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Raveen Ryan Sundram
2-Feb-2005, 05:20 PM
DAW,

We have a 5 user development license for VDF10.1

I want to install VDF10.1 onto the server so that all the developers can
share the same PKG, LIB and USR files.

I have installed VDF10.1 onto the server from PC1,
and if I want PC2 & PC3 to share the same environment.

Do I need to reinstall VDF10.1 onto the server again from PC2 & PC3?

What is the best solution for this?

Please help

--
Regards,
Raveen Ryan Sundram

Peager
2-Feb-2005, 08:12 PM
Raveen,

We have done similarly here.... we installed on a network drive
(W:\vdf\vdf10.1\ in our case)
The user that does the install needs to save the registry branch out where
the other developers can install it on there machines from. Then we create
a ToolBar folder on the network that contains the shortcuts the developers
will need.

The other difficulty you will experience is that the IDE really wants to
"own" the DDSrc and AppSrc files. I've attached copies of our WS files for
our 'Live" and "Local" (Development) workspaces so you can see a bit what
we've done. The programmers work using the 'local' workspace. When a
version of the app is ready, it is moved to the Programs path of the 'Live'
ws. I should add that references to the N: drive are local work directories
assigned to each developer.

It would be so much easier if DAW would allow DDData and ABData to be found
in the DDSrc PATH and the AppSrc PATH. Even though the word PATH is used,
the IDE really expects these files to be in the first area specified in the
path. The data files and src files, etc can be further down the path but
not these files. Seems weird to me.

You will also want to be sure to install some kind of versioning software to
control/coordinate between your developers.

Best regards,

--
Paul E. Richmond
IS Project Leader
L.D. McFarland Co.
(253) 572-3033
"Raveen Ryan Sundram" <raveen@xls.co.nz> wrote in message
news:6FJg%23VXCFHA.4336@dacmail.dataaccess.com...
> DAW,
>
> We have a 5 user development license for VDF10.1
>
> I want to install VDF10.1 onto the server so that all the developers can
> share the same PKG, LIB and USR files.
>
> I have installed VDF10.1 onto the server from PC1,
> and if I want PC2 & PC3 to share the same environment.
>
> Do I need to reinstall VDF10.1 onto the server again from PC2 & PC3?
>
> What is the best solution for this?
>
> Please help
>
> --
> Regards,
> Raveen Ryan Sundram
>
>

Evertjan Dondergoor
3-Feb-2005, 04:29 AM
Hello,

With more developers working on the same project, I find it by far easiest
to use Vault (or Visual Sourcesafe or whatever) to take care of the sharing
of files. For some reason ppl like sharing source on the network, but once
you're used to a tool like Vault you are more up to speed in development.

Evertjan

"Raveen Ryan Sundram" <raveen@xls.co.nz> wrote in message
news:6FJg%23VXCFHA.4336@dacmail.dataaccess.com...
> DAW,
>
> We have a 5 user development license for VDF10.1
>
> I want to install VDF10.1 onto the server so that all the developers can
> share the same PKG, LIB and USR files.
>
> I have installed VDF10.1 onto the server from PC1,
> and if I want PC2 & PC3 to share the same environment.
>
> Do I need to reinstall VDF10.1 onto the server again from PC2 & PC3?
>
> What is the best solution for this?
>
> Please help
>
> --
> Regards,
> Raveen Ryan Sundram
>
>

Henrik Staun Poulsen
3-Feb-2005, 05:16 AM
Raveen,

With the kind help of Jakob Kruse, Sture Aps, we installed CVS to solve
our version control problems.

We mostly work with Dataflex 3.1c/AIX, but also VDF 10.

CVSNT solved most of our versioning problems, and it is easy to work
with.

Best regards
Henrik Staun Poulsen
Denmark

Raveen Ryan Sundram
3-Feb-2005, 01:51 PM
Thanks Paul,

I will give it a try and see if it works.

Raveen Ryan Sundram
Excellent Software Ltd
Auckland, New Zealand


"Paul E. Richmond" <paulr@ldm.com> wrote in message
news:rhDiy1YCFHA.1248@dacmail.dataaccess.com...
> Raveen,
>
> We have done similarly here.... we installed on a network drive
> (W:\vdf\vdf10.1\ in our case)
> The user that does the install needs to save the registry branch out where
> the other developers can install it on there machines from. Then we
create
> a ToolBar folder on the network that contains the shortcuts the developers
> will need.
>
> The other difficulty you will experience is that the IDE really wants to
> "own" the DDSrc and AppSrc files. I've attached copies of our WS files
for
> our 'Live" and "Local" (Development) workspaces so you can see a bit what
> we've done. The programmers work using the 'local' workspace. When a
> version of the app is ready, it is moved to the Programs path of the
'Live'
> ws. I should add that references to the N: drive are local work
directories
> assigned to each developer.
>
> It would be so much easier if DAW would allow DDData and ABData to be
found
> in the DDSrc PATH and the AppSrc PATH. Even though the word PATH is used,
> the IDE really expects these files to be in the first area specified in
the
> path. The data files and src files, etc can be further down the path but
> not these files. Seems weird to me.
>
> You will also want to be sure to install some kind of versioning software
to
> control/coordinate between your developers.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Paul E. Richmond
> IS Project Leader
> L.D. McFarland Co.
> (253) 572-3033
> "Raveen Ryan Sundram" <raveen@xls.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:6FJg%23VXCFHA.4336@dacmail.dataaccess.com...
> > DAW,
> >
> > We have a 5 user development license for VDF10.1
> >
> > I want to install VDF10.1 onto the server so that all the developers can
> > share the same PKG, LIB and USR files.
> >
> > I have installed VDF10.1 onto the server from PC1,
> > and if I want PC2 & PC3 to share the same environment.
> >
> > Do I need to reinstall VDF10.1 onto the server again from PC2 & PC3?
> >
> > What is the best solution for this?
> >
> > Please help
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Raveen Ryan Sundram
> >
> >
>
>
>

Matt Smith
3-Feb-2005, 11:17 PM
Raveen Ryan Sundram wrote:
> Thanks Paul,
>
> I will give it a try and see if it works.
>
> Raveen Ryan Sundram
> Excellent Software Ltd
> Auckland, New Zealand
>

Just a reminder Raveen (and anyone else out there) that the Corroboree
is coming up in March. At this event you'll be able to talk to many
developers, both small and large about problems such as this, and much more.

Got to http://www.ddug.org/corroboree/cor2005/index.php for more details!

Matt Smith
DDUG Board Member
http://www.ddug.org