[DUG] Default Directory

[Alister Christie]

something like
     Session.PrivateDir := PrivDir;
is probably what you are after.  This is using the default session, you 
can make use of a TSession component also.

Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
http://www.salespartner.co.nz
PO Box 13085
Johnsonville
Wellington


Eion McIntosh (Christchurch) wrote:
> Hi
> 
> How can you set the directory used for the temporary dbf file for a 
> TQuery component?
> We have an application with an enquiry screen using the TQuery component 
> to run a query over a database and is used to display the results of 
> that query. By default it creates the this temporary file in the 
> direction our application is running from. This directory has the 
> application and database files in it. This is fine, but we are trying to 
> have the program run via terminal services and the application directory 
> and database files are on different servers and directory structures. I 
> can't see any setting in the parameters for TQuery were I can set to 
> directory it is to use.
> 
> I was assuming that it program would create this temporary file in the 
> directory the application is running from, but instead it is trying to 
> create it on a drive which we are not setting up as part of the users 
> login script. Our enquiry screen is then failing because it can't read 
> or write to this directory.
> 
> The application is on a drive E and data via a unc path and we are 
> mapping an I drive on logon.
> I've viewed the getcurrentdir field and it says H:, which is were it if 
> trying to write this temporary file. I've tried doing a setcurrentdir to 
> a different directory with the correct rights but it does change.
> 
> Can anyone please point me in the right to direction to fix this issue.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Eion McIntosh
> PPCS Ltd
> 
> 
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