Files locations - upgrade question

[drothman.dmth94 at gtalum]

Rob -

Might it be possible in the import function to add something along the lines
of a query to the user confirming where they want their imported files to
go (e.g. "HEY! You! if you import those files to somewhere other than
c:\armybuilder\data you'd better know what you're doing!")

thanks,
daniel

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[cbeilby at hroads.net]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rothman, Daniel (IGNITE)" <drothman.dmth94@gtalumni.org>
To: ab@support.wolflair.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:16 PM
Subject: [AB] Files locations - upgrade question


> Rob -
>
> Might it be possible in the import function to add something along the
lines
> of a query to the user confirming where they want their imported files to
> go (e.g. "HEY! You! if you import those files to somewhere other than
> c:\armybuilder\data you'd better know what you're doing!")
>
> thanks,
> daniel

Um, it already does that, via the download save file dialogue. On the other
hand, it would be nice if we could customize the default save location in
the program configuration.

 

[bern at pcug.org.au]

G'day

Presume you mean where you download files to.

Perhaps a little annoying for anyone, like myself, who downloads datafiles
to a separate data directory. I hate unnecessary "warnings". And the
dialog defaults to last used directory. So once you've used the process,
nect time the dialog will "remember" where you downloaded files to last
turn.

May seem a little strange that I do this but it means that if I am cleaning
up hard drives/shifting programs around etc I can, if need be, remove the
main program directory without losing datafiles/patches etc. I can also
keep historical datafiles.

Also helps, if you have software that decides to stuff up (and No I don't
mean Armybuilder) and you need to remove/re-install as I've had to do with
the odd bit of "productivity software" in the past.

The AB import function accesses last used directory so there's no problem
with that if one stores downloaded files outside the main AB directory.


Bern

Reality is a chronic condition,
& one generally ignored by cats.

bern@pcug.org.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rothman, Daniel (IGNITE)" <drothman.dmth94@gtalumni.org>
To: ab@support.wolflair.com
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:16 AM
Subject: [AB] Files locations - upgrade question


> Rob -
>
> Might it be possible in the import function to add something along the
lines
> of a query to the user confirming where they want their imported files to
> go (e.g. "HEY! You! if you import those files to somewhere other than
> c:\armybuilder\data you'd better know what you're doing!")
>
> thanks,
> daniel
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[rob]

At present, the only choice the user is given is where to place the
downloaded file. Others have already noted how this behaves. When the user
imports data files into AB, there is no choice offered. ALL data files are
placed into the "data" directory beneath where AB is installed, since
that's the only place AB will look for them.

Hope this helps,
Rob


At 01:16 PM 10/17/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Rob -
>
>Might it be possible in the import function to add something along the lines
>of a query to the user confirming where they want their imported files to
>go (e.g. "HEY! You! if you import those files to somewhere other than
>c:\armybuilder\data you'd better know what you're doing!")
>
>thanks,
>daniel


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