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raveens
19-Oct-2021, 04:57 PM
Hi DAW

We generally sign all our apps now to prevent it being quarantined by AV software.

With reference to:
https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/DeploymentGuide/Code_Signing.htm

Currently, for every project the "After compilation Process" needs to be setup (including Test Projects) to run "SignDataFlexProjectExe.exe" + <application> <workspace>

Wouldn't it be better to just have a "checkbox" on the "General" tab of the Project Properties to say "Sign Project" ?

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Or even a global workspace property within the "Configure Workspace Properties" called "Default Sign Project" - use this value/setting as the default when creating new projects within the workspace.

The studio will still run the same ""SignDataFlexProjectExe.exe <application> <workspace>" in the background, but we wouldn't need to setup each project's after compilation process.

Food for thought.

Mike Cooper
20-Oct-2021, 04:54 AM
+1

DaveR
20-Oct-2021, 07:01 AM
+googleplex

We don't need to sign because we are in-house so have control of every desktop, and signing is currently a drag.
But I'd like to sign because we are in control of every windows desktop, and UAC exceptions are a bigger drag.

and I vote for the workspace level, with maybe the switch at project level to turn it off.