TGIS_DbAbstract.sqlPathAbsolute(string, string, bool) method

Resolves potentially embedded database path in a connection string into an absolute path.

Available also on: Delphi | Java.

Syntax

// C#
public string sqlPathAbsolute(
  string _folder,
  string _connection,
  bool _jdbc
);

' VisualBasic
Public Function sqlPathAbsolute(
  ByVal _folder As String,
  ByVal _connection As String,
  ByVal _jdbc As Boolean
) As String

// Oxygene
public
  function sqlPathAbsolute(
    _folder : String;
    _connection : String;
    _jdbc : Boolean = False
  ) : String;

Name	Type	Description
_folder	string String	base folder for opening file based databases
_connection	string String	connection string
_jdbc	bool Boolean	if set (default is False) path will be represented according to JDBC

Type	Description
string String	if connection contains file then expanded absolute path; _connection string otherwise

This overload assumes that _connection contains just a file.