Re: Environment Variables

when a user logs into remote desktop,
don't you know the user then?
or do several "users" log into the same desktop id?
sorry for more questions,
just trying to understand the requirement.

would it be possible to have a standalone clipper login program that 
determines the user, writes out an appropriate batch file then swap/run
to the batch file that sets temp and starts real program?

dan

Randy H. wrote:
> Dear Dan and anyone else who is interested.
> Okay, for my purposes it is actually more than just the "TEMP" variable.
> It is the TEMP, TMP, and the CLIPPER variables.  These all deal somewhat
> with where clipper builds it's "scratch" files.  Some of my users have
setup 
> a
> server running my program from "Remote Desktops".  They log in to my
program
> from a single icon on the server's desktop.  The "default value" for
TEMP,
> TMP, and the CLIPPER swappath and temppath variables is "C:\TEMP" on the
> server. We want to be able to change those environment variables on the
fly 
> "after"
> the user logs into the program.  When each user logs in they give their 
> username
> and password which is "looked-up" in a database.  When a match is made a

> "user
> directory" is assigned.  We want to be able to change the TEMP, TMP, and
> CLIPPER environment variables to correspond to that user directory. 
This is
> not to catch people who don't shut down correctly, it is more for
security 
> issues.
> Logging onto the server via remote desktop allows the system
administrator 
> to
> assign special security to each user and he wants more control over the 
> folders
> that each person has or does not have access to.  He does not want every

> user
> to have access to the C:\TEMP directory.  I'm trying to accomodate my 
> customer.
> Does anyone have answers and not just more questions?
> - Randy
> 
> 
> "Daniel Skousen" <dan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:4818c851@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> so, all he is worried about is the scratch files that clipper creates?
>> and wants a different directory for each user?
>> normally all those "scratch" files are deleted on a normal exit...
>> so, he is interested in leftover files on bad exits?
>> you have an abuser and are looking for evidence?
>>
>> dan
>>
>> N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) wrote:
>>> Dear Daniel Skousen:
>>>
>>> "Daniel Skousen" <dan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>>> news:48186d3b@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> what is using the "TEMP" environment variable,
>>>> your program or other programs you "run"?
>>> Clipper does make scratch files referencing it.
>>>
>>> David A. Smith 
> 
>