Re: DE doesn´t find moved tabels - VFP8/SP1

From: Fred Taylor (ftaylor_at_mvps.org!REMOVE)
Date: 12/17/04


Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:33:26 -0700

Isn't that what I said?

-- 
Fred
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
"Anders Altberg" <x_pragma@telia.com> wrote in message 
news:%238%23ZCqs4EHA.3092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The relative path to anothere drive looks just like an absolute pathk,
> doesn't it?
> -Anders
>
> "Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@mvps.org!REMOVE> wrote in message
> news:ezZVOlr4EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> It is absolute if it's on a different drive.
>>
>> -- 
>> Fred
>> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
>>
>>
>> "Leonid" <leonid@NOgradaSPAM.lv> wrote in message
>> news:ejKKJ%23p4EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > One little correction.  The path of the tables in the DE is not 
>> > absolute
>> > but relative path. You may see it if you open form as a table
>> >
>> > Leonid
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gregory Adam" <GregoryAdam@PleaseReplyViaNewsGroup.com> wrote in
> message
>> > news:%231$JDsp4EHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> Christina,
>> >>
>> >> Make sure that SET PATH includes the directory where the (moved) 
>> >> tables
>> >> are.
>> >>
>> >> That way they will be found
>> >>
>> >> The path of the tables in the DE is an absolute path.  It first tries
> to
>> >> open that and when it fails it looks in the SET PATH
>> >>
>> >> hth,
>> >>
>> >> Gregory
>> >> ___________________________________________________________
>> >> "Ch Löfberg" <ch.lofberg@telia.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:D2Vvd.124439$dP1.444772@newsc.telia.net...
>> >>> Hi all!
>> >>>
>> >>> I had to change the locations on the HD of some tables (.dbf-files).
> The
>> >> new
>> >>> locations is correct reported in the bottom of the PM. But some 
>> >>> form´s
>> >>> DE
>> >>> doesn´t find the tables after this change. Is there a problem with
> this?
>> >> How
>> >>> can I tell the forms that the tables are located in another 
>> >>> directory?
>> >>>
>> >>> Best regards
>> >>>
>> >>> Christina
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
> 


Relevant Pages

  • Re: Relative hyperlinks change to absolute when saving in Word 200
    ... > Their use is not even Windows specific, rather the relative and absolute ... will create a relative path for you, ... Word will switch to an absolute path (if this option ... The moving force behind the design decision is almost always "lots of people ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)
  • Re: Relative hyperlinks change to absolute when saving in Word 2003
    ... >> The terms relative and absolute when attached to the ... > will create a relative path for you, ... > As to Hyperlinks and this particular absolute vs. relative option, ... > Cindy Meister ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)
  • Re: movie15, Distiller, and Motion Mountain
    ... nicely with ps2pdf and relative path names for the files. ... In Acrobat Pro 8 on OSX 10.4.11, a few months ago, ... using absolute path names for the movie files. ... and the absolute filename is correct. ...
    (comp.text.tex)
  • Re: XML::XSLT does not accept an absolute path
    ... it fails with the message: ... Error while parsing: no element found at line 1, column 0, byte -1 at ... If you use relative path, ... There are no spaces anything else "weird" in the absolute path. ...
    (comp.lang.perl.modules)
  • Re: Where can I look for an escape code?
    ... you're really shooting in the dark. ... There is *no* absolute ... standard, each manufacturer thinks they know best. ... Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP ...
    (microsoft.public.fox.helpwanted)