Subject Re: Source alias Problem From Bob McKinney <bmckinney721@bellsouth.net> Date Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:13:33 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi Hans:  Thanks for the CB.  Have downloaded all and will study.  Many tks from sunny S. Fla......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 > > > > >