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   Robert Molyneux to modri dirkac   
   Re: Overview of Paradox database structu   
   02 Aug 08 07:59:05   
   
   From: ibisnestremovespambit@iinet.net.au   
      
   modri dirkac wrote:   
   > First of all, you should at least get a copy of patadox and   
   > try out a few things, we are talking about here.   
   > So you know at least, how to open a table, form, report,...   
   > Because in a first minute it is very different from access.   
   >   
   > In access you File-Open-and then find mdb file.   
   > Then you have list of all tables, forms, reports in that mdb file.   
   > (everything in one file, which you can copy to another computer)   
   >   
   > In paradox:   
   > -first you have to set up working environment (aliases, working and private   
   > directory)   
   > -then you can open different objects (tables, forms, reports,...)   
   >   AND every object is separate file in file system (or even more files)   
   >   (in my system I have over 300 libraries, 500 forms, 1000 reports, 500   
   > tables and all that represents   
   >   over 5000 files in my file system)   
   > -also there are some things in OPAL (programming language) code, that I do   
   > not know, how   
   >   to convert to access basic. For example TCursor.   
   >   
   > Jure   
   >   
   >   
   Jure, do you really have 300 libraries?   
      
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