[DUG] Question about running an app. across a network

[Leigh Wanstead]

Good morning Jolyon,

I guess everyone has a view about what is the right/best way. Not everyone
is selling something. :-)

May I ask what is your right/best way?

Regards
Leigh

On 9 July 2015 at 09:21, Jolyon Smith <jsmith at deltics.co.nz> wrote:

> What data is in the INI ?  How much data ?  What type of data ?  How is it
> used ?  How would machines be identified in a database solution ?  By name
> or network ID ?  If by name, what happens if a machine name is changed ?
>
> "Database" or "file" are simply different technologies that could be used
> in an implementation.  But technology alone rarely identifies the right (or
> "best") way.  Anyone that says otherwise is selling something.  ;)
>
> imho
>
> On 9 July 2015 at 08:59, Leigh Wanstead <leigh.wanstead at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeremy,
>>
>> I think that your idea about dropping the INI and transferring the
>> settings to a database with a row for each machine that connects is the
>> correct way to do that.
>>
>> Regards
>> Leigh
>>
>>
>> On 8 July 2015 at 21:58, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All.
>>> I have an app that I will be running from a server location. However, I
>>> want the app. to read an ini file that is located in a folder on a client
>>> machine.
>>> A Shortcut to the app on the server and the ini file will live in a
>>> folder on the client machine, but I cant work out how to get the app, when
>>> its run via the shortcut, to read the ini file on the client machine.
>>> Anyone know how to go about doing this?
>>> I have thought about dropping the INI and transferring the settings to a
>>> database with a row for each machine that connects, but before I get that
>>> carried away, I just wanted to see if someone had any ideas to do the above
>>> with the ini file.
>>> The reason I want an ini for each computer is about settings. Not all
>>> machines have the same settings etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jeremy
>>>
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