File-DB style on PC and RB

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 11/4/07 5:03 PM, "Thorsten Hohage" <thohage at objectmanufactur.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if this is a real error.
> 
> I can easily switch between server-access and file access in my
> REALbasic app. So I just copy the database files (4 files) from my
> server to the propitiate directory on my mac and everything works
> like expected and experienced. (Btw. there is no .vdb file only mydb,
> mydb.dat, mydb.ind, mydb.blb).

RIGHT, because Valentina MAC can open both
    mydb
    mydb.vdb


> Yesterday I tried this on a pc, too, but got a message "...mydb.vdb"
> not found ?!?!? I check my code, checked this version on a mac -
> everything like expected. Tried again, error message again.

This is RIGHT!

Because Valentina WIN EXPECT to see extension vdb.
 
> The workaround was to copy(!) not to rename the mydb file to
> mydb.vdb. 

Simple RENAME must works of course.
I think that was some glitch of your OS

> After this the initialization went through with no issue
> and then "mydb" (w/o .vdb) was opened! So there must be a point where
> the PC-version expected a ....vdb and a mac not?
> 
> Any ideas? Should I file it to mantis?

No. all right here.

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Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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