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    #1

    Desktop software in cloud service

    Pardon my ignorance, but does anyone have info about running a runtime Alpha app in a cloud service?
    Is there such possibllity? Am I in a cloud?
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    #2
    Re: Desktop software in cloud service

    For some reason it occured to me to search the desktop section of the board for cloud and I found this.

    http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ighlight=cloud
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Desktop software in cloud service

      Yeap, I am in a cloud.
      Two things:
      1: Like it was said "There is no solution that fit your wishes. An A5 desktop application must reside on a computer. There is no "cloud" option here. "by john michaels
      2: I did search the forum for the word cloud and got nothing. You did.

      A server still the only solution. Thanks Stan.

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        #4
        Re: Desktop software in cloud service

        Mike,
        I think Preston has been working hard on a way to do exactly that.

        My own thoughts are to place the data on a remote server somewhere, map a drive to it and go. I am sure it may not be that simple, but I do know that with win8 and win7 you can may a drive letter to a hosted account if the host allows it and you can map a letter to a ftp source.
        Dave Mason
        [email protected]
        Skype is dave.mason46

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          #5
          Re: Desktop software in cloud service

          Try here:
          http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...033#post667033
          Dave Mason
          [email protected]
          Skype is dave.mason46

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            #6
            Re: Desktop software in cloud service

            That thread is taking me out of the cloud and I think I am touching ground.
            The idea sound very good. In my case will probably work, as it will be one user at a time for a prticular table.
            I do not have the issue of users going to the same table and saving.
            Thanks David. Great tip.

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              #7
              Re: Desktop software in cloud service

              Just to have this be said and know.
              We use DROPBOX as a cloud based data repository. Because Dropbox has "physical" folders present on the users machine locally that synchs with the cloud, the folders can be pointed to and be a component of the Alpha application, and we have certain tables in the database that map to the Dropbox folder. We have a table in that Dropbox folder that is "tbls_in_use" that when a table is opened by a form or browse, the table that is opened is marked in the tbl_in_use table as occupied. The action of opening a form or browse first petitions the tbl_in_use table to detect whether the table is occupied or available. If available, the tble_in_use is marked as in_use and the form/browse is opened. If ocupied, a message is returned to the user that the table is in use currently. Because there is a delay in the synch process between local and cloud folders, the sequence for the petition is made to execute three times over a span of 2 seconds, and made the rule in the script that when the last two petitions are that the table is available, then the petition is considered as available and the action to open the table is permitted. Because we have few users and the instances of interference/conflicts is very low, this has worked for us. Not perfect, but it has been workable. It still remains, that the application is on a local machine, not cloud based.
              Mike W
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              "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"

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                #8
                Re: Desktop software in cloud service

                Thans Mike. something to think about.

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