Starting the program On the Main Menu, click the File tab then click: Open another database - BS426
The initial screen BS426S01 looks like this: Screenshot
In this section
About the program This program allows you to open any
Bank Genie Pro database. The database may have been created using the Create New Database program (BS493) or a Backup program (BS481 or BS491) Once opened, the database can be used as normal using all the programs in Bank
Genie.
Opening another database
- Open a known database
Use the Select a Known Database
popup to select a database known to the computer.
-OR-
- Open a database not known to the computer
If you have transported a database from another computer using an
external drive then click the Find a New database button. Screen BS491S03 appears Screenshot Click the Get a folder
button. Locate and select a folder containing a Bank Genie database Complete and Add
the new Data Location Record The initial screen BS426S01 reappears The new Data Location record is now shown and automatically selected in the Select a Known Database popup
When a database has been selected, click the Step 2 - Open button When opened, the database can be used as normal using all the programs in Bank Genie.
Next time you use this program When you open this
program, the Select a Known Database
popup automatically selects the most recently opened database. Simply click Step 2-Open
to re-open the database
A backup is just another database
When you do a backup using either of the Backup programs, the backup you create is fully usable with Bank Genie. Open your backup database as described
above and view as normal. This is also useful if you need to restore a database. It also gives you peace of mind that you have a secure backup.
Protecting a database Observe the Protect this database against overwrite check box when using this program Screenshot The
current Database Protection status is shown when you make a selection in the pop-up. You can change the setting. The new setting is not saved until you click
the Step 2-Open button
Database Protection can be reset at any time using the program Set Database Protection - BS404
Make this my START UP folder This check box only appears if Advanced User
is checked in the program Preferences - BS498. Screenshot To make this apply to a database
- Check the checkbox Make this my START UP folder, then click the Step 2-Open
button to open the database AND save the new setting. Next time you start Bank Genie, this database will be opened.
WARNING: Use this option with caution, particularly if the database to open on Start up is on an external
drive!
HELP! Ive lost my external drive with my START UP database
Bank Genie has been programmed to deal with the problem when the Start Up database cannot be opened for any reason (in the event where a Start Up database
is on an external drive) A series of error messages will appear as you start Bank Genie with the required database missing. See this Screenshot Simple click OK to each message. Bank Genie will open the Core database in this eventuality.
You can then
exit Bank Genie and connect the device with the database to be opened.
If the device with the database is lost, do this:
- The Core database is currently open. Do not close Bank Genie during these recovery steps
Use this program (BS426) to Open another database (say a
backup) If you don’t have a backup, use one of the backup programs to create a backup
- A Backup (say) is now open
Start this program (BS426) again
- The Core Database will be selected (if not, select it)
- Check the checkbox Make this my START UP folder
Remember: Preferences (BS498) must be
set to Advanced User to make this checkbox visible
- Click Step 2- Open
to open the CORE database
Bank Genie will save the new settings and will revert to looking for the Core database each time it starts up
Static files When you open another database, Bank Genie continues to use a number of common
files in the Core Database (the database created at start up)
A simple example is the files used to store your user preferences. By using the user
preferences settings (Font, Fontsize etc) in the core database your preferences are unchanged as you open other databases. The static files can be seen when
doing a backup using BS491 Screenshot
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