How to change Alias directory

[rogerte]

I have an inherited several apps that read Paradox tables from a network drive. No problem, but now the client wants to be able to access the network data whilst the laptop, it is on, is connected to the network, but access local copies of the data when on the move.

I havn't got all the source to all the apps concerned, so I was wondering if it is possible to write a program to change the Alias path, and netdir, in IDAPI.CFG. e.g.
Using the Network :alias path T:\program\data, netdir T:Using local drive: alias path C:\Program\data, netdir C:
I have looked at the BDE programming, but can see how to read that info. but not write it

The alternative appears to have 2 copies of IDAPI.CFG and rename each of them to IDAPI.CFG as required, but this is "messy".

Thanks for any help received

 

[DaZZleD]

why not just make two aliases and use one or another depending on the network connectivity

 

[rogerte]

DaZZleD

Unfortunately I don't have source to some of the programs that need running against the data, and it appears the programmer has used a common data unit in all the programs, and these have the Alias set against the TTable components.

Could do for those that we have the source for, but leaves the others ready for crashing!

Roger

 

[DaZZleD]

then I guess that the best choice is to have 2 copies for the IDAPI.CFG...