RE: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

Or

1. Code the file as usropn and define the external file name.
2. Close the file if it's open (use %open bif)
3. Change the external file name
4. Reopen the file and write the records
5. Close the file when done

 

Don Brown

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Subject: Re: Trouble managing OVRDBF inside a program

On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM Luca Giammattei <luca.giammattei@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> doU MyDS(x).companyLib = *blanks;
> If %trim(MyDS(x).companyLib) <> defaultCompany;
> rc=DoCmd('OVRDBF FILE(MyFILE00F) TOFILE(' +
> %trim(MyDS(x).companyLib) + '/MyFILE00F)');
>
>
Are you closing the file before the OVRDBF and reopening it after?

The way I've always done that is...

1. Code the file as usropn.
2. Close the file if it's open (use %open bif) 3. Run the OVRDBF 4. Reopen
the file 5. Close the file when done

david
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