Re: Migrating to Terminal Services

We migrated 2 years ago to TS "without any" troubles.
and these are my experiences
1)
When the TS lose connection it will try to reconnect.
But the session is still open on the TS-server and after reconnect
you will find it like that.
Be carefull to set the TS that the same session is opened after reconnect.
(by default it's like that, if I remember it well...)
2)
We have no problem printing over TS.
You have to install the same local printer drivers on the TS-server
Be sure the TS-server supports that driver (32-64 bit ?)
if not you will have problems.
If a TS gets connected it will load local printers.
(if the connection is setup like that because you can set it up that it
doesn't)
are even better use Lan printers and setup a VPN.
3)
we use email and webbrowsing over TS
Webbrowsing is not fun especially with non static sites (flash and movies)

I hardly had to change the vfp9SP1 app.
excep temp files because all users work on the same "pc"

Christophe


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1) The most important is make internet connection stable. Unlike web-based
applications, terminal service needs connection always on. The connection
is
pretty easy to be lost in shopping centers. Adding one more filter to the
phone line for ADSL can be very helpful.
2) Please do not use server printing. There is a trouble to install
printer
driver. But this is not the biggest trouble. The biggest trouble is if you
print from the server, the printing job could be stuck at any time and
push
CPU usage very high. You can download a few XML files to the local machine
and write a small program for local machines to pick up those files to
print
or even email.
3) Please do not use server for email or web browsing.


"Cowboy" wrote:

We are now serious about migrating to Terminal Services using the
Internet.
I would expect to use VFP90, altho some forms were written in 50 but seem
to
work in 90. Any suggestions about using Terminal Services would be
appreciated. My clients want to have one common set of tables on a
server
rather than each store having its own seperate set of tables which must
be
uploaded to the offices each night for consolidation. Also, separate
stores
are not "live" nor "real time" which could be up-to-date on one server.
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TIA
Cowboy


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