thanks for the great answers. I am probably either going to use the pscp program from the putty website, or try the symlink idea. I think both will satisfy my needs.
As for dbfs,In the past when I've used samba for foxpro data I've always had to make the share read/write for everyone. I think also there are some directives that need to be put into smb.conf specifically to avoid file locking/buffer issues. thanks again, jeff On 2/20/07, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 20, 2007, at 8:42 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > > > So if I wanted to use a Linux server as the common LAN database > > repository, that's what I'd do for VFP files if in fact I was using > > DBFs? > > I'd probably put the DBFs directly in the share. I only mentioned > symlinks because the original question was about configuration files, > which tend to be located in secure directories. > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.