Hi Y'all,

Have a client I'd like to convince to buy ADS.

As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.

There are 5 users so, I'd like for all to continue using the
application during the ADS trial period and when they log on if one of
those ADS user connections is available they connect via ADSDBE.  If
none are available they access the data as tehy are currently doing,
via FOXCDX built from FOXDBE and CDXDBE.

I'm thinkng about using if/endif in dbesys() to determine the
parameter for dbesetdefault().  Here's rough example.

dbeload("ADSDBF")
oSESSION:= dacsession():new("DBE=ADSDBE; SERVER= "+ left(cDATAPATH,2))
if oSESSION:isconnected()
  dbesetdefault("ADSDBE")
  oSESSION:disconnect()
else
*  Build the FOXDBE and set it as the default.
endif

Looking for suggestions.  

Thanks.

Donald Keating wrote:

> There are 5 users so, I'd like for all to continue using the
> application during the ADS trial period and when they log on if one of
> those ADS user connections is available they connect via ADSDBE.

Hopefully you will do this with a separate test dbf file set? 

Not with production mode data?

> dbeload("ADSDBF")
> oSESSION:= dacsession():new("DBE=ADSDBE; SERVER= "+ left(cDATAPATH,2))
> if oSESSION:isconnected()
>   dbesetdefault("ADSDBE")
>   oSESSION:disconnect()
> else
> *  Build the FOXDBE and set it as the default.
> endif

This should technically work - but I'm quite sure this will lead to
problems in shared mode. 

So better talk to your ADS sales person if there is a demo version with
more users. 

Thomas

Thanks Thomas,

On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:45:34 +0100, Thomas Braun wrote:

>Donald Keating wrote:
>
>> There are 5 users so, I'd like for all to continue using the
>> application during the ADS trial period and when they log on if one of
>> those ADS user connections is available they connect via ADSDBE.
>
>Hopefully you will do this with a separate test dbf file set? 
>
>Not with production mode data?
No, got plenty of test data.

>
>> dbeload("ADSDBF")
>> oSESSION:= dacsession():new("DBE=ADSDBE; SERVER= "+ left(cDATAPATH,2))
>> if oSESSION:isconnected()
>>   dbesetdefault("ADSDBE")
>>   oSESSION:disconnect()
>> else
>> *  Build the FOXDBE and set it as the default.
>> endif
>
>This should technically work - but I'm quite sure this will lead to
>problems in shared mode. 
>
>So better talk to your ADS sales person if there is a demo version with
>more users. 
>
>Thomas

Donald Keating wrote in news:hmbqf897hq8jb0otcj8t8p9kiv05kpgqhg@4ax.com:

Don,

If you are an ads dealer, you can get a 30 day demo version for any number 
of users.

> As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
> days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.
>

Thanks Brian,

I'm not a dealer and thought the trial version allowed only 2 users at
a time.

Will do some checking.

>don<

On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:46:34 +0100, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:

>Donald Keating wrote in news:hmbqf897hq8jb0otcj8t8p9kiv05kpgqhg@4ax.com:
>
>Don,
>
>If you are an ads dealer, you can get a 30 day demo version for any number 
>of users.
>
>> As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
>> days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.
>>

> I'm not a dealer and thought the trial version allowed only 2 users at
> a time.
There is a developer free version with 2 user and no expiration date, and demo versions with more users but expiration date

Regards,
Pablo Botella

Donald Keating wrote in news:2jirf8heqk0octl0jg5rl1pjk7jjm3u92i@4ax.com:

Don,

then run it through someone who is a dealer..

> Thanks Brian,
> 
> I'm not a dealer and thought the trial version allowed only 2 users at
> a time.
> 
> Will do some checking.
> 
>>don<
> 
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:46:34 +0100, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:
> 
>>Donald Keating wrote in
>>news:hmbqf897hq8jb0otcj8t8p9kiv05kpgqhg@4ax.com: 
>>
>>Don,
>>
>>If you are an ads dealer, you can get a 30 day demo version for any
>>number of users.
>>
>>> As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
>>> days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.
>>>

On 1/22/2013 8:39 AM, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:
> Donald Keating wrote in news:2jirf8heqk0octl0jg5rl1pjk7jjm3u92i@4ax.com:
>
> Don,
>
> then run it through someone who is a dealer..
>
>> Thanks Brian,
>>
>> I'm not a dealer and thought the trial version allowed only 2 users at
>> a time.
>>
>> Will do some checking.
>>
>>> don<
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:46:34 +0100, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:
>>
>>> Donald Keating wrote in
>>> news:hmbqf897hq8jb0otcj8t8p9kiv05kpgqhg@4ax.com:
>>>
>>> Don,
>>>
>>> If you are an ads dealer, you can get a 30 day demo version for any
>>> number of users.
>>>
>>>> As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
>>>> days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.
>>>>
>
>
We are a dealer.  We are always able to get a specific number of users 
for a specific timeframe.  Sometimes 15 days, sometimes 30 days.  You 
would just need to request through your dealer.

Cliff

On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:56:49 -0600, Clifford Wiernik wrote:

>On 1/22/2013 8:39 AM, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:
>> Donald Keating wrote in news:2jirf8heqk0octl0jg5rl1pjk7jjm3u92i@4ax.com:
>>
>> Don,
>>
>> then run it through someone who is a dealer..
>>
>>> Thanks Brian,
>>>
>>> I'm not a dealer and thought the trial version allowed only 2 users at
>>> a time.
>>>
>>> Will do some checking.
>>>
>>>> don<
>>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:46:34 +0100, Brian Wolfsohn wrote:
>>>
>>>> Donald Keating wrote in
>>>> news:hmbqf897hq8jb0otcj8t8p9kiv05kpgqhg@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>> Don,
>>>>
>>>> If you are an ads dealer, you can get a 30 day demo version for any
>>>> number of users.
>>>>
>>>>> As I understand it she can download and use a trial version for 30
>>>>> days but, it is limited to 2 users at a time.
>>>>>
>>
>>
>We are a dealer.  We are always able to get a specific number of users 
>for a specific timeframe.  Sometimes 15 days, sometimes 30 days.  You 
>would just need to request through your dealer.
>
>Cliff


Thanks Cliff,

I've since learned the trial version is not limited to only 2 users
but, 5 which will work fine for this client.

 >don<