Contents of the FoxPro 2.6a for Macintosh "DK Readme" File

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SUMMARY

Below is the complete "DK Readme" file, located in the main FoxPro folder, which is "Microsoft FoxPro 2.6" by default.

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                      Release Notes for

                      Distribution Kit

Microsoft(R) FoxPro(R) for Macintosh(R) and Power Macintosh(TM)

              Version 2.6a Professional Edition

  (C)1994 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

********************************************************** For installation instructions, see the "Readme Before Installation-Pro" file.

Contents

Part 1: Distribution Kit Information Part 2: Changes to Documentation Since Printing

Part 1: Distribution Kit Information This section includes information about:

- Installing the Distribution Kit on a Network - Distribution Kit Files - Using the Distribution Kit with FoxPro - Distributed Applications on a Network

Installing the Distribution Kit on a Network

If you use Network Install #2 to install the Distribution Kit to a network location that contains FoxPro, you will be prompted to replace some files. These files are common to FoxPro and the Distribution Kit, and differ only in their timestamps. Since the files are otherwise identical, you can choose to replace the files, or continue to use your existing copies.

Distribution Kit Files

The Distribution Kit includes the following library files:

-Macintosh:

  FOXMAC26.ESL
  FOXMAC.LIB

-Power Macintosh:

  FOXPPC26.ESL
  FOXPPC.LIB

When you are building an application for distribution, you need these files to create the executables, but you do not need to distribute these files with your application.

Using the Distribution Kit with FoxPro

If any Distribution Kit applications or libraries are accessible on any mounted drive, double-clicking a FoxPro file opens the Distribution Kit libraries or applications instead. This is due to the later timestamp on the Distribution Kit libraries. To use FoxPro and the Distribution Kit together, you must do one of the following:

Launch FoxPro using the Microsoft FoxPro icon, then use Open from the File menu to open FoxPro files.
Unmount the drive that contains the Distribution Kit, while working with FoxPro.
Modify the FoxPro timestamp to be later than the Distribution Kit file timestamp.
Modify the timestamp on the Distribution Kit libraries or application to be earlier than FoxPro's timestamp.

Distributed Applications on a Network

When two machines try to run the same distributed application over a network, the second machine receives a message, "Application in use." To prevent this message, you must do one of the following:

Lock the distributed application.
Checked the Shared bit on the application.
Place the application on a read-only share.

Any of these choices ensures that your executable or application can be accessed over a network.

Part 2: Changes to Documentation Since Printing Page 22 Add the following note to "Creating an Application Folder."

**Note** The names for your application folder and files must have:

No more than 27 characters
No special characters such as commas (,) or ellipsis (...)

In addition, application folder names cannot contain spaces.

Page 22 Add the following note to "Creating an Application Folder."

**Note** If your application includes a graphical Help file, you can also distribute the Microsoft Help engine. Add the following files to your application folder:

   Microsoft Help
   FoxPro Help Engine

Note that you can distribute only the Help engine files, not the FoxPro graphical or .DBF-style Help files themselves.

                 **End of Readme**

Additional reference words: 2.60a KBCategory: kbreadme KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: May 29, 1996