On XP , I just rename the common MyClient.Exe to say MyClient.Exe.x to avoid
the program in use message, and copy MyClientNew.Exe to the common folder
as MyClient.Exe. Some days later I delete the MyClient.Exe.x. his works
great
for me, since after a few days the users probably restarted MyClient.Exe.
Of course this doesn't work for immediate required changes to MyClient.Exe

----- Original Message -----
From: "mlq97" <mlq@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:34 AM
Subject: [firebird-support] Re: Safe to run all workstations from a central
MyClientApp.exe & fbclient.dll ?


> Brilliant. Thanks Stefan.
>
> "The only problem is when you want to exchange the Exe file with a
> newer version: All users have to quit, which can become difficult on
> large installations."
>
> Surely one could just shut down the server?
>
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Heymann <lists@...> wrote:
>>
>> Mitch,
>>
>> we're doing this on all our customers' sites and it works great. All
>> they have to do is set a link from the desktop or Start menu to our
>> application's exe file. No client-side alias confugurations, no client
>> driver installation, no nothing. That's why I *love* Firebird :-)
>>
>> (Some of the administrators wonder how it's all possible - compared to
>> what they're used to from Microsoft and Oracle, it's nearly too good
>> to be true :-))
>>
>> The only problem is when you want to exchange the Exe file with a
>> newer version: All users have to quit, which can become difficult on
>> large installations.
>>
>> I don't see how this should affect data integrity, it's just where the
>> executable code comes from: a local hard disk or a network share. The
>> data connection to the database is the same.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>> > I initially had a separate MyClientApp.exe & fbclient.dll installed on
>> > each workstation on our network. Although this arrangement minimises
>> > network traffic when starting the app, it is a real pain to have to
>> > copy updated versions of MyClientApp.exe to each workstation each time
>> > I create enhancements (which is frequently).
>>
>> > So I have shared a directory on the server and placed one copy of
>> > MyClientApp.exe & fbClient.dll there for all the workstations to run.
>> > This way I only need to update the MyClientApp.exe once.
>>
>> > Other than more network traffic and slightly slower App startup time,
>> > is there any particular risk to doing this from a data integrity point
>> > of view?
>>
>> > Thanks
>>
>> > Mitch
>>
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