Testing VTS against Databases Other than MS Access
These notes are relevant for anyone who plans to test / use VTS with a database other than MS-Access. When doing so, you must:
1. Create a data types table in CONFIG.INI for the database you will be using
2. Set the CONFIG.INI variable, APPDatabaseConverter to point to the data types table that will be used.
Regardless of the database program you intend to use for POINTS database, the SCT database will nearly always be in MS-Access format. (See SCT.mdb for more information.) Since not all databases store information using data types that are directly equivalent to MS-Access types, the function of the data types table is to provide mapping instructions to ensure error-free transfers of information from one format to another. Failure to properly define the data types table and point the APPDatabaseConverter variable to it will almost certainly create errors.
It is strongly recommended that you contact Trihedral for technical advice before attempting to use VTS with a database other than MS-Access or MS SQL Server.
Default Configuration