Subject Re: database in Dropdown list From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:12:54 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 8/16/2020 7:01 PM, Gaetano wrote: > Hi All, > > When you are in the navigator on the Tables tab, the dropdown list shows > folders and databases. It was my understanding that databases with the > yellow database symbol would be defined either in the Plus.ini file or > in the BDE Administrator. > > While the Sample databases (Contax, DBSIGNUP...etc.) are present in the > list, they are not appearing in the BDE administrator nor in the > Plus.ini file. You need to read up on User BDE Aliases, which don't need to be in the BDE Administrator, they are defined in the .ini file (Plus.ini, but in the location defined by _app.iniFile -- in the Command Window:      ? _app.iniFile, then open that version and you will see these aliases defined in there ...). These are pretty handy. I have started using them for the small number of applications I work on in dBASE. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm