I created a multi-user application for a client using FoxPro 2.6 for windows. The client was just given some MAC's and asked me if they could run this application on a mixed network (two PC's and two MAC's both accessing the database stored on a PC server running WIN_NT). I am well aware of the software needed to connect MAC's to a PC server, but I haven't been able to get any info about concurrent access to a database by mixed workstations. Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
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Yes you can have mixed platforms access the same databases. First you need to get the mac utility programs loaded that enable it to read files from a Windows FAT.<br><br>Then you will find there are some FoxPro commands that act differently between Win and Mac. You -> WILL <- have to go into the code and add conditional branches with the _dos(), _win(), _mac() or _unix() commands<br><br>Example<br>do case<br>case _win() <br> ***<br> ***<br>case _mac()<br> ***<br> ***<br>case _dos()<br> ***<br> ***<br>case _unix()<br> ***<br> ***<br>endcase<br> <br><br>Tip, Find a good on-line Mac Users Group to help you.<br>Good Luck<br> <p>David W. Grewe<br><a href=mailto
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