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When deploying an application it is often undesirable to place data files in a fixed location. GeoBase allows for this by automatically searching a number of locations for data files. GeoBase stops searching as soon as a location with one or more valid data files is found.
You may use a Repository to manage data files on-the-fly. When using a Repository the location (but not necessarily the name) of data files must be known. A Repository allows control of access to specific data files by thread.
Search LocationsGeoBase data files must have .gbfs extensions. GeoBase searches for data files in the following order:
- In the startup directory of your application
- In the directory that contains geobase.net.dll
- In a subdirectory named data below the directory referred to by the Path registry key, stored at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Telogis\GeoBase
When a folder has been found in this list, GeoBase checks for a version dependent subfolder. This subfolder has a name of the form gb.<major>.<minor>. For example, the folder gb.2.0 will have GBFS 2.0 files in it. This allows multiple versions of GeoBase to coexist on a single machine. If no version specific subfolder exists, GBFS files from the main folder are used.
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GeoBase stops searching as soon as one or more data files are found in a location. |