Thank you! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 8:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - C:\TEMP use
Claudine, Yes, it is safe to periodically delete ANY AND ALL files located in C:\TEMP. You will get an -ERROR- message if the folder or a file in it is open by another program. Very Best R:egards, Razzak At 09:21 PM 1/28/2017, Claudine Robbins wrote: >Thank you very much Razzak! Yes you and RBTI and we the users have >indeed come a very long way! > >Thanks also for the specific answers on C:\TEMP and the screen shots. >Mine are all set that way as well. > >Besides SCRATCH files (which are automatically deleted in code), is it >safe to periodically delete ANY AND ALL files located in C:\TEMP? >(No longer just an R:BASE question. > >TIA, > >Claudine > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon >Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:28 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - C:\TEMP use > >Claudine, > >Cloud computing, the cool environment where R:BASE applications rock! > >Exactly 19 years ago, who would have thought that we would be talking >about consolidating our business applications and running them on the >cloud, where every authorized user can access your secure R:BASE >applications from anywhere using any device. How about >2017 and beyond ... > >And, we the dreamers at R:BASE Technologies kept up with everything, >including the first R:BASE cloud server and the first R:BASE >application deployed on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and now on >Windows Server 2016. It is really exciting to see how R:BASE >applications and custom R:BASE Web Portals (using Oterro, Node.js, and >Java) are helping our R:BASE clients. > >Now to your cloud specific questions ... > >When users are successfully logged in on the cloud server, using the >web browser, such as RDWeb on (Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server >2016), they are actually running everything on the server itself. >Based on the user account and user environment configuration, you may >or may not allow to share and/or access local resources. The cloud >environment (User and Windows) on the cloud server is also configured >to use the C:\Temp > >In our R:BASE cloud server (RDWeb) setup and guidelines .... > >Define Environment Variables (Administrator and all Remote Desktop >Login Users) > >Start > This PC > Properties > System > Advanced system settings > >Environment Variables ... >User variables for Administrator >TEMP: C:\Temp >TMP: C:\Temp >System variables >TEMP: C:\Temp >TMP: C:\Temp > >See attached screen shots. > >Since the compiled application runs on cloud server along with >corresponding DLLs and CFG files, based on the SCRATCH C:\Temp >settings, all R:BASE temporary SCRATCH (.$$$) files will be stored >under C:\Temp. > >FYI, each new session of R:BASE (either as RDP or RDWeb, WebPortal) >creates its own unique 32-digits temporary scratch (.$$$) files. > >Using this approach, there is only one place to monitor, as well as one >place to maintain/clean all scratch files, etc. > >Yes, it is very safe to delete all (*.$$$) files found in C:\Temp >directory or wherever they live. You will get the -ERROR- message if >those .$$$ files belong to active R:BASE or OTERRO session(s). > >To answer your last question, in my personal experience as well as my >clients', who are running very complex multi-user business applications >on the cloud, C:\Temp been the best configuration. Of course, I always >speak of myself, my experience, and the way I make my R:BASE work in >all these environments. > >I hope that answers your question. > >Very Best R:egards, > >Razzak > > > >At 04:31 PM 1/28/2017, Claudine Robbins wrote: > > >With cloud computing comes a question on C:\TEMP. > >Each user has a local user setting and a local system setting. > >And as an RD user, a cloud user account setting and a system setting. > >Since the compiled application runs on the cloud server, are R:BASE's > >temp files written to the cloud server C:\TEMP or the local C:\TEMP? > >AND most importantly, is it safe to delete all files found in C:\TEMP > >directories wherever they live? > > > >A corollary to this question is, has best usage for setting > >environment variables to C:\TEMP changed? > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "RBASE-L" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "RBASE-L" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. 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