Subject Re: Source alias Problem From Hans-Peter Neuwirth <hans-peter.neuwirth@web.de> Date Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:05:35 +0100 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started 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