Run program on network drive

[foxinphilly]

I'm relatively new to Visual Foxpro having been coding FPW 2.6 for years. I created a program and can run the .exe file from the development folder as a standalone executable. When I copy the necessary files (.exe, .dbf's, .dll's) up to the network to run from a network drive the application does not appear on the screen but the .exe file is running in the background. What am I missing? Is there an environment thing that needs to be taken into account?

 

[Mike Lewis]

This sounds like a Config.FPW issue.

Look for a file named Config.FPW on the network drive. If it's present, open it in a text editor, and look for this line:

SCREEN = OFF

If that's present, deleted it and save the file.

Let us know the result.

Mike

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[foxinphilly]

The good news is by eliminating SCREEN = OFF, the program will run but the VFP Window appears in the background.

 

[foxinphilly]

Guess what? Now it works???? I don't understand why it works now but didn't earlier. Thanks for your help.

 

[TamarGranor]

Hey, FoxInPhilly, just wanted to let you know there's a VFP user group in Philly. Shoot me an email (tamar@tamargranor.com) if you're interested in more information.

Tamar