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3.3. How to know what database you're connected to.

Q:  Sometimes jobs I've created don't show up in the Open list.  I have a couple of databases and I'm never sure which one I'm connected to.  I'm wondering if maybe I'm just in the wrong database.  How can I tell which database I'm in?

A:  This can happen sometimes if you use the Multi-User Server, or if you just have more then one EstiMate database on your computer.  In EstiMate you can see if you are connect to a local folder, or to the Multi-User Server.  If you're connected to the Multi-User Server then you'll need to go to the computer which has it installed and check there for the location of the database folder.

To check from EstiMate:

• In EstiMate 2 (while in the database) click Help > About EstiMate.

• When the About screen comes up click the "Connection Details" button at the bottom of the screen.

• A little window will come up and and say "You are connected to a local folder located at: (location of a folder on this computer or another on your network - e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate\Data), or it will say "You are connected to a Multi-User Server located at: (the IP address of the computer that the Multi-User Server is running on - e.g. EstiMate Server@192.168.1.101).

To check the path fom the Multi-User Server:

• If you are connected to the Multi-User Server, but you still need to know the exact location of the folder it's connected to then go to the computer that it's running on and double click the EstiMate Server icon in the Systems Tray (by the computer clock).

• This will bring up the Multi-User Server (EstiMate Server) window.  Make sure everyone is out of EstiMate and click the "Stop Server" button.

• Now click the "Settings" button.  On the next screen you will see under "Data" the location of the folder that the Multi-User Server is currently connected to.