When I run my part through, normally, it sends the stats to Datapage at the end of the program. Now, I'm getting an error message: "Cant open dbd File - Error 5". HELP!
While it is true that the Editor is limited to the 8 characters, DataPage (version 3.2 at least) can support the longer directory names. The user can create a nice long name for the database path, use the Editor browse button to drive to that location realizing that the short name will use the ~, and create the new database.
It is a FAR FAR BETTER THING to be safe than sorry. It isn't a big deal to stick with DOS conventions, at least, I don't have problems with it, AND:
1) I have NEVER 'lost' a database
2) RARELY have had need to delete the VISTA and LOCKMGR files (3 or 4 times I think)
3) I am a DOS-STER. I can navigate in DOS fairly well, not too many of us left and the TILDAE (~) is a natural object to me.
Seems pretty STUPID to me that one half of the package can do the 'longer' and not the other, but I guess that's why I am not a 'coder'.
One thing about the ~ is that if you have 5 directories (not folders, I am DOS-MAN!) that all start with the same 6 characters, they will 'look' the same in a DOS window with the EXCEPTION that the last character will be a number. Sample Directories:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMM
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
ABCDEFGHIJKLMO
ABCDEFGHIJKLMP
ABCDEFGHIJKLMQ
they will look like this in DOS
ABCDEF~1
ABCDEF~2
ABCDEF~3
ABCDEF~4
ABCDEF~5
So, which IS which and are you sure??????
While it is true that the Editor is limited to the 8 characters, DataPage (version 3.2 at least) can support the longer directory names. The user can create a nice long name for the database path, use the Editor browse button to drive to that location realizing that the short name will use the ~, and create the new database.
It is a FAR FAR BETTER THING to be safe than sorry. It isn't a big deal to stick with DOS conventions, at least, I don't have problems with it, AND:
1) I have NEVER 'lost' a database
2) RARELY have had need to delete the VISTA and LOCKMGR files (3 or 4 times I think)
3) I am a DOS-STER. I can navigate in DOS fairly well, not too many of us left and the TILDAE (~) is a natural object to me.
Seems pretty STUPID to me that one half of the package can do the 'longer' and not the other, but I guess that's why I am not a 'coder'.
One thing about the ~ is that if you have 5 directories (not folders, I am DOS-MAN!) that all start with the same 6 characters, they will 'look' the same in a DOS window with the EXCEPTION that the last character will be a number. Sample Directories:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMM
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
ABCDEFGHIJKLMO
ABCDEFGHIJKLMP
ABCDEFGHIJKLMQ
they will look like this in DOS
ABCDEF~1
ABCDEF~2
ABCDEF~3
ABCDEF~4
ABCDEF~5
So, which IS which and are you sure??????
