Re: Deleting All Forms

The point that Martin was making is that since the FE is just a file on the users local PC, to update the FE its just a matter of the user copying the new version of the FE from a central location and saving it on top of the version that they have already.

Also the statement 'I know I could just tell them to download the front end from the server but I wanted to avoid that and let them refresh in their own time' doesn't make any sense.

If you want them to 'refresh in their own time' that pretty much requires letting them know that there's a new version available and having them copy it to their PC.

Back in the day, I did create a batch file that automatically copying the front end from a file server to the hard drive of the machine on which the batch file ran. A cheap file install if you would.

David H

Martin wrote:
Yes it is because the user copies the front end to their local hard drive and I cannot access their local drives. I know I could just tell them to download the front end from the server but I wanted to avoid that and let them refresh in their own time.


"Rick Brandt" wrote:


Martin wrote:

Hello,

I would like to write some code that will delete all the forms in a
database.  At present I have the database split and the front end on
many different servers.  Each of these are copied to peoples c drive
so I can't access them.

I would like to finish the database so that the user can click a
button and this will delete all forms (apart from the one open!) and
will import all forms from the master database.

Could somebody tell me how I would go about doing that? 

Normally with a split app you give users updates by simply replacing the
entire front end file with a new one.  Is there some reason you aren't doing
that?

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