[AccessD] A2K: WIN 98 machines are driving me crazy

nope would love a copy of it
I was about to write something in VB myself
Yours would definitely be better

DD
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From: <DWUTKA at marlow.com>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:47 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: WIN 98 machines are driving me crazy


> Just perusing this thread.  Darren, didn't I send you my VB Front End
> updater?
> 
> Drew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Darren DICK
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:30 PM
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> Subject: [AccessD] A2K: WIN 98 machines are driving me crazy
> 
> 
> Hello all
> I have some code that looks to the Back end of the app to determine if there
> is a 'new' version of the app.
> If there is a 'new' version then the app looks to a predefined place on the
> server where the 'new' version is sitting
> and it copies the 'new' version to the local machine. So for the current
> session the user is using the 'old' version
> but next time they spark up the app they are automatically using the 'new'
> version Excellent.  - on XP and WIN2000 at least
> 
> Win 98 machines are not doing this. I am getting Permission denied errors.
> Of course this is because the destination where I am copying the 'new' file
> to is in use.
> Obviously XP and WIN2000 open each dB in its own memory space and thus you
> can copy underneath
> but WIN98 does not. OK whatever....
> 
> So I thought I would just launch the app from the users desktop with a BATCH
> file.
> The batch file copies the new version each and every time (whether it's new
> or not) then sparks up the app,
> all from within the batch file Simple - on XP and WIN2000 at least
> 
> Here is the batch file...............
> REM START BATCH FILE###########################################
> echo Updating your system to the latest Version of TruMan...
> copy S:\Truman\Update\TRUMAN.MDB c:\Progra~1\Truman\Truman.mdb
> c:\Progra~1\Truman\Truman.mdb
> REM END BATCH FILE ###########################################
> on XP and WIN2000 No Problem But when I run the BATCH file on a 98 machine I
> get...
> 1 file(s) copied (Great it copied the file)
> Bad command or file name (Bugger it doesn't spark up the app)
> 
> The S drive location of the new app is valid. The destination folder in
> Program files and the existence 
> of the 'old' version is valid. (Remember this works on XP and WIN2000)
> 
> The on the Win 98 machine if I copy the line "
> c:\Progra~1\Truman\Truman.mdb" from the batch file and
> clickon Start|Run and paste c:\Progra~1\Truman\Truman.mdb it sparks up the
> app
> as desired. So it works from Start|Run but not a batchfile?????!!!!!!!
> 
> I'm stumped - any suggestions?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Darren
> 
> 
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