Ann,

No, _please_, no... not the registry...

As a first step (along what will undoubtedly be a loonng road) can I
suggest the use of a simple text file (named IBAlias, much like
IBConfig) with the following simple layout/structure.

AliasName1=Path:\DB1.GDB
AliasName2=Path:\DB2.GDB
...

The sysadmin would use their favorite text editor to create/maintain the
file. Also, like IBConfig would not be exposed to remote clients and
therefore provide a good deal of security (not necessarily perfect).


Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Harrison [mailto:harrison@...]
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:53 AM
To: IBDI@egroups.com; 'IBDI@egroups.com'
Subject: RE: [IBDI] Aliases (Re: Release version)

At 11:18 PM 10/10/2000 -0400, Leyne, Sean wrote:

>Ann,
>
>What exactly are you unsure about (I just want to be clear) -- where

the

>aliases should be stored (likely) or how to implement (not likely)?
>
>Are you looking for suggestions?

There was a long discussion of the subject on IBArchitect; I don't
remember that it came to a clear decision. My inclination is to use
the registry on Windows systems since other environments can (and do)
use symbolic links and logical names.

Regards,

Ann



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