Your question raises 2 other points. I'm sorry to keep going on about them,
but I think they're important.
User areas:
Since all documents are being recorded under "Documents", I presume that
everyone who writes data is using the same login. This is not good for
security.
Any OS suitable for professional use allow users to write only to their own
area, or to shared directories / virtual disks that require surveillance. In
your case, you should be using a shared area, on a different physical disk
to the OS, and with suitable backup facilities (use raid, but raid alone is
not enough; what if a power surge or lightening strike hits the raid
system...).
The same applies to family applications (such as family photos you want your
grandchildren to be able to see).
Structure of Vista user areas:
The directories you see under "Documents" ("My documents") under Vista are
not real data directories, but are pointers to real data directories that
don't have the same names. Also, the names you see are not the real names,
but nicknames, usually in the local language.
This way of redirecting information ("alias" under Unix) is apparantly
necessary for programs (executable files, etc), for technical reasons.
However, using similar architecture for data is inviting disaster.
The reason for this is that the complex redirection structure is specific to
each operating system. The only thing that has been constant for many years
is the notion of files in a hierarchical directory structure. When you try
to copy or back up from Vista or XP "My documents" to an OS-independent
backup disk, you can never be sure that you've "caught" all your data, nor
that you can trace the directory structure of the copy back to the original
nicknamed structure.
Note that you could be in trouble even with a future successor to Vista.
In conclusion, always store your data in a well-maintained shared area.
Applications should not automatically send you to the user area when you
save a file. That way you can back-up, and if necessary migrate, to any
system you like. Finally, don't put your data physically into in a database,
although you can use a database system for indexing, if it leaves your your
directory structure intact (some photo viewing packages do this OK).
Regards
"Rick Rogers" <> a écrit dans le message de
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> An interesting suggestion, and one I've now forwarded on to a contact in
> the product group.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "SG" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Rick, I'll give it up for now. Perhaps later on I'll be able to
>> make my suggestion.
>> This is what I love to see, don't know if it's possible, but man what a
>> help it would be.
>> I work part time with a friend who is an accountant. Not only do I keep
>> his machines up and going, but do a lot of data entry, 941's , 944's
>> '940's. VA-5's, Sales & Meals Tax and so on. We have hundreds of
>> customers and needless to say many company folders in "Documents". It's
>> gotten so large when we Save-As a company file it takes awhile to scroll
>> down to find them. What I propose is when saving a file like Word, Excel
>> and so on is when one starts to type in the name to save it, it would
>> automatically scroll down to that folder or at least the alphabetical
>> listing.
>>
>> Example.
>> Say I have a folder called, Porter Underground. When I first Save-As and
>> start to type in Porter it would scroll down to at least starting with
>> the letter P. That would get me in the ball park and save at lot of time.
>> I have a Label program when I click on Open and type the first few
>> letters it takes me close. I know what I'm wanting is different, but it
>> may be possible and worth a shot to pass this on to MS.
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> SG
>>
>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Microsoft is being unusually tight-lipped about the next version of
>>> Windows, SG. Not only do they not seem to be seeking any input, but
>>> there really haven't been any of those "unofficial" leaks that normally
>>> crop up. To my knowledge, they are not soliciting any input from
>>> partners, early (alpha) testers, or any other user group.
>>>
>>> Seeing as one of the chief complaints about Vista is unwanted UI
>>> changes, I'm not so sure this is the best approach.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "SG" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Any link to MS for suggestions on the nest Windows version? I thought
>>>> I've seen in some of the post here, but can't seem to find them and
>>>> nothing at the MS website.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> All the best,
>>>> SG
>>>>
>>>> Is your computer system ready for Vista?
>>>> https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
>>>>
>>>
>>
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