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How explicitly does dbc store info about tables' locatio
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15/02/1999 14:30:13
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Visual FoxPro
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Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
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00187770
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00187913
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Steve,

If the dbc and all the tables are designed in a single folder on the development drive, I've never had a problem installing the app on any drive or directory structure.

>Another thread about a dbc not being able to find its tables brought this question up for me - having not yet rolled out many apps in varied situations.
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>If one stores all dbc(s) and tables (and .exe, etc) in a single directory on development drive of e:, will problems develop if app is eventually installed in directory of same name on drive c: ?
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>What about directory of different name?
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>And I should ask the same questions about how a dataenviroment would act in a changed drive:directory location.
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>I've been assuming that references to tables were relative from apps location rather than explicit from drive letter on down.
df (was a 10 time MVP)

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