Multi User issues PLUS

[Melsie]

Hi,

I have been having the same problems as what pkudrle posted, but when I open the file using open remote it works fine, but any linked files won't.

How do I make all of my linked files work, or is the computer setup wrong.

[Kurt Knippel]

What are you doing to open these "remote" files? Which buttons are you pushing, menus are you using etc?

Generally this is the process: File menu...Open File...Hosts...select your file from the list of ones available. This opens ONLY the requested file, it is up to the developer to then perform a Startup script which opens all other necessary files.

In general, I do not require that the user do this. I always setup and "opener" file which launches the hosted "main menu" file, which in turn is the launchpad for all other sub-systems.

[Steve T.]

Hi, Melsie! The OPEN REMOTE command opens only that specific DB as captkurt says. Any related DB's are also only open on the host machine and not yours. I think they, too, must be set up for MULTI-USER and shared the same way the main DB is. You should be able to open them individually one-at-a-time, but I would do as Kurt suggests and use a script to open the other db's when that one is opened. You can set a script to auto-launch when a DB is opened under Preferences for that Document.

I kinda use Kurt's trick, but I do it on the Web Security Database. I launch WSD and have it open all other db's needed. --ST

[kennedy]

For an example of a startup script, download The Works template posted in the Sample Files Forum... look at the file Begin.fp5 whose sole purpose is to implement startup and shutdown of the multi-file solution.

HTH.