> On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories with
> data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
directories.
> I need to move the data to a server.
> I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set aliases
> to the server directories.
> When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory 'local' as
> requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine for
> each of the aliases.
> These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe as on
my
> pc.
> I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
project
> or the dbe .ini file created.
> I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on Monday!

> Sylvia

> On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories with
> data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
directories.
> I need to move the data to a server.
> I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set aliases
> to the server directories.
> When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory 'local' as
> requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine for
> each of the aliases.
> These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe as on
my
> pc.
> I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
project
> or the dbe .ini file created.
> I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on Monday!

> Sylvia

> On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories with
> data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
directories.
> I need to move the data to a server.
> I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set aliases
> to the server directories.
> When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory 'local' as
> requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine for
> each of the aliases.
> These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe as on
my
> pc.
> I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
project
> or the dbe .ini file created.
> I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on Monday!

> Sylvia

> "Sylvia" <syl...@streatley.co.uk> wrote in message

> > On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories with
> > data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
> directories.
> > I need to move the data to a server.
> > I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set
aliases
> > to the server directories.
> > When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory 'local' as
> > requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine for
> > each of the aliases.
> > These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe as
on
> my
> > pc.
> > I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
> project
> > or the dbe .ini file created.
> > I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> > Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on Monday!

> > Sylvia

> My InstallDir is [Program Files Folder]\CompanyName\ProductName
> DatabasDir [InstallDir]\LocalTables
> The exe and 'LocalTables' dir are relative to InstallDir

> The install is to set up a new work station so I am not trying to get it
to
> put data onto the server.
> I want the exe and \LocalTables locally and to create aliases which point
to
> the server (pre-existing) data directories.

> It is doing all this OK but also, locally and relative to InstallDir, it
> gives me directories with the same names as for the server data.
> They are on my pc in the same relative position to the exe but,except for
> \LocalTables, I haven't explicitly asked for them to be included.
> Sylvia

> "Chris Pettingill" <ChrisPetting...@Compuserve.Com> wrote in message
> news:3d245837$1_1@dnews...
> > As far as I know, setting up BDE aliases using InstallShield Express
> doesn't
> > create any directories anywhere for you.  If you want directories
created
> > for your data files, you do this yourself in InstallShield as something
> > separate from setting up the BDE and aliases.  When you install your
> > software, what is the install location you are choosing?  When you
> specifiy
> > the target location of the files/directories in your install, are they
> > relative to this install location?  And if so, are you choosing the
server
> > as the install location?  I don't know of a way with InstallShield
Express
> > to have it copy files/dirs to the server if the user selects a path on
> their
> > local machine for the install location.  What I typically do is have the
> > user choose an install location on the server, and that's where all of
the
> > data and app files go (ie relative to <InstallDir>).  Any files that
need
> to
> > be local should be installed relative to <WinSysDir> or
<ProgramFilesDir>,
> > NOT <InstallDir>.   But this also means that with each install, the user
> has
> > to make sure they're using the same target on the server with each
client
> > workstation they install.

> > "Sylvia" <syl...@streatley.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3d2422f2_1@dnews...
> > > Please point me in the right direction if this is not the correct
> > newsgroup.
> > > I am using BDE and Install shield express, as supplied with Delphi 6

> > > On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories
with
> > > data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
> > directories.
> > > I need to move the data to a server.
> > > I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set
> aliases
> > > to the server directories.
> > > When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory 'local'
as
> > > requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine
for
> > > each of the aliases.
> > > These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe as
> on
> > my
> > > pc.
> > > I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
> > project
> > > or the dbe .ini file created.
> > > I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> > > Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on Monday!

> > > Sylvia

> And can I ask how you are specifying the server directories for your
> aliases?  Are you hard coding them (for example F:\Shared\Data\...)?  With
> InstallShield Express (at least the version that ships w/ D5) you have no
> way of dynamically choosing a server location, if your install allows the
> user to set the workstation location.

> Chris

> "Sylvia" <syl...@streatley.co.uk> wrote in message

> > My InstallDir is [Program Files Folder]\CompanyName\ProductName
> > DatabasDir [InstallDir]\LocalTables
> > The exe and 'LocalTables' dir are relative to InstallDir

> > The install is to set up a new work station so I am not trying to get it
> to
> > put data onto the server.
> > I want the exe and \LocalTables locally and to create aliases which
point
> to
> > the server (pre-existing) data directories.

> > It is doing all this OK but also, locally and relative to InstallDir, it
> > gives me directories with the same names as for the server data.
> > They are on my pc in the same relative position to the exe but,except
for
> > \LocalTables, I haven't explicitly asked for them to be included.
> > Sylvia

> > "Chris Pettingill" <ChrisPetting...@Compuserve.Com> wrote in message
> > news:3d245837$1_1@dnews...
> > > As far as I know, setting up BDE aliases using InstallShield Express
> > doesn't
> > > create any directories anywhere for you.  If you want directories
> created
> > > for your data files, you do this yourself in InstallShield as
something
> > > separate from setting up the BDE and aliases.  When you install your
> > > software, what is the install location you are choosing?  When you
> > specifiy
> > > the target location of the files/directories in your install, are they
> > > relative to this install location?  And if so, are you choosing the
> server
> > > as the install location?  I don't know of a way with InstallShield
> Express
> > > to have it copy files/dirs to the server if the user selects a path on
> > their
> > > local machine for the install location.  What I typically do is have
the
> > > user choose an install location on the server, and that's where all of
> the
> > > data and app files go (ie relative to <InstallDir>).  Any files that
> need
> > to
> > > be local should be installed relative to <WinSysDir> or
> <ProgramFilesDir>,
> > > NOT <InstallDir>.   But this also means that with each install, the
user
> > has
> > > to make sure they're using the same target on the server with each
> client
> > > workstation they install.

> > > "Sylvia" <syl...@streatley.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:3d2422f2_1@dnews...
> > > > Please point me in the right direction if this is not the correct
> > > newsgroup.
> > > > I am using BDE and Install shield express, as supplied with Delphi 6

> > > > On my pc I have a directory with an exe and several sub directories
> with
> > > > data in .dbf tables.  I have BDE aliases to each of these data
> > > directories.
> > > > I need to move the data to a server.
> > > > I have set up an Install shield project to load my program and set
> > aliases
> > > > to the server directories.
> > > > When tested on another pc it does this, keeping one directory
'local'
> as
> > > > requested, but it also adds (empty) directories on the local machine
> for
> > > > each of the aliases.
> > > > These are in the same relative, but not actual, position to the exe
as
> > on
> > > my
> > > > pc.
> > > > I cannot find any reference to these directories in my installation
> > > project
> > > > or the dbe .ini file created.
> > > > I deleted them, re-installed and they reappeared.

> > > > Any help would be appreciated - it has to go to the client on
Monday!

> > > > Sylvia