addAlias( )

Topic group 

Adds a User BDE Alias to a BDE session. It does NOT save the alias to the BDE config file or to the current .ini file.

Syntax

<oRef>.addAlias(<cAlias>,<cDriver>,[<cOptions>])

<oRef>

The session object in which to add the alias.

<cAlias>

Name of User BDE Alias (up to 31 characters)

<cDriver>

Name of BDE Driver for specified alias. These correspond to the driver names listed within BDE Administrator:

                   DBASE

                   PARADOX

                   ASCII                

                   SQL Link Driver Names                

<cOptions>

String of driver dependent options. For a DBASE alias the PATH: option is required as follows:

                 PATH:<Full Path to Folder>

                 If more than one option is needed separate options with a semi-colon.

Property of

Session

Description

The addAlias() method can be used to create temporary BDE Aliases to be used in the current _app.session.

To have an alias created using addAlias() appear in the Navigator's drop down database list, it must be added using the default session object as follows:

   _app.session.addAlias("someAlias","DBASE","PATH:C:\somepath")

If added via a different session, the alias will not appear in the Navigator's dropdown database list.