Re: More than one db with the same namn (was: Re: WC2f3)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11455
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texte = WebCat does match a database by path and not name so you can have multipledatabases with the same name. Since you can specify the database path as arelative path, duplicating the folder will create a new copy (and database)for you automatically.John.>>>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.seJohn A. Hill, V.P. Marketing *********************************Pacific Coast Software * Home of the Web's best11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #462 * Catalog and Merchant softwareSan Diego, CA 92128 * http://www.smithmicro.comPhone: 619-675-1106 Fax: 675-0372 *********************************
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WebCat does match a database by path and not name so you can have multipledatabases with the same name. Since you can specify the database path as arelative path, duplicating the folder will create a new copy (and database)for you automatically.John.>>>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.seJohn A. Hill, V.P. Marketing *********************************Pacific Coast Software * Home of the Web's best11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #462 * Catalog and Merchant softwareSan Diego, CA 92128 * http://www.smithmicro.comPhone: 619-675-1106 Fax: 675-0372 *********************************
John Hill
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