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Thread Best Windows folder
Mon, Dec 11 2006 4:14 PMPermanent Link

"Eduardo"
What´s the best windows folder to receive the DBISAM files?
I have multiple users starting / stopping and reading the same database,
each user a time.
Like an application that has it's own database that starts every time with a
different user, but has the same data for all and all the users may include
new records in it.
I'm trying C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data , but I'm
still having trouble with this folder as the "common" users have only
read/execute permission for this folder.
Shortly and definetely, where to put this database so I don't have any
problems with user permission?



Thanx

Wed, Dec 13 2006 1:16 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

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Eduardo,

<< What´s the best windows folder to receive the DBISAM files? I have
multiple users starting / stopping and reading the same database,
each user a time. Like an application that has it's own database that
starts every time with a different user, but has the same data for all and
all the users may include new records in it.  I'm trying C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data , but I'm still having trouble with this
folder as the "common" users have only read/execute permission for this
folder. Shortly and definetely, where to put this database so I don't have
any
problems with user permission? >>

Per MS:

..CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA.

This folder should be used for application data that is not user specific.
For example, an application may store a spell check dictionary, a database
of clip-art or a log file in the CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder. This
information will not roam and is available to anyone using the computer. By
default, this location is read-only for normal (non-admin, non-power) Users.
****If an application requires normal Users to have write access to an
application specific subdirectory of CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, then the
application must explicitly modify the security on that sub-directory during
application setup.**** The modified security must be documented in the
Vendor Questionnaire.

From:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/maintain/featusability/w2kapsp4.mspx

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Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

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