Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
— | menu:changedata [2023/06/07 20:39] (current) – created - external edit 127.0.0.1 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | ====== Main Menu: Tools Menu: Change Data Folder ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you open RIMMF, the software opens whatever is currently set as your default data folder of records, ready for you to work with those records. Use this option to switch to a different folder of RIMMF records, which will then be your default folder that the software will open when it starts. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Quick Steps ===== | ||
+ | * Close all open records and RIMMF functions, except the Main Menu | ||
+ | * At the Main Menu: | ||
+ | * Go to Tools | Change data folder | ||
+ | * Select the folder you wish to use | ||
+ | * Click <Select folder> | ||
+ | * Click <Yes> to confirm that it is Ok to continue with the change | ||
+ | * Click <OK> at the record count | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Add records to your new folder, that is now your default folder | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Make a New Empty Data Folder of RIMMF Records ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | See [[howto: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Limitations ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are a few limitations in the current version. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. RIMMF only supports one data folder at a time. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you switch to a different data folder, and begin to create records in that folder, you will find that: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * any records that you create in the new folder are saved to that folder | ||
+ | * links do not work ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. Even if you install RIMMF twice on the same computer, you will still have only one default data folder | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is because RIMMF looks for My Documents\RIMMF when it starts, and if it finds it, that becomes its default location for all operations((the only conceivable reason for installing RIMMF more than once on the same computer would be to preserve different sets of the default element tables that we distribute)) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Notes ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | This option allows you to switch to a different folder of RIMMF records. | ||
+ | |||
+ | By default, RIMMF stores the records you make either: | ||
+ | * on your computer in: My Documents\RIMMF\data | ||
+ | * or on your flash drive in: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | This can be useful when you are sharing records, or if you just want a separate folder of particular records--allowing you to view other records without mixing them up with your default database. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | // | ||
+ | |||
+ | We have not implemented multi-user support in RIMMF because it is beyond the scope of what we are trying to accomplish, and is a not trivial undertaking. | ||
+ | |||
+ | However, the ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | See [[menu: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Depending on the permissions of the network folder, they may be able to modify the records also. This part is up to you. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||