Multiple instances of a standalone and externals

[bangkok]

Can someone tell me if it's good practice.

One directory with a livecode standalone (windows), and the directory of externals for connexion to a MySQL database.

Is it okay (with the DB) to launch let's 2 instances of the same standalone. Or is it better to duplicate the directory, in order to have 2 differents executables, so each has its own externals folder ?

It seems to work with only one. But i need to be sure. Thanks.

[Mark]

Hi,

If it works, then it is alright to have only one standalone and run it multiple times on Windows. You can even control this using the relaunch message (read the docs). On Mac OS X, you probably will want to have multiple copies of the standalone, but you can still keep a folder with externals and supporting stacks in e.g. the application support folder and have these files accessed by both copies of the standalone.

Kind regards,

Mark