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Move Calibration Management Database

Move Calibration Control Database to New Location

Users will often need to move their calibration management database file (apecal.mdb) from the original location, where it was first installed, to a new location. You might even want to make the database file easier to backup or to place it in a more central location so other users can connect.

Close Calibration Control

Before moving your database file, ensure that your Calibration Control application is closed.

Find Database File

Before you can move your ‘apecal.mdb’, you'll need to find it. If you need help, see the help page on finding your database file before moving to the next step.

Move Database File

Chose your new location either on a shared network or the same computer and move your ‘apecal.mdb’ file from its original location to your new location. In the following example, I decided to move my file to the new location:

C:\Backup\CCV5
New Calibration Management Database Location

Note: If you move your database file to a network location, you must grant appropriate user permissions to that new location depending on who needs access.

Point Calibration Control to New Location

Point your calibration management software to the new location by starting the application. When Calibration Control discovers that the ‘apecal.mdb’ file is missing from its known location, it will show you the following ‘Database File Not Found’ dialog:

Calibration Management Database Not Found

From within this dialog, select ‘Point to a New Database File’ and click the [OK] button. Browse to and select the new database location and click the [Open] button.

Browse to New Calibration Management File Location

Your calibration management application should start as normal and will remember this new location.

Last Updated: 4/22/2011

Compatibility: Calibration Control Version 5.4

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