>>>I have a program in vfp50. One of the options in the program
>>>allows to you change the data PATH. I have tested the code that
>>>changes the data PATH and I have made sure the PATH is changed. I am using buffering with CURSORSERPROP(). After I change the data PATH, I refresh the screen, but the old data is still displayed. My code is:
>>>
>>>set path to &newpath
>>>do form myform (init event)
>>>select mytable
>>>thisform.refresh
>>>
>>>Anybody know what the problem is?
>>
>>Data path is hard-coded in DataEnvironment, so, if you still have data files on this hard-coded path, you will get them regardless your PATH statements.
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>Hi Ed and thanks for your reply - OK - How do I put my files
>in the DE and not hard code them so I can change the PATH?
>Or is there another way to handle data files if one plans
>to change paths on the program?

You may change DE.Cursor.Database properties (for DBC-ed tables) and DE.Cursor.Cursorsource properties (for free tables) programmatically in run-time in DE.BeforeOpenTables event.