Re: TZF - "Default Directory" & reindexing

Brian,
I use a method similar to what Phil describes below and it 
works fine. 

In the design phase, I ALWAYS leave the database properties
as Active=FALSE.  Then I set the database name and 
Active:=True in the mainForms.Activate event.  

Over the years, I have come to loath permanently maintianed
index files, so I allow each user to pick their "sort order" and
build it on the fly.  This requires that I have a different
"index directory" for each user.  Consequently,  I frequently
use parameter1 and parameter2 to indicate the location
of the data directory and the index directory ... if the data
were on a network, it might look something like this

     ExeFileName   F:\example\data   C:\Junk

Hope this helps,
Bob Watson



In a message dated 06/10/2003 9:45:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> Brian,
> 
> When you ChDir (DataDir) and set Active := true Topaz looks in the current
> directory (DataDir) and opens the file. If you  FileName := DataDir +
> FileName and then set Active := true Topaz will look in DataDir for the
> file.
> 
> I don't remember the name of the procedures right now but they will parse
> the filename and return the directory and the filename. This will give you
> the filename for each time you run the procedure.
> 
> Phil Kidder
> 

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