Subject Re: Source alias Problem From Bob McKinney <bmckinney721@bellsouth.net> Date Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:11:55 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi again Hans:  The one statement > The Source Alias is for Program Code only < shined a brite light in my eyes.  I simply changed the code to read [:Bobsbiz:deposit1], which, by the way, is the database name used by the entire prg.  I did not have to create a new one, and it works on the office computers which are set up on a peer/peer ntw from XPpro.  I really learned something on this one.  Tks, tks, again........Bob >Hans-Peter Neuwirth Wrote: > Bob McKinney wrote: > > > > > Hi Ivar:  Thanks for the CB.  Tried your code on my computer, where I > > author the apps, and the following code thru an error [Unknown > > database name: myTables] **** > >> d = new database() > >> d.databasename = "myTables" > >> d.active = true > > > > Bob, > > You´re mixing up SourceAlias and DatabaseAlias. > > The Source Alias is for Program Code only and is set in the dBASE IDE. It > points to the directory, where SOURECODE is stored. > > The DatabaseAlias is set in the BDE-Administrator and is stored in the > idapi.cfg. The DatabaseAlias could be set through the installer oder > maually. > > You could read more about BDE/Database-Aliases here: > > http://www.dbase.com/Knowledgebase/dbulletin/bu14bde.htm > http://www.dbase.com/Knowledgebase/dbulletin/bu17bde.htm > > And about SourceAlias here: > > http://www.dbase.com/Knowledgebase/dbulletin/bu11alia.htm > > Greetings from snow-covered Germany > > hpn > > -- > Das dBASE Journal - Informationen und Artikel rund um dBASE > und Datenbank-Programmierung: http://www.dbase-journal.de > Zu unserem Informations- und Dialogforum geht es unter: > http://www.dbase-journal.de/forum/index.php > und unser Veranstaltungskalender befindet sich hier: > http://www.dbase-journal.de/forum/index.php?page=CalendarMonth > > > > >