v11 data file and double click app

Joe Schiwall (7/8/08 7:05PM)
Chuck Miller (7/9/08 9:06AM)

Joe Schiwall (7/8/08 7:05 PM)

On Jul 8, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Chuck Miller wrote:

Hi All,

From what I can see, v11 places data files and index files in the  

app package. This lead to the following issues

1. How do you upgrade from an older version if you do not want user  

to have to open package. I know you can export data in many formats

2. What about permissions, as Usually it is only admin who can  

change items in applications

3. What happens if you decide to keep the data file outside of the  

application package? Can you do this and leave index files inside.

I know I could figure all of this out but thought if someone else  

had already done so, I would take advantage.

There was a bug in v11.1 and .2 betas where if the data file was not  

in the application package, it would ask you to select your data file  

every time you launched it.  So it appeared that the data file had to
 

be in the application package.  This was fixed in the released version
 

of v11.2 (thankfully).  So it's just like it was in previous versions,
 

it looks to where it last opened the data file from, and only if it's  

not there does it ask for the location.

Keeping the data files in the package might be nice for distributing a  

catalog that is read only, but as you mentioned in 1 and 2, it can be  

problematic.  I also had a problem where I did a small database for a
 

client using 4D RVL and with the older versions, I had to keep the  

data file in the package.  I recently went to upgrade her database,  

and threw the old application in the trash, then installed the new  

one.  Good thing I didn't empty the trash before I realized that the  

data she had been working on entering for a few weeks was in the  

trash, inside the app package.  That was close!

Joe Schiwall
Chuck Miller (7/9/08 9:06 AM)

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I would would this so as not to confuse the customer. You bring up a  

valid pint regarding each user. I guess I will have to rethink that  

part. I guess I will have to find out how to build a package on mac,  

so data file and indices show as one file

Regards

Chuck

On Jul 8, 2008, at 6:49 PM, Rick Hazey wrote:

I'm curious as to why you would want to keep the index files inside  

the app but the data file outside the app. I would think that would  

cause the indexes to rebuild if one user logs out and another user  

logs in to the same computer. Shouldn't each user have their own  

data and index files? (preferably in their home directory)

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