>>I am trying to set the data of my new app to a sub folder of it's directory, say data\
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>>When I try to refrence that "simple" location in app.config it barfs. If I set the full path it's ok.
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>OleDb needs full paths in order to connect to the data so you're stuck with this behavior. No workarounds.
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>What you can do is create a small utility you can have them run (from a shortcut possibly) and automatically set this up, or include it as part of the app's startup or first time configuration *before* you access data.
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>I do this with just about all of my apps not for data paths, but for any of the first time installation defaults that are specific to the environemnt.
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Thanks Rick, this is in the App.config file. So how do you reference this? Submit a new veewion of the file, or some sort of XML that is written when they install?

This is what is in my app.config for databases add key:
add key="Chelsea\Connection" value="Provider=VFPOLEDB.1;Data Source=C:\WIN_PROJECTS\INPHORM\DATA\CHELSEA.DBC;Mode=Share Deny None;Mask Password=False;Cache Authentication=False;Encrypt Password=False;Collating Sequence=MACHINE"

I will need to strike the C:\WIN_PROJECTS\INPHORM\ and reference whereever they pathed the install to so it can find DATA\CHELSEA.DBC

I tried the @ but that doesn't work here @DATA\CHELSEA.DBC