How can I choose at run-time what MSAccess .MDB file to read from?

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From: Ian
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:00

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We're trying to set up a TDatabase in Delphi 5 to allow us to read
MSAccess tables from any .MDB file chosen at run time.
We've managed to get data to appear in a TDBGrid using an alias set up
in Database Desktop. The params I get for that alias, using
Session.GetAliasParams are:
    DATABASE NAME=K:\dev\32\access\grdc97.mdb
    USER NAME=
    OPEN MODE=READ/WRITE
    LANGDRIVER=
    SYSTEM DATABASE=

When I put these parameters into the TDatabase and try to connect I get
the error message "Invalid configuration parameter". I get this even if
I remove the parameters other than DATABASE NAME, remove the space
between DATABASE and NAME, replace the space with underscore, or make
some other pathetic attempts.

Regards,

Mark Patterson

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From: Ian <comcraft@gil.com.au>
Subject: How can I choose at run-time what MSAccess .MDB file to read from?
Date: 1999/09/30
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