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I'm not sure what you are trying to do......
Why are you operating on directories and not aliases? I assume that you are
using BDE and aliases?
Are you trying to connect to a database or open a table?
What database are we talking about (Paradox, MS Access)?

Kim Hellan


"Brian Phillips" <bphillip@csc.sctboces.org> wrote in message
news:38ED19C9.539D@csc.sctboces.org...
> Here is what I want to do :
>
> String tempDBFname;
> tempDBFname = User input database name;
> if ( tempDBFname = is in the current working directory )
>     open exsisting database;
>   else
>     open new database called tempDBFname;
>
> I can't seem to get the code right for finding out if the 'tempDBFname'
> in in the current working directory. I have been trying to get the
> libary function 'FindDatabase(DatabaseName)'.  I was able to complile
> but no matter what my input I aways recieved the same results. For
> anyone could show me a working example or put me on a track that lead to
> another answer I thank you now!!!

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Hi Kim;
       I'm useing a Paradox database to start with.  I am 
writting a program that creats two output database files 
for every date that the users enter when running the program. 
In other words - A user will open the program and have to 
enter a date on the screen before they can do any data entry 
or run any reports.  When the users enters a date into the 
program one of two things must happen.  First I use the date 
to create the name of the two database files.  Then(and this 
is my big problem) I need to check the directory the program 
is in to see if the two database already exsist.  If they do 
exsist I will just activate the database files for user access. 
If they do not exsist I will create them and then activate the 
database files for user access.  
        I don't have a choice in the programs output because 
I'm repaceing someones exsisting program that is part of a 
larger system. So I need to create the same output files as 
the old DOS based program.
        I hope this clears up any confussion. If there is any 
help you can give me "Thank You!" very much.
                          Brian
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Kim Hellan wrote:
 
 I'm not sure what you are trying to do......
Why are you operating on directories and not aliases? 
I assume that you are using BDE and aliases?
Are you trying to connect to a database or open a table?
What database are we talking about (Paradox, MS Access)?
 
Kim Hellan
 
"Brian Phillips" <bphillip@csc.sctboces.org> 

Here is what I want to do :

String tempDBFname;
tempDBFname = User input database name;
if ( tempDBFname = is in the current working directory )
    open exsisting database;
   else
     open new database called tempDBFname;

 I can't seem to get the code right for finding out if the 
'tempDBFname' in in the current working directory. I have 
been trying to get the libary function 
'FindDatabase(DatabaseName)'.  I was able to complile but 
no matter what my input I aways recieved the same results. 
For anyone could show me a working example or put me on a 
track that lead to another answer I thank you now!!!

Hi Brian

Just to make things clear....
In Paradox, a "database" is a directory and each table in that database is
represented as a *.db file.
So what you are searching for is a table and not a database....right?

If you are not already using aliases, well.....then you should. Do not
operate directly on file names (table names).
If you then want to check for the existence of a specific table, you can use
a TTable component.
Set TTable::DatabaseName = "MYALIAS" and check out the TTable::Exists()
method.

Write again if this doesn't help you.

Kim Hellan


"Brian Phillips" <bphillip@csc.sctboces.org> wrote in message
news:38EE16D5.3CF8@csc.sctboces.org...
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Kim;
>        I'm useing a Paradox database to start with.
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Kim Hellan wrote:
>
>  I'm not sure what you are trying to do......
> Why are you operating on directories and not aliases?
> I assume that you are using BDE and aliases?
> Are you trying to connect to a database or open a table?
> What database are we talking about (Paradox, MS Access)?
>
> Kim Hellan
>
> "Brian Phillips" <bphillip@csc.sctboces.org>
>
> Here is what I want to do :
>
> String tempDBFname;
> tempDBFname = User input database name;
> if ( tempDBFname = is in the current working directory )
>     open exsisting database;
>    else
>      open new database called tempDBFname;