Where to store read/write files on multi-user systems

[Pierre Sahores]

Hello Trevor,

Le 5 juin 04, à 00:39, Trevor DeVore a écrit :

> On Jun 4, 2004, at 3:47 PM, Pierre Sahores wrote:
>> Le 4 juin 04, à 16:19, Trevor DeVore a écrit :
>>
>>> Scenario:
>>> An application which consists of the following parts -
>>> 1) Revolution executable
>>> 2) Revolution stack for storing global user information (read/write)
>>> 3) Valentina Database (read/write)
>>> 4) Revolution stack for storing user preferences (read/write)
>>>
>> Hello Trevor,
>>
>> In my idea, the most secure way to get your project up would be to 
>> set up this all as a work for Apache + a TCP sockets driven 
>> application server (coded in Rev, Python or Java) connected to an 
>> ACID compliant database server (PostgreSQL, FireBird, Sybase, 
>> Oracle,...) where the Rev's client-side apps would have to act as  
>> browsers of the server-side stuff. Any other way will need lots more 
>> coding for less usable results (availaibility, concurrents accesses, 
>> TCO).
>
> Pierre,
>
> This particular application is an interactive training title that will 
> be distributed on CD-ROM for the moment but will eventually be 
> embedded on medical hardware.  The revolution stacks I'm using for 
> data storage allow people using the program to set up multiple users 
> and track the number of lessons they have completed.
>
> It isn't multi-user in the sense that multiple people will access the 
> program at once but in the fact different users of the same PC could 
> access the program.

OK, and sorry !  I was mistaking in about the way your app has to work 
;)

Best Rgards, Pierre
>
> Example -
> The administrator will install the application on a Windows XP machine 
> in the C:/Program Files directory.  Bob logs in (Bob doesn't have 
> administrator rights so he can't write to the C:/Program Files 
> directory) and uses the program.  In order for Bob to save his 
> progress in the lessons on the computer the revolution stack that 
> stores this information needs to be in a area where everyone can 
> read/write files.
> -- 
> Trevor DeVore
> Blue Mango Multimedia
> trevor at mangomultimedia.com
> _______________________________________________
> use-revolution mailing list
> use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
>