Neat trick Troy!
I do not know what drive the CD will be but a series of chkfiles or
checking SQLCODE
would resolve that.
At 20:40 17/05/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Tom did you try something like:
>
>C:
>CD \
>MD RBtemp$
>CD RBtemp$
>
>RBASE -R -C -Z999.....
>CONNECT D:\DBNAME READ
>
>You need the Read flag so R:base does not try to write to the db on cd.
>I have accessed R:base databases from CD.
>
>Troy Sosamon
>
> >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====
> >G'day,
> >
> >To those interested (now or in the future) in knowing whether or not you can
> >run an R:BASE database from a CD I thought I'd let you know the results of
> >my tests.
> >
> >Nope, not yet.
> >
> >On reading of the help on SCRATCH it states that it is used for determining
> >to what directory the temp files are written when doing sorts but R:BASE
> >needs to write a temp file on starting up that is not governed by the
> SCRATCH
> >setting.
> >
> >I have put in an enhancement request to RBTI to have the SCRATCH setting
> >apply to the temp file created on startup - there may be additional issues
> >about which I know not but I will await the response from RBTI.
> >
> >I thought I would mention this so if anyone has a reason unknown to me why
> >they would NOT want the start up temp file written to the same directory as
> >the sort files they might communicate this to RBTI/RDCC.
> >
> >Apparently my programmer says Access also writes a file to the db home
> >directory when it fires up so we are having to do it in C++ to meet the
> >deadline.
> >
> >Warmest regards,
> >
> >
> >Tom Grimshaw
> >coy: Just For You Software
> >tel: 61 (0)2 9552 3311
> >fax: 61 (0)2 9566 2164
> >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >mobile: 0414 675 903
> >street: 3/66 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe NSW 2037
> >post: PO Box 470 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia
> >temp web site: 210.9.46.35
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>Troy Sosamon
>Denver Co
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Warmest regards,
Tom Grimshaw
coy: Just For You Software
tel: 61 (0)2 9552 3311
fax: 61 (0)2 9566 2164
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mobile: 0414 675 903
street: 3/66 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe NSW 2037
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