How to Handle Path Issues When Moving Databases

SUMMARY

When you move an application from one computer to another, and that application uses shared data on a network server, you may experiences problems with the paths. Programmers write their code so that paths are as generic as possible but when the application is moved and the paths are therefore different, it becomes a tremendous inconvenience to re-code the differences in the path information and redistribute the application.

This article explains and demonstrates how to avoid these path-related problems in relation to databases and the database container (DBC).

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