>>I noticed that the path to the data tables in the
>>dtabase
>>used in my form's data environment are stored as
>>explicit
>>paths (i.e. d:\dir1\dir2\file.dbf).
>>
>>I am developing in a directory structure very
>>different
>>from the one the system will be run in. How will
>>the
>>explicit paths stored in the data environment
>>effect
>>the system when it goes into production?
>>
>very badly
>the app will look for the files in the explicit
>directories
>i always use relative pathes (..\data etc.)
>u might want to look for a util called something
>like
>dbc relocation wizard (i think i saw such a thing
>on compuserve)
>
>Arnon Gal-Oz
>

All of my code uses relative paths which will work both for
development and production. The data environment uses
explicit paths. I suppose I could dynamically change the
paths in the .dbc file and in the data environment in
my apps setup procedure.