Re: WC2f3
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11449
interpreted = N
texte = >>>Despite using relative paths, I seem to be getting multiple open databases.>>>This did not happen with previous versions of WC2!>>>>Yes, we did change the 'relative-path collapser' code on that release.>>I've notified the engineer, and we'll see if we can fix that situation.>>For now, I suggest you change your db=xxx paths, because it looks like>>your situation is better-handled by absolute paths (for 2 of the>>databases).>>>>> :WebCatalog::standave::shops:shops.db>>>>Should become /shops/shops.db in your db=xxx specs, and perhaps>>/shops/popuplists/categories.db>>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 hadany problems with them yet - but that doesn't mean WebCat is immune tomixing them up.I imagine Grant recognized that this could be a problem, so I assume he hasprogrammed WebCat to always use the database file's path to identify eachdatabase ... instead of just the database name.On the other hand, I seem to remember some tag or context or command thatdid *not* require a full path name or a relative path name. If my memory iscorrect about this, it may be a cause for concern. For example, if WebCatassumes that every database has a unique name , it might mix up two or moreopen databases that have the same names even though they reside incompletely different folders ...Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html
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>>>Despite using relative paths, I seem to be getting multiple open databases.>>>This did not happen with previous versions of WC2!>>>>Yes, we did change the 'relative-path collapser' code on that release.>>I've notified the engineer, and we'll see if we can fix that situation.>>For now, I suggest you change your db=xxx paths, because it looks like>>your situation is better-handled by absolute paths (for 2 of the>>databases).>>>>> :WebCatalog::standave::shops:shops.db>>>>Should become /shops/shops.db in your db=xxx specs, and perhaps>>/shops/popuplists/categories.db>>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 hadany problems with them yet - but that doesn't mean WebCat is immune tomixing them up.I imagine Grant recognized that this could be a problem, so I assume he hasprogrammed WebCat to always use the database file's path to identify eachdatabase ... instead of just the database name.On the other hand, I seem to remember some tag or context or command thatdid *not* require a full path name or a relative path name. If my memory iscorrect about this, it may be a cause for concern. For example, if WebCatassumes that every database has a unique name , it might mix up two or moreopen databases that have the same names even though they reside incompletely different folders ...Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html
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