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>Rhett R. Rodewald (rhettr@erols.com) wrote:
>: App1 works fine.  Multiple users no problems.
>: App2 ditto.

>: App3 has an error if App1 or App2 or App3 (itself) is already running
>: Once started, App3 causes the error for App1 and App2.

>: The error is:  "directory controlled by other .net file"

>: I have everyone mapped to the data drive in the same way ( "R:\DATA" ) and
>: the Paradox Net File is set to this directory.  I create a local private
>: directory and set the BDE to use it with dbiSetPrivateDir().  All
>: applications access the "R:\DATA" directory using an Alias set to that
>: directory.

>Are you saying you're assigning the same Private directory to
>multiple apps on the same machine?  If so, that's your problem.
>By the way, it may be a bit easier to set the property
>Session.PrivateDir rather than using a BDE API call.
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>Rick Carter   carterrk@email.uc.edu   rcarter@tso.cin.ix.net
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No, Each App creates its own private directory.  And the problem still exists
if I run App1 on one PC, and App3 on a second PC.

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