Mike Wanzong wrote:
 
>     What I would like to do is drop the dbefiles w/o Allbase caring if
>     they actually exist or not.  When I attempt to do this now I get the
>     error 'Missing DBE File'.
>
>     Does anyone know of a way to do this?  Restoring the original files,
>     then dropping them is out of the question in this case.
 
I don't know how to get around the "Missing DBE File" problem, however:
Dropping the DBE files will also drop the Tables, Indices, etc.  If you hav=
e=20
the DDL to recreate the Tables you need, you might start all over with a ne=
w=20
(smaller) database.  Some maintenance is required in any case if your=20
development environment, specifically the ACCOUNT and USER names, don't=20
match your source environment.
 
Since you have a STORE, another alternative might be to drop the DBE files=20
in your source environment, either the original or a copy in a different=20
GROUP/ACCOUNT, copy the modified DBE files to your development environment,=
=20
and RESTORE (if necessary) to your source environment.  You still need the=20
DDL to recreate the Tables...
 
Carl Hughes
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