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Drivers Only Available for 32-Bit Platforms : The Btrieve (Pervasive.SQL) Driver : Connection Option Descriptions : Data File Extension
 

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Data File Extension

Attribute

DataFileExtension (DFE)

Purpose

A one- to three-character file name extension to use for data files.

Valid Values

ext
where:
ext
is the name of the one- to three-character file name extension.

Behavior

This value is used for all Create Table statements. Sending a Create Table using an extension other than the value specified for this option causes an error.
In other SQL statements, such as Select or Insert, users can specify an extension other than the one specified for this connection option. The Data File Extension value is used when no extension is specified.

Default

DTA

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