>>>>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?
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>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.
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Thanks Ed... Would you please give me a small code sample.. you
know how slow I am... :)))