mcolthea@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Max Coltheart) (11/08/90)
In article <722@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> I yaio u write: > > I am running a network consisting of a a IIcx with 80Mb hard >disk and 12 Mac Pluses, using AppleShare fileserver. For almost >every application on the hard disk, opening it from one of the >Pluses prevents it from being opened on any of the others: the >application is busy is the message.This rather defeats the purpose >of having a network! What am I doing wrong? I received numerous replies. Many contained the solution but since many others appeared unaware of it I thought I would post it. What you do is use ResEdit , then GetInfo about a file, and set the SHARED bit. Now the file can be opened by more than one person. ---Max Coltheart
omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (11/08/90)
> > I am running a network consisting of a a IIcx with 80Mb hard > > disk and 12 Mac Pluses, using AppleShare fileserver. For almost > > every application on the hard disk, opening it from one of the > > Pluses prevents it from being opened on any of the others: the > > application is busy is the message. > > What you do is use ResEdit , then GetInfo about a file, > and set the SHARED bit. Now the file can be opened by more than > one person. What legal issues are involved with using this solution? Purchasing one copy, storing it on the server, and then (via the Shared bit) letting more than one person use it simultaneously seems like it would violate the single-user license that most software has. Would this be legal if one purchased as many copies as there could be simultaneous users? [Disclaimer: No accusations being made here ... just asking for discussion!] -John --- John O'Malley / Macintosh / Purdue University / (317) omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu / Specialist / Computing Center / 494-1787
jackb (Jack Brindle) (11/10/90)
In article <5996@mace.cc.purdue.edu> omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) writes: >> > I am running a network consisting of a a IIcx with 80Mb hard >> > disk and 12 Mac Pluses, using AppleShare fileserver. For almost >> > every application on the hard disk, opening it from one of the >> > Pluses prevents it from being opened on any of the others: the >> > application is busy is the message. >> >> What you do is use ResEdit , then GetInfo about a file, >> and set the SHARED bit. Now the file can be opened by more than >> one person. > You should be cautious here. Legal issues aside, many applications create temporary files in the directory they reside in. Multiple launches of this type of application could really cause confusion. Apple has very specific guidelines for application developers to alleviate this situation. Unfortunately, many developers ignore them :-(. if you want to experiment with this, open an application under MultiFinder, then look to see what files it opens (and where). If it opens one in the local directory, forget using it multiple launch from a server. Of course, if the developer had wanted you to do this, they would have written it right in the first place :-). Good luck - Jack Brindle