More than one db with the same namn (was: Re: WC2f3)

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11450
interpreted = N
texte = >>But it is possible to have multiple databases with the same name stored in >>different folders? > >Yes. > >I have two 'sum.db' files located in different folders, and I haven't had >any problems with them yet - but that doesn't mean WebCat is immune to >mixing them up. > >I imagine Grant recognized that this could be a problem, so I assume he has >programmed WebCat to always use the database file's path to identify each >database ... instead of just the database name. > >On the other hand, I seem to remember some tag or context or command that >did *not* require a full path name or a relative path name. If my memory is >correct about this, it may be a cause for concern. For example, if WebCat >assumes that every database has a unique name , it might mix up two or more >open databases that have the same names even though they reside in >completely different folders ...I am developing a WebCat based chat, and if I could use the same name for more than one .db and just refer to it by name (no path) it would allow me to create a new chat room just by duplicating the chat folder with all templates and .dbs inside.Of course it's no big deal to change the names so they are unique (and all HREFs), but if one can avoid work one will :-) ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Art director S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Ljusa Ideer AB Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
>>But it is possible to have multiple databases with the same name stored in >>different folders? > >Yes. > >I have two 'sum.db' files located in different folders, and I haven't had >any problems with them yet - but that doesn't mean WebCat is immune to >mixing them up. > >I imagine Grant recognized that this could be a problem, so I assume he has >programmed WebCat to always use the database file's path to identify each >database ... instead of just the database name. > >On the other hand, I seem to remember some tag or context or command that >did *not* require a full path name or a relative path name. If my memory is >correct about this, it may be a cause for concern. For example, if WebCat >assumes that every database has a unique name , it might mix up two or more >open databases that have the same names even though they reside in >completely different folders ...I am developing a WebCat based chat, and if I could use the same name for more than one .db and just refer to it by name (no path) it would allow me to create a new chat room just by duplicating the chat folder with all templates and .dbs inside.Of course it's no big deal to change the names so they are unique (and all HREFs), but if one can avoid work one will :-) ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Art director S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Ljusa Ideer AB Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se Christer Olsson

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