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>>>>I have created a DBC with 10 tables inside the DBC. Now I would like to create the same system on our Novell network K drive. What is the best way to copy the C drive DBC and tables to the K drive.
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>>>It's easy if you'll be using the same directory setup, just copy everything in Explorer. As long as relative paths are same, you're okay. If not, you can copy the dbc files and then validate database to change links...
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>>I can understand the first part about the directory structure, but what do you execute to validate the database to change links...
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>Well you really can just find bad ones with that. Usually what I've ended up doing for this case is try to modify the offending table with right-click in dbc. When it can't find table, it will give you a chance to locate it, which will get the correct new link...

I will be doing this in the near future, and I know the novell drive will not have the same structure so it should be an adventure. Thanks for your time and effort.. I will try them all out...
Bret Hobbs

"We'd have been called juvenile delinquents only our neighborhood couldn't afford a sociologist." Bob Hope
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