Bt_Path() Function

 

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Bt_Path() Function

 

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Purpose

 

 

Get/Set default path for Btrieve data files

 

 

 

Prototype

 

 

FUNCTION Bt_Path ( cDataPath  )  AS STRING

 

 

 

Argument(s)

 

 

<cDataPath> Is the path (drive and directory) to where Btrieve data files are found, if not the current directory. If files are in the current directory, BT_PATH("") may be specified, or omitted entirely.

 

 

 

 

Return

 

 

STRING Old Datapath

 

 

 

Description

 

 

BT_PATH(<cDataPath>) must be issued before the first table is opened. Only one path can be provided: it is not a search PATH, but rather a unique directory name.

 

 

 

Example(s)

 

 

* Set default PATH

BT_PATH('H:')

oServer := BtDDFServer,"patients"

 

 

 

 

See Also

 

 

BT_LOGIN()