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Starting the program
On the Main Menu, click the File tab then click:
Create a NEW database - GA696
The initial screen GA696S01 looks like this:
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In this section
About the program
This program allows you to create a
new empty database.
You can create the new database in an existing folder (created using Windows tools)
You can also create a new folder for your new
database within the program. See Selecting a Folder
You can also overwrite an existing database
- referred to as a Known Folder in this documentation
More info:
Ideas Genie keeps track of all your databases using Data Location Records. These are shared by
other file handling programs in the system - e.g. Open - GA626, Restore - GA693, Pack - GA692
Once you have created a new database, you can start work by using
the program Open another database- GA626. Once opened, the database can be used as normal using
all the programs in Ideas Genie.
Selecting a NEW
folder for your new EMPTY database
If you wish to create a NEW EMPTY DATABASE
in a new folder then click the Select a New Folder button In the initial screen GA696S01.
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When you click the button, screen GA626S03 appears.
Create a new Data Location Record by following the steps 1 to 4 in this screenshot
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In step 1, you may select an existing folder, or create a new folder for your backup.
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When you set up your Data Location Record, control returns to screen GA696S01
Click the Step 2 - Continue button to proceed to the next screen
Selecting a KNOWN folder for your
new EMPTY database
If you wish to overwrite an existing database with a NEW EMPTY DATABASE
, then
click the Select a Known Folder
button In the initial screen GA696S01
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NOTE: This button does not appear until you have done at least one backup or created a new database previously.
The screen changes to display a popup with a list of Short names of Data Locations which you have created or done backups to in the past
Ideas Genie places the data folders in alphabetic order.
Select a record from the pop-up.
Click the
Step 2 - Continue button to proceed to the next screen
Creating the NEW empty database
After you click the Step 2-Continue button,
screen GA696S02 appears
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Review your selection to ensure you are not going to overwrite a LIVE database
Note
the checkbox Protect this database
in this screen
Use this to set Data Protection for the NEW database you are about to create.
Database Protection is discussed in the program Set Database Protection - GA604
When
OK, click the Go button to finish the task
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