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Can't save changes to PRGs in VFP 9
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Dan Musicant
2010-11-21 15:13:24 UTC
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I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?


Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
Dan Freeman
2010-11-21 15:37:32 UTC
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Post by Dan Musicant
I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
Sounds like you're saving in a "protected" location. Don't save prg
files in %Program Files%.

I run various versions of VFP in 64Bit Win7 every day.

Dan
Dan Musicant
2010-11-21 19:42:45 UTC
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 07:37:32 -0800, Dan Freeman <***@dfapam.com> wrote:

:After serious thinking Dan Musicant wrote :
:> I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
:> the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
:>
:>
:> Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
:
:Sounds like you're saving in a "protected" location. Don't save prg
:files in %Program Files%.
:
:I run various versions of VFP in 64Bit Win7 every day.
:
:Dan
:
Yes, I'm in the habit of keeping two programmables in the HOME()
directory. Config.fpw, which AFAIK normally DOES reside in HOME(). I
began by trying to make an edit in that and I couldn't until I closed
VFP 9 and opened it in Notepad. I have another PRG there that does a few
things, most importantly setting my paths, pathset.prg. It was when I
couldn't edit that in VFP that I threw in the towel and posted. Thanks
for the info. Am I going to have to:

1. Edit config.fpw with notepad?
2. Keep my pathset.prg out of HOME()?




Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
Dan Freeman
2010-11-21 19:51:03 UTC
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Post by Dan Musicant
Post by Dan Freeman
Post by Dan Musicant
I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
Sounds like you're saving in a "protected" location. Don't save prg
files in %Program Files%.
I run various versions of VFP in 64Bit Win7 every day.
:Dan
Yes, I'm in the habit of keeping two programmables in the HOME()
directory. Config.fpw, which AFAIK normally DOES reside in HOME(). I
began by trying to make an edit in that and I couldn't until I closed
VFP 9 and opened it in Notepad. I have another PRG there that does a few
things, most importantly setting my paths, pathset.prg. It was when I
couldn't edit that in VFP that I threw in the towel and posted. Thanks
1. Edit config.fpw with notepad?
2. Keep my pathset.prg out of HOME()?
You want to keep editable files in home(7) or home(8) (or elsewhere) to
avoid the virtualization boogeyman.

Doug Hennig's remarks about developing for Vista apply to Win7 as well:

http://my.advisor.com/articles.nsf/aid/18897

Dan
Zootal
2010-11-25 01:24:30 UTC
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Post by Dan Musicant
I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
I got tired of permission hell with Windows 7 and moved all of my data
files to a fat32 partition. Problem solved. YMMV...
tom knauf
2010-11-26 10:07:00 UTC
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Hi,

or just install VFP to c:\develop or something like that.
Works fine on win7 64Bit and others.

hth
tom
Post by Dan Musicant
I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
I got tired of permission hell with Windows 7 and moved all of my data
files to a fat32 partition. Problem solved. YMMV...
Dan Musicant
2010-12-03 05:55:12 UTC
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:07:00 +0100, "tom knauf" <***@pdtgmbh.de>
wrote:

:Hi,
:
:or just install VFP to c:\develop or something like that.
:Works fine on win7 64Bit and others.
:
:hth
:tom

Oh, OK, just don't install it under C:\Program Files (x86)\

That the idea? I'll have to uninstall and reinstall, not a big deal.

Dan

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:> I just installed VFP 9 on a "new" machine running Win7 64 bit, and I'm
:> the administrator. I'm not allowed to save changes to PRGs. What's up?
:>
:>
:> Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
:
:I got tired of permission hell with Windows 7 and moved all of my data
:files to a fat32 partition. Problem solved. YMMV...



Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net

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