Hey Hi!
I have accumulated a number of databases that are no longer necessary and want to delete them completely from my HDB environment.
I think over the years I have tried both deleting databases while "IN" HanDBase and "mechanically" by going into the file structure and deleting the actual .pdb files in one or more of the various "HanDBase" directories on my hard drive. HanDBase, to its credit, usually resists my attempts to "lose" data and re-installs the files I've deleted and/or has a holy fit and complains and announces ERRORs.
So, please, give me the best step by step methods to delete a database from "the system" -- you can assume that I have already saved an archival, backup copies of the information that I think I might need at some later date: While I have not created any forms to date, I'd suggest that to best aid all the readership you should cover getting rid of forms and any other support files that will become unattached when their "parent" pdb disappears.
1) Deleting a SHARED database:
2) Deleting a NON-shared database:
Thank you! Jim
PS -- Once I have successfully deleted the existing pdbs which need to go away, I will be back to address all the errors reported in the LOG every time I sync ...these are the result of previous attempts to make deletions. J