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Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

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    Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

    Help. I need a workaround for a problem I'm having.

    I'm doing development work for my son. My computer has two Alpha workspaces on a D: drive. My son's new computer is an HP and they have commandeered the D: drive for their recovery area. Consequently I've set up my son's data drive as "S:"

    I have a need to switch workspaces during this application and use a script containing:
    ADB = "D:\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb"
    if file.exists(ADB)
    :a5.load(ADB)

    This script will not run on my son's computer because he doesn't have a D: drive. A friend showed me how I can alias my D: drive as an S: drive. This is a terrific idea because it enables me to write hard coded references in A5 to an S: drive instead of a D: drive and therefore it will run on my son's computer. Therefore, I changed the D: to an S:

    Unfortunately Alpha Five won't let me do this. It looks like it thinks I'm running a multi-user application and as I've explained, I am NOT. The following dialogue comes up:
    A5_Switch_Error.jpg

    Please, please, please ... isn't there some way I can do what I'm trying to do? I need to convince A5 I'm being honest.

    I'd be so grateful for a workaround. If you need additional information please ask.

    Thanks ... Sam

    #2
    Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

    The error is a directory permissions error. Alpha uses the muf file to keep track of how many users are accessing a workspace, per license. Even if it is only one.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
      The error is a directory permissions error. Alpha uses the muf file to keep track of how many users are accessing a workspace, per license. Even if it is only one.
      I don't understand, Stan. Are you saying that in my scenario I'm considered more than one user? Also, when you say it's a permissions error, do you mean that either it's a bug or that there's something I can do so that the error doesn't occur?

      ?? Sam

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        #4
        Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

        Sam, I don't know about drive alias reassignments. However, it occurs to me that you could create a folder on your machine and map it as Drive "S". Both workspaces could be placed in subfolders within the mapped drive. Wouldn't that create the necessary test bed for your development machine? -- tom

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          #5
          Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

          The error reported by Alpha says it could not open or create the necessary file. Windows wouldn't let it. Generally because the user doesn't have write permissions to the directory in question or it is marked in Windows as read only.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

            OK, now Alpha Five is really starting to scare me!

            I decided to try using relative directory syntax to avoid the error or whatever it is that I just reported. I changed the script from ADB = "S:\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb" to ADB = "..\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb".
            The good news is that it now works and doesn't think I'm multi-user. I was starting to feel better about myself. HOWEVER, A5 is now duplicating a ton of entries in the control panel.
            Here's the list of Operations:
            A5_DuplicateEntriesOperations.jpg
            Here's the list of Code items:
            A5_DuplicateEntriesCode.jpg
            Here's my list of workspaces which are also duplicated. This graphic shows the path of the first entry which is normal:
            A5_WS_Entry1.jpg
            Finally, its duplicate entry which is totally wacko:
            A5_WS_Entry2.jpg
            Please, can someone tell me what's happening?

            If this isn't a bug, then Alpha must be totally bug-free!

            ??? Sam

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              #7
              Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

              Originally posted by Tom Cone Jr View Post
              Sam, I don't know about drive alias reassignments. However, it occurs to me that you could create a folder on your machine and map it as Drive "S". Both workspaces could be placed in subfolders within the mapped drive. Wouldn't that create the necessary test bed for your development machine? -- tom
              Hi Tom. I appreciate your dropping in. At this point I'm so confused about what's happening that I don't know what will work. I seem to be playing by the rules and I keep getting into deeper gooey. Regarding your suggestion, isn't that what I've already done? I've mapped my entire hard drive as S and the two workspaces are subfolders of that. Right?

              ???? Sam

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                #8
                Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                I changed the script from ADB = "S:\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb" to ADB = "..\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb".
                Note there is no drive letter shown in the detail view. You'll probably find a bunch of files on your desktop.

                isn't a bug
                It may be. There are all sorts of strange things users do. That may be one they didn't guard against.
                There can be only one.

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                  #9
                  Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                  Try renaming the adb and leave out the spaces and the ampersand "&" if you do this in explorer you will have to edit the libraries in FILES->DATABASE PROPERTIES to remove the old adb

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                    #10
                    Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                    I seem to be playing by the rules
                    By trying to code to "..\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb" ?.

                    Where did you find that in the "rules"?
                    There can be only one.

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                      #11
                      Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
                      The error reported by Alpha says it could not open or create the necessary file. Windows wouldn't let it. Generally because the user doesn't have write permissions to the directory in question or it is marked in Windows as read only.
                      Stan, you might be onto it but I'm not at all sure. When I look at any folder on D Windows XP indicates it's read-only, although I and my various programs can freely write to the drive.

                      On the other hand, I just looked at the drive from the perspective of sharing (S:) it and I never ticked off the checkbox that says "Allow network users to change my files". Could it possibly think that "Alpha Five" and not ME is a "network user"? What do you think, Stan, and whatever you think, why is Alpha 5 using "multi--user" jargon. Who's the other user(s)?

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                        #12
                        Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                        Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
                        Note there is no drive letter shown in the detail view. You'll probably find a bunch of files on your desktop.

                        Stan, I don't know what you mean about no drive letter in detail view. I also don't know what you mean by desktop. There's nothing on my Windows desktop but there's a bunch of files listed in Control Panel if that's what you mean.

                        It may be. There are all sorts of strange things users do. That may be one they didn't guard against.

                        Is trying to use a standard Windows relative path a "strange thing" Stan? I don't think it's that out of line.

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                          #13
                          Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                          Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
                          By trying to code to "..\Alpha5_Wholesale\WGCX Invoicing & Sales Analysis.adb" ?.

                          Where did you find that in the "rules"?
                          Well, not in any A5 rulebook, but it seems an intuitively reasonable thing to try. NO?

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                            #14
                            Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                            why is Alpha 5 using "multi--user" jargon.
                            Alpha uses the muf file to keep track of how many users are accessing a workspace, per license. Even if it is only one.
                            There can be only one.

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                              #15
                              Re: Alpha Five thinks I'm running a multi-user app. I'm NOT!

                              Well, not in any A5 rulebook, but it seems an intuitively reasonable thing to try. NO?
                              .. stands for parent directory, even in Windows.
                              There can be only one.

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