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Re: DB-error running from CD-ROM

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From: Dirk van der Laan
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 00:00
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I think to remember you can set the directory with BDECFG in the paradox
driver settings.

Dirk

Richard Carter wrote:

> Allan Paul Krings (allan.krings@get2net.dk) wrote:
> :  I wonder if its some temporary files that BDE is trying to create on
> : my CD-ROM ???
>
> :  When I run the program from my harddisk, its working fine. At least
> : as long as the directory isnt write-protected.
>
> Yes, the _qsql* files are temporary files for the queries, which
> the BDE is trying to create in the same directory as the executable.
> I don't know if there's any way to run the executable from a
> read-only directory, such as on a CD-ROM, but tell the BDE to
> create its temporary files elsewhere.  If anyone knows of a way,
> I would also be curious to know what it is.
> --
> ============================================================
> Rick Carter   carterrk@email.uc.edu   rcarter@tso.cin.ix.net
> ============================================================
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From: Dirk van der Laan <dlaan@kabelfoon.nl>
Subject: Re: DB-error running from CD-ROM
Date: 1998/08/04
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