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From: cbsoth@brl-tbd.ARPA (Cliff B. Sothoron )
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: dBASE III+ problem
Message-ID: <190@brl-tbd.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 19:15:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 19:15:35 1987
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Reply-To: cbsoth@brl.arpa (Cliff B. Sothoron (IBD) <cbsoth>)
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Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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Keywords: dBASE
Summary: How do I enter a database name?

I recently was refused tech support from Ashton-Tate because my 90 
day tech support had expired a month before. I ask a dBASE question
about once every two years. It is a very obnoxious policy by Ashton-Tate
to require registered users who paid large dollars(for PC software at
least) to pay out even more just to get quick help. Federal users like
myself have lead times of six months before anything can be purchased.
Therefore I am forced to bother the world with my problem. 
FLAME OFF

I would like to prompt a user in a .prg file with a sequence similar to
this:

datab='test.dbf'
@ 2,2 say 'What database do you wish to access' get datab
read
use 'datab'

The sequence above does not work. The file test.dbf is assumed to exist.
If it does not I know that I can always use the FILE() command mentioned
in volume 2 of the dBASE manual. Does anyone know what I have to do to
get dBASE to use a database name input via a memory variable?

FLAME ON
Are you listening Ashton-Tate? Or are you too busy sueing the proposed
standards committee?
FLAME OFF

                 Thanks in advance,


Clifton B. Sothoron Jr.
Ballistic Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.
cbsoth@brl

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