Foxpro 9.0 Question

[MikeAmsbury]

We switched usernames on the same computer and now when I double click on a dbf file it says can't open because it's not a object file. With the other username it opens in a table. I think it's a sharing or network issue. Can anyone help?

 

[TamarGranor]

Sounds like maybe VFP was installed only for the original user and not for all users.

Tamar

 

[DSummZZZ]

... So you will have to reinstall it or set the file associations manually.


-Dave Summers-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.dave-summers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[MikeAmsbury]

Where can I set the associations manually?

 

[DSummZZZ]

Here's a good tutorial:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-default-programs#1TC=windows-7

-Dave Summers-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.dave-summers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[MikeAmsbury]

On the user that works under associate a file type a dbf file is list as Microsoft Visual FoxPro Table. On the user that doesn't work it just says DBF File

 

[DSummZZZ]

Exactly. You will have to tell that file (dbf) it will be opened with Visual Foxpro.
The issue here is that every file that should be opened with VFP won't be unless you tell it to. DBF, PRG, CDX, ... It may be more productive for you to do a 'Repair' install for that user. Or all users.


-Dave Summers-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.dave-summers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[Dan Freeman]

You could also run vfp.exe with the /regserver startup switch, which "installs default registry keys", but I don't know off-hand (and don't have a machine I can test) whether file associations are considered "default registry keys".

The -R startup switch is documented as "In earlier versions, refresh the Windows registry with information about Visual FoxPro, such as associations for Visual FoxPro files. In later versions, use /regserver." which leads me to suspect /regserver will do the deed.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Look here:

http://www.berezniker.com/content/p...file-associations-open-files-one-vfp-instance

You simply put that into a file with .reg file extension and register it.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[MikeAmsbury]

Looking like the user that doesn't work is setup as a roaming so it is a sharing issue?