Hi,

Following on from my previous TMemDataset.Filename issue. With TBufDataset, there is no property editor associated with the FileName property. Is this just an oversight or done for a specific reason?

An the same issue as with TMemDataset.Filename. Clearly it expects a specific file format denoted with a specific file extension. I selected one of Kylix 3's *.cds files...

/home/graemeg/apps/kylix3/examples/delphi/db/fishfact/biolife.cds

and when I set Active = True, the TBufDataset gave an "unable to open file" error - I assume what it really meant is that it doesn't know the file stream format.

Regards,
Graeme

Oversight.

Correct.

TBufDataset can read the XML format used by TClientDataset, but by default it uses another format. It cannot read the binary cds format.

Michael.

Michael Van Canneyt wrote

TBufDataset can read the XML format used by TClientDataset, but by default it uses another format. It cannot read the binary cds format.

I looked at the properties listed in the Object Inspector again. I see no property that tells me to switch between XML or any other format. How do you tell TBufDataset what the format is of the file specified in the FileName property?

Regards,
Graeme