Function resolveDatabaseAccess

src/common/db_alias.cpp:439–457

Search for filenames, containing no path component, in dirs from DatabaseAccess list of firebird.conf. If not found try first entry in that list as default entry. Returns true if expanded successfully.

// of firebird.conf. If not found try first entry in that list as default entry.
// Returns true if expanded successfully.
static bool resolveDatabaseAccess(const PathName& alias, PathName& file)
{
	file = alias;

	if (hasSeparator(alias))
		return false;

	// try to expand to existing file
	if (!databaseDirectoryList().expandFileName(file, alias))
	{
		// try to use default path
		if (!databaseDirectoryList().defaultName(file, alias))
		{
			return false;
		}
	}

	return true;
}

// Set a prefix to a filename based on the ISC_PATH user variable.
// Returns true if database name is expanded using ISC_PATH.