear, hear!
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Rob Grattan
R&D Software Pty. Ltd.
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