Subject Re: database in Dropdown list From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:17:12 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2020-08-17 06:12, Ken Mayer wrote: > 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. If you just want to browse the .inifile a = _app.inifile modi comm &a There are very few things that one can change by doing this.  dBASE normally reads the information when it opens and writes it back when it closes.  This tends to overwrite any changes made. One of the few exceptions is User BDE Aliases which do "stick" if they are made with dBASE open.  It is, however, easier to use the appropriate dialogue page from the Desktop Properties menu. Mervyn