>>In other words, you're suggesting to exclude database from the path. BTW, the database is included in the project (it's excluded, but it's part of the project). This seems like the easiest thing to implement and may solve our problems. I'll discuss this idea with my colleagues.
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>I suggest not to use SET PATH;
>for a prof. developer this command doesn't have to exist.

Hmmm. How would you then type do main in the IDE to run your application?