DCOM VFox7, accessing remote data ?!?

[midiian]

I have created several COM servers which are installed on a Windows 2000 server(automation server). I can call the COM servers from my applications no problem and they work fine on local Data (held on the automation server). However, when i ask the COM servers to work on data on another machine it all goes horribly wrong. The data is on another machine which has a drive mapped on the automation server. I was using the local drive mapping on the automation server to point to the tables i require but no luck. I have also tried using the UNC path to get to the remote data but it still goes tits-up. The share on the remote server is set for 'everyone' (temporarily!) in case its an authentication problem but still no luck. As the COM servers work fine on local data, i can only think its a authentication problem....anybody any ideas?

 

[Mike Gagnon]

midiian

As the COM servers work fine on local data, i can only think its a authentication problem....anybody any ideas?
on another machine it all goes horribly wrong.

What do you mean "horribly wrong". What message (if any) are you getting?

Mike Gagnon

 

[midiian]

The client application just sits there, no OLE error messages or anything. I have to crash the client then manually close the COM object on the automation server.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

midiian

Have tried to duplicate the client's environment? And see if it's a right issue. Try checking the path to see if it's correct:
CD <the mapped computer path>
GETFILE()

See if you end up in the right place.
Or try a further test (always under the client's environment). Try FCREATE('myTest.txt')
Mike Gagnon

 

[DSummZZZ]

You could always create a log file in the com server to output some sort of trace messages when your client is accessing the data, since you can't use any sort of screen i/o. If by chance the com server is trying to display a WAIT WINDOW or MESSAGEBOX() or even a GETFILE() dialog, it will hang.
Dave S.

 

[midiian]

Thanks Guys,
The Com servers have no interfaces which could pop up a screen or message so it cant be that. I am going to write a small server interface and de-bug on the server so i can see exactly whats going on. I'll let you know what the outcome was...thanks for all your help folks...much appreciated!
IanM