To share the program database over a network

This is only necessary if your company operates on a network and you would like multiple users to have access to the program database.

1. Copy the database file you want to share to a location that is accessible within the network of computers.
2. Open Clear Estimates on all of the computers that will be using the database.
3. Change the program database on each of these computers to the new shared location by following the instructions in the section To change the program database. Click here to see those instructions.
   1. On the Menu Bar, select Utilities.
   2. From the list of options, select Settings.Within the Application Configuration window that appears, click the top Browse button and locate the database you want to load. An example of a typical file path is: C:\Program Files\Clear Estimates v2\Database\Database.mdb.
   3. Click Open once you have located the correct file.
   4. Click Save within the Application Configuration window.
   5. The message "You must restart the application in order for the selected database to take effect" will appear. Click OK.
   6. Close and reopen the program. The program will now operate with the new database.

   

   The database files are formatted as a Microsoft Access file and advanced users may want to edit information directly using Access, although you are not require to have Access installed on your computer nor will you need any experience with Access to use Clear Estimates.

Multiple users may use the same database simultaneously, but it is not recommended that they have the same project loaded at the same time. A license is required for every computer on which the program is installed.