Subject Re: Google Drive as a file sever From Yiannis H. Economides <yianeco@cytanet.com.cy> Date Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:58:29 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Akshat , Not a BDE aliases issue! In my application the user can put the data files in any place/drive and there is a setting  to select he drive/folder where the data files exist. In my case I selected the mapped drive for Google drive but it seems that it dows not work. Regards Yiannis Akshat Kapoor Wrote: > On 13/09/2019 11:29, Yiannis H. Economides wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am testing Google Drive as a file server for dbase applications. > > > > I have installed an application called ExpanDrive which what it does it provides an easy way to map any floder in my google drive. > > > > Then I changed in my application the setup for where are my data files. > > > > It seems that any attempt to access any dbf file fails because dbase CAN NOT FIND the files. > > > > Any ideas please ? > > Anyone tried this ? > > > > Regards > > > > Yiannis > > Good morning Yiannis, > > I would not recommend Google Drive for placing live data. > > I had tried development in a google drive folder but all sorts of error > related to files started cropping up and almost all were linked to root > cause of Google drive uploading even the smallest updates and while file > was being uploaded it was not accessible. > > As for your current issue I have no idea as I have never installed my > app using a installer. > > It could be BDE alias not being updated also. > > Regards > Akshat