Suggestion

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 19/4/10 7:43 PM, "Jorge Gonzalez" <jorgegonzalezmd at mac.com> wrote:

Hi Jorge, 
 
> I ran into an issue when I was creating a standalone application of
> my RunRev-Valentina DB. It worked great on the MAC, but it could not
> find the
> needed driver for Windows and a warning message was generated.
> Subsequently the Windows version of  my standalone app would not
> connect to the Valentina DB (threw an error on attempted
> initialization).
> 
> When you download and install V4Rev for the MAC the Windows folder
> in the Externals and Runtime Folders  located in My Runtime
> Revolution Enterprise folder are essentially devoid of the needed
> components - namely v4Rev.dll and dbvalentina4.dll. Also there is no
> V components folder to copy the contents from.  I solved this by
> downloading  and installing V4Rev on Windows XP and copying the
> Windows folder that contained the appropriate components and
> replacing the windows folder on the MAC  in My Runtime Revolution
> Enterprise folder. I also copied the  contents of the V components
> folder from a PC and placed it into My Runtime Revolution Enterprise
> folder on my MAC so that I could copy these components into my final
> standalone app folder for distribution.
> 
> I solved this by trial and error and searching the internet. Since I
> am new to the world of databases it was not an easy task.   It would
> be very useful if these necessary components (i.e. v4Rev.dll,
> dbvalentina4.dll, and the v components folder)  were automatically
> included in the MAC version of the V4Rev download so that when a
> standalone app is created it works on both the MAC and Windows
> platforms from the start.

Yes, this is know issue...

We do not add windows side to MAC installers of ADKs to avoid blow our of
archive size.

May be we better add words/warnings about this into WIKI / Deployment
section.
 
> Having said that, the Valentina Studio-Run Rev combination is
> fantastic. I am accessing my Valentina DB from a Run Rev front end
> using  the Yoga SQL library and the combination is amazingly fast.  I
> have finished the central portion of my database and it deploys well
> on both the Mac and Windows platforms .

I am glad to hear this. :)


-- 
Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
http://www.paradigmasoft.com

[I feel the need: the need for speed]