Windows fP doesn't find its databases

[Fairlight]

Y'all catch dis heeyah?  Kenneth Brody been jivin' 'bout like:
> Quoting Fairlight (Wed, 16 May 2007 16:04:21 -0400):
> [...]
> > Data is actually in:
> >
> > Z:/deputy/filepro
> >
> > I tried:
> >
> > PFDSK=Z
> > PFDIR=/deputy
> > PFDATA=Z:
> >
> > This did not work.  Same result.  Nothing found in "*:/deputy/filepro".
> [...]
> 
> Someone reminded me that filePro used to not access drive Z: because
> it was needed for some networking things years ago.  I was testing on
> a current version of filePro, which has no problems using Z:.  I then
> tried an old filePro version, and it gave me the error you see.
> 
> What version of filePro are you using?
> 
> If you use any letter other than Z:, does it work as described?

I don't have the -exact- same setup on F:, but I did get it to work on that
drive using your advice.  I'd call that a minorly qualified, "Yes, it
works."  The difference was that it was "f:/filepro" but yes, I got it to
work with:

PFDSK=F
PFDATA=/
PFDIR=

Trying the reasonable equivalents and permutations between PFDIR and PFDATA
doesn't work in any form with the Z drive.  Same error message in any
attempt.  (Trying to do without PFDSK and putting Z:/ onto either of the
others results in a nice No Disk dialog box--one that you can hit cancel
and it keeps coming right back--you have to actually close fP's window and
-then- cancel it.)

I also got a private note about Z being bad in older versions, and will
alert the relevant party to the situation and give up on that as a lost
cause unless told otherwise.

It's fP 5.0.14DN9.  So yes, I suspect that's the issue.

mark->
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