>I want to have several copies of an app that reference the same databases located on a windows network. How do I not include the databases in the project? What is the stratagies used? In 2.6 I just issue a
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>SET PATH TO home.dir, data.dir, etc.
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>What do I do in VFP?
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>Do I put the tables where they are to stay and use remote views from the start???
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>Thanks


Hi John,

Codebook has a very nice design for data access. Basically DataEnvironments are defined in code (we have a wizard to to that).
The reason for doing so is that it is the only way to subclass them.

The path to the data is restored from a setting in the registry. So you always know where you are and you can shift easily from one data set to another.

There's some stuff about this on my Web and also some interesting links. Follow the one that goes to CT Blankenship web and download (at least) the first issue of the first volume of the Codebook newsletter. It will explain you in detail how data access can be performed.

José, still remembering Courmayeur as one of the good things in life...