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Long filenames for dbf-files
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:22 pm
by Otto
Only to ensure
No more limitation in naming the dbf-files. Is it correct?
use (cdatawin+"marketingliste") new
select marketingliste
Regards,
Otto
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:16 pm
by Antonio Linares
Otto,
Yes, no lenght limit
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:18 pm
by R.F.
Otto:
Not limite in the dbf NAME but ....
YES IN THE FIELD NAME, field names cannot support long names.
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:02 pm
by Otto
Thank you. Good news. Friendly filenames are much easier to support and maintain.
Regards,
Otto
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:08 pm
by peterk
Beware - using Advantage Server RDD, alias names cannot be any length, so you may need to specify a shorter alias name thasn the file name
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:50 pm
by James Bott
>Beware - using Advantage Server RDD, alias names cannot be any length, so you may need to specify a shorter alias name thasn the file name.
My TData database class automatically handle alias names and they are only 5 characters long. You never have to deal with aliases again.
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Regards,
James