Allow multiple Desktop targets in a Project

[JKSH]

Use case

Consider a distributed program, where client PCs have GUIs that show the values of variables hosted on the server PC. Suppose the server has to change its IP address.

Current options

Option	Shortcomings
Bind the indicator to a Network Item (hard-wiring the address of the server)	You'll need to update the server address in every single indicator
Write extra code to read the server’s address from a config file, and programmatically do the data binding	It’s extra code
Bind the indicator to a Project Item, and assume that the “My Computer” target refers to the server. Update the server address by updating the .aliases file	The client PC can’t have an alias of its own

Suggestion option

Have separate targets for the Server application and the Client application (each target can have an alias). Bind Client indicators to project variables hosted on the Server (no extra code required). Update the server address by updating the .aliases file (don't need to update each individual indicator).

[Brian_Powell]

Is this a duplicate of this idea?

Add Windows/Linux/OSX PC Target in a project

[Darren]

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