Filepro Batch Start File and Windows 64 bit

[GCC Consulting]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:54 AM
> To: Bob Simcoe
> Cc: 'FilePro Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: Filepro Batch Start File and Windows 64 bit
> 
> (Improper quoting fixed.)
> 
> On 9/20/2012 9:37 AM, Bob Simcoe wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:35 AM
> >> To: Bob Simcoe
> >> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> >> Subject: Re: Filepro Batch Start File and Windows 64 bit
> >>
> >> On 9/20/2012 9:21 AM, Bob Simcoe wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> fp5.0
> >>> Windows Server
> >>> Windows Desktops
> >>>
> >>> Yesterday one of our Desktops, the first 64bit, could not access the
> >>> filepro applications from the Menu presented when clicking the Batch
> >>> file shortcut.
> >>> Sub Menus appeared, the directory of files are listed, but can not
> >>> be accessed. All fp and filepro files are on the server drive S.
> >>> As of today, the batch file works on all other desktops.
> >>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> And the error message you get is...???
> >
> > No
> 
> I am assuming that you mean you get no error message.  (As opposed to the
> error message simply says "no".)
> 
> In that case, what, exactly, happens?  What, exactly, do you mean by "can
no
> be accessed"?
> 
> Note that I do see a problem in the batch file which might be the cause,
but it
> would "fail" the same way on every system, not just this one:
> 
> > set PFDATA=
> > set PFPROG=S:
> > set PFDIR=S:
> 
> You have the values of PFDATA and PFDIR switched, since PFDATA is the
drive,
> and PFDIR, as the name implies, is the directory.
> 
Are they sure that the same batch file is being used by all desktops?


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting

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