>I have almost completed an application which uses @ 35 tables in a database. The client would now like to set up the application for multi-company use (the wat SBT or AccountMate is). Should I abandon the DBC and use all free tables so that I can create tables (example \parent\data01\filenm01) during setup? I can't have duplicate table names in the DBC, and I want to use the existing alias names. Should I get rid of the DBC? What will I lose?

Larry,
I like using databases for the following reasons (no particular order):
1. Ability to use views
2. Ability to have long field names
3. Ability to have primary keys
4. Ability to have persisitent relationships


You can use separate databases with the same DBF names. You simply need to configure the Cursor objects of the DE when you open the form. CHeck out this message and its associated thread for more information on this.

http://www.levelextreme.com/wconnect/wc.dll?UniversalThread~?2,15,462088

HTH.