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Code to force DBC to use Tables only in its own folder
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29/11/2002 06:56:27
 
 
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04/07/2002 06:48:38
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00663318
Message ID:
00728138
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There must be some code around somewhere that can force a DBC only to use tables in the same folder as itself.

Does anyone know if this issue has been resolved in VFP8


>This is an old thread of mine that has never been resolved.
>Are there some heavy hitters about who can help me on it.
>If you read the whole thread you will see what my problem is.
>
>The problem is because on our site we have to keep our DATA on different servers from our apps. This means I have to use UNC connections a lot.
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>It just keeps coming back to haunt me:(
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>>At our site we are always having to make copys of DATA dolders.
>>The vast majority of our applications store all the required tables in the data folder along with the DBC.
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>>Because we have to use UNC paths this means that very often the DBC retains the back link to the source DBC.
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>>This is very bad news if you have just made a copy of your live data and want to work on it in a test area. Using UNC paths can mean that your live data gets screwed because you think you are working on the test data.
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>>Is there anyway of embedding some code in the DBC that will always force a DBC to use the tables stored along side it in the same folder.
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>>I have lots of stuff of my own that resolves back link issues but I am looking for a solution that will make this happen automaticaly with out myself having to remember to resolve the back link issues.
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>>Thanks
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