Subject Re: Running 2 .EXE files From Michael <michael@itntgroup.com.au> Date Mon, 11 May 2020 19:51:36 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi Ronnie, I can run out of one .exe, I can have the timer in the background but was hoping to avoide multiple timers running as I already have one updating screens, also I wanted to run a seperate .exe so that earlier versions of my software could have the same features rather than converting tables to upgrade. Thanks for you input. You've answered my questions and confirmed my fears. Regards, Michael. Ronnie MacGregor Wrote: > In article <4VUZ6OyJWHA.1552@ip-AC1E04A7>, michael@itntgroup.com.au > says... > > > I am trying to run 2 x .exe files. > > First thing to check is that the "localshare" property in the BDE is set > to true. > > > > So the question 1. is, how can I run concurrent .exe files that can > > talk to the same local database without effecting each other as if i > > am running 2 x seperate .exe's in seperate windows users? >   > The problem is that you have two runtimes going on one machine, and I am > not convinced that this approach was ever designed in or intended. > > Is it possible for you to have a single "startup" .exe and then run two > separate instances of your form ?  In theory this should not tax dBASE > or machine resources in the same way. > >