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Delphi: Database: Alias: Create: Manually:How to create an alias using the Borland Database Desktop?

Aug 24th, 2003 13:40
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden - 21 August 2003 - 09:52 pm -----------------------

Delphi: Database: Alias: Create: How to create an alias using the 
Borland Database Desktop?


Steps: Overview:

1. -start the Borland Database Desktop

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23910/fid/175

2. -select from Database Desktop menu option 'Tools'

3.  -select from list 'Alias Manager...'

4.   -click button 'New'

5.    -supply an alias name of your choice for your database
       (e.g. 'mynewalias')
       in the field 'Database alias'

6.   -click button 'OK'

7.    -indicate the path to the already existing database
       (so you must have created this database before)

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23858/fid/175

       in the 'PATH', e.g.
       by clicking on the 'Browse' button

         Only supply the directory of your database (e.g. 'c:\temp\'
         (you do not have to give the individual name of the
         database)

8.     -click button 'OK' to continue saving this information

9.      -note: you will have to restart Delphi to activate this
               changes in its various tools.

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For creating a database alias in Delphi source code: see also:

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23609/fid/175

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