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Updating a Included DBF File During Run Time
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08/06/2013 12:02:24
 
 
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08/06/2013 10:28:07
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Object Oriented Programming
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP
Network:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01575904
Message ID:
01575907
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56
>I have a File Unitdetails.dbf which has one Record, the name of the unit. I have included that file in my .exe application. However i want that the user shoud be able to change the name of the unit. .i.e the name of the unit shall be update able, althogh no new records to be added.
>
>Is it possible ti keep file included and at the same time the file be update able.
>
>Regards


Yes, but it requires low-level file access from a spawned remote process that does the update once the application has terminated. It's a simple matter of opening the .EXE, locating the table within, and doing the update. You'll need to add markers that you can explicitly search for within the .EXE, use FILETOSTR() to load the .EXE file, make the change with STUFF(), and then STRTOFILE() to write the .EXE back out.

Simple. :-)
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