Clipper - network under windows xp

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network under windows xp

yamactrl@yahoo.com

2006-02-11, 6:55 pm

Hello,

Recently i connected 2 systems (system 1 and system 2) by using a
switch. I am using sales application in system 1 which is present in
that system.

Now i want to use that sales program present in system 1 in system 2.
Can anybody help me with this issue.

Thanks & Regards,

V.Mahesh Kumar.

Robert J. Stuart

2006-02-11, 6:55 pm

First off, what version of window XP are you using, Home or Pro. Now how
familiar with a network are you? Are you starting at the basics or do you
have some knowledge of networking under windows?

This is a pretty easy thing to master, but you must make sure that in your
application, and I am assuming it is a Clipper application, that you set
exclusive off, and make sure that you use either flock() or rlock() prior to
writing to your files. You must also unlock after your write. You can
leave set exclusive to on and not use the locking procedures, but then only
one computer may open the database at a time. This sort of defeats the
purpose of networking.

Now in the window environment, you need to have your drive that the
datafiles reside on shared. This is easier done with XP pro than XP home,
although home version allows for some networking, albeit not very secure.
But if you are in a closed network environment, I guess this is not that
important. After you share the drive, you will find that mapping the drive
on the other computer to be an easier way of accessing it in your
application.

Bob S.
<yamactrl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1139670708.248299.230700@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> Recently i connected 2 systems (system 1 and system 2) by using a
> switch. I am using sales application in system 1 which is present in
> that system.
>
> Now i want to use that sales program present in system 1 in system 2.
> Can anybody help me with this issue.
>
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
>
> V.Mahesh Kumar.
>

yamactrl@yahoo.com

2006-02-11, 6:55 pm

Thanks for reply.

The application is clipper and i am using rlock. I am using Win XP Pro.

Regarding networking exprience in XP is quite little.

Regards,

V.Mahesh Kumar.

Robert J. Stuart wrote:[color=darkred]
> First off, what version of window XP are you using, Home or Pro. Now how
> familiar with a network are you? Are you starting at the basics or do you
> have some knowledge of networking under windows?
>
> This is a pretty easy thing to master, but you must make sure that in your
> application, and I am assuming it is a Clipper application, that you set
> exclusive off, and make sure that you use either flock() or rlock() prior to
> writing to your files. You must also unlock after your write. You can
> leave set exclusive to on and not use the locking procedures, but then only
> one computer may open the database at a time. This sort of defeats the
> purpose of networking.
>
> Now in the window environment, you need to have your drive that the
> datafiles reside on shared. This is easier done with XP pro than XP home,
> although home version allows for some networking, albeit not very secure.
> But if you are in a closed network environment, I guess this is not that
> important. After you share the drive, you will find that mapping the drive
> on the other computer to be an easier way of accessing it in your
> application.
>
> Bob S.
> <yamactrl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1139670708.248299.230700@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

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