open local database question

[Joseph Morgan]

Hi Beatrix,

Thank you for responding. 
Is there a way around using the open dialog? I was hoping to open the database automatically in app.open so the user does not have to find the files each time but still store the files in another folder. 

OpenDialog returns a folder item so does GetFolderItem. It seams like we should be able to use either one to get the same result. 

Thanks again!

> On Sep 29, 2013, at 12:04 AM, Beatrix Willius <bwillius at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi Josef,
> 
> exchange the 
> 
>> f = GetFolderItem( mVDatabaseName )
> 
> for an OpenDialog:
> 
>  dim theDialog as new OpenDialog
>  theDialog.Title = "Please select an Archive to browse..."
>  theDialog.PromptText = "Only Archives with the ending "".vdb"" can be opened!"
>  theDialog.Filter = FileTypes.DB
>  dim theFolderitem as FolderItem = theDialog.showModal
> 
>> On 29.09.2013, at 06:53, Joseph Morgan <joseph at checkos.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I can get a local VDatabase opened and usable using the following code:
>> 
>> Valentina.Init( 10 * 1024 * 1024  )
>> dim f as FolderItem
>> f = GetFolderItem( mVDatabaseName )
>> mDatabase = new VDatabase()
>> mDatabase.Open( f )
>> 
>> BUT, only if the database file is in the same folder as the application. Is this there a way to open databases that are stored in a different folder than the application?
> 
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> 
> Trixi Willius
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