I'm TOTALLY frustrated!!
I've tried this many times before and I just cannot get this to work, no matter what I do.
The ONLY way I can update a customers application is if I copy ALL the file to my computer, make the changes and copy the files back.
I've tried and tried and tried using the backup and restore utility in Alpha 5 and it JUST DOESN"T WORK!! At least not the way that I think it should work or the way that I would like it to work.
I end up with corrupted or missing forms which I can't even open in design mode. I believe I found that I can overcome this problem by doing TWO restores in a row.
But if I do a backup with all the files with the exception of the data files, I end up losing all the indexes.
I've tried doing a complete restore of all the files and then copied the customer DBF files, rebuild the indexes, and then open the application. Again, and the my indexes are missing. That means I have to go in and re-define all the indexes.
This was SO SIMPLE in Alpha 4. I'm hoping and sure that it is simple in Alpha 5. But for some reason, the solution for me is like oil and water.
Can someone steer me in the right direction. People talk about sending file to customers to update their applications. That scares the H#%& out of me.
I've tried this many times before and I just cannot get this to work, no matter what I do.
The ONLY way I can update a customers application is if I copy ALL the file to my computer, make the changes and copy the files back.
I've tried and tried and tried using the backup and restore utility in Alpha 5 and it JUST DOESN"T WORK!! At least not the way that I think it should work or the way that I would like it to work.
I end up with corrupted or missing forms which I can't even open in design mode. I believe I found that I can overcome this problem by doing TWO restores in a row.
But if I do a backup with all the files with the exception of the data files, I end up losing all the indexes.
I've tried doing a complete restore of all the files and then copied the customer DBF files, rebuild the indexes, and then open the application. Again, and the my indexes are missing. That means I have to go in and re-define all the indexes.
This was SO SIMPLE in Alpha 4. I'm hoping and sure that it is simple in Alpha 5. But for some reason, the solution for me is like oil and water.
Can someone steer me in the right direction. People talk about sending file to customers to update their applications. That scares the H#%& out of me.
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