Database Encryption

[Scott Raney]

On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> on 12/28/02 4:37 AM, Peter McConachie at pmccon at bigpond.net.au wrote:
> 
> > Process is:
> > 1. Make test database (btn [New dBase]). Close & check with VApp.
> > 2  Open (btn [Open ord.dBase]) and dump file of table(s). Close dBase
> > 3. Open dBase, encrypt structure & total data & close - all done by btn
> > [Encr new].
> > 4. Open encrypted dBase (btn [Open encr.dBase]). To check all is OK I run
> > test query to see all data. Then dump files of table(s). Then close
> 
> Hi Peter,
> Hi Scott,
> 
> 
> Peter, I have try to test your project using MC 2.4.2 Carbon.
> I do not want use MC 2.4.3 Macho because bundles have great problems with
> debugging. 
> 
> But problem is that MC 2.4.2 on some incredible reason returns UNIX paths on
> OS X ?????????????????????????

This is the correct behavior: There are large sections of the UNIX
file system that are not accessible using MacOS paths, making using
these and unacceptable alternative for a general-purpose tool.

> I have see that you try work around this to convert manually Unix paths to
> Mac OS paths. But this not works on my computer.

You shouldn't ever need to do this.

> And Scott, again, I believe this is NOT correct, that MC 2.4.2 which is
> CARBON, returns UNIX paths. It must return MacOS paths from Choose dialog.

It can't do that and then use UNIX paths for everything else...

> I have see notes in Peter's project that MC 2.4.3 also have some weird
> things on paths...Peter, you need talk about this problems on MC lists and
> push them to be fixed.

The only remaining "weird" thing is that when you get the stack path
of a standalone it actually returns the path into the executable into
the bundle.  While this is handy in some cases, it is incompatible
with the way the same stack works if run by dragging and dropping it
on "MetaCard.app".
  Regards,
    Scott

> -- 
> Best regards,
> Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> e-mail: ruslan at paradigmasoft.com
> web: http://www.paradigmasoft.com

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