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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 23 December 2005]

Hi,

Many of our Vision files are year based (i.e. with the year as part of the filename).

Our customers who use a Windows server currently need to change all their queries each year to point to the latest files.
On *nix systems we create symbolic links and (I assume) SAMBA is smart enough to return the actual file to AcuODBC and not the "link" file.

So is it a bug or an enhacement request to ask AcuODBC to follow Windows shortcuts?

Who do I contact to ask for an official enhancement request??

Thanks,

Ray Smith

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 23 December 2005]

Hi,

Many of our Vision files are year based (i.e. with the year as part of the filename).

Our customers who use a Windows server currently need to change all their queries each year to point to the latest files.
On *nix systems we create symbolic links and (I assume) SAMBA is smart enough to return the actual file to AcuODBC and not the "link" file.

So is it a bug or an enhacement request to ask AcuODBC to follow Windows shortcuts?

Who do I contact to ask for an official enhancement request??

Thanks,

Ray Smith
You report this to Tech support, they will determine if it is a bug or not. If it is not you can ask them to raise it as an enhancement request.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 23 December 2005]

Hi,

Many of our Vision files are year based (i.e. with the year as part of the filename).

Our customers who use a Windows server currently need to change all their queries each year to point to the latest files.
On *nix systems we create symbolic links and (I assume) SAMBA is smart enough to return the actual file to AcuODBC and not the "link" file.

So is it a bug or an enhacement request to ask AcuODBC to follow Windows shortcuts?

Who do I contact to ask for an official enhancement request??

Thanks,

Ray Smith
You report this to Tech support, they will determine if it is a bug or not. If it is not you can ask them to raise it as an enhancement request.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 23 December 2005]

Hi,

Many of our Vision files are year based (i.e. with the year as part of the filename).

Our customers who use a Windows server currently need to change all their queries each year to point to the latest files.
On *nix systems we create symbolic links and (I assume) SAMBA is smart enough to return the actual file to AcuODBC and not the "link" file.

So is it a bug or an enhacement request to ask AcuODBC to follow Windows shortcuts?

Who do I contact to ask for an official enhancement request??

Thanks,

Ray Smith
Have you tried Windows NTFS "hard links" (if you are using XP or 2003)?

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_baey.asp

(I haven't, but it's possible they might help.)

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 23 December 2005]

Hi,

Many of our Vision files are year based (i.e. with the year as part of the filename).

Our customers who use a Windows server currently need to change all their queries each year to point to the latest files.
On *nix systems we create symbolic links and (I assume) SAMBA is smart enough to return the actual file to AcuODBC and not the "link" file.

So is it a bug or an enhacement request to ask AcuODBC to follow Windows shortcuts?

Who do I contact to ask for an official enhancement request??

Thanks,

Ray Smith
Thanks JoeD,

Initial tests show that the hardlink works.

I'll do some more testing to see if any other problems are created.

Thanks also to gforseth.

Ray Smith
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