> >I think the configuration option you are referring to is
> >EXTERNAL_FILE_DIRECTORY. This tells ib where to search but doesn't
> >stop access when the path is provided.
>
> Sorry, you're quite right. I've made this mistake before.
> For reasons obscure, at some level I'm completely convinced
> that EXTERNAL_FILE_DIRECTORY works like the UDF directory -
> probably it should.
>

If it will - can this be a per-database setting? I can image a server with
multiple databases not wanting every external file to be in the same folder
and only search for the file in a single folder to avoid conflicts.

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