PATHWORKS VAXshare: Multilaunching Applications (11/94)


I'm testing PATHWORKS for Macintosh and have a problem multilaunching Claris applications, such as MacDraw, on the VAX. I'm able to multilaunch Microsoft applications on the VAX.

Is this only a problem with Claris? Is there a way to fix this?

Ideally, I'd like to be able to share all the applications on the VAX between the Macintosh users.

This situation isn't just limited to a PATHWORKS VAXshare server. We tried the same thing on an AppleShare File Server and got the same result.

Microsoft Technical Support says that Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft File, and PowerPointare all multilaunch applications. Each has some limited multi-user capabilities as well.

This is not a limitation of Claris' software: these applications are not supported as multilaunch applications. The effects of multilaunching are unknown. Also, keep in mind possible licensing problems, because these applications are sold as single-user applications.

Check with the vendor of the application to determine if it provides multi-launch capability.


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Published Date: Feb 20, 2012