David, Bret-

>>Are tables defined in a database "stuck" in a set directory structure, or will they be found in a (pre-defined) PATH? Thanks again.
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>I think if the tables are in your path when you modified the database then the path from the database to the tables is relative to where the DBC is. If the tables were not in your path when the tables were added to the database then I think the path is hard coded in the DBC. Maybe someone else can confirm this as I am reaching back in my memory for this.

The minimum path (see SYS(2014)) is stored in the DBC.

David, the way I confirmed this was I create a DBC and added three tables. One in the directory with the DBC, one in a subdirectory, and one in an entirely different directory altogether. Then I did a CLOSE ALL, USE Temp.DBC, and browsed the table, looking at the property MEMO for the table objects. (And being careful to not change something accidentally, *g*.)