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I want to load my materials from 1 computer to another but I can't find the location of this information in the computer anywhere. I have moved all my seed cabinets and draw boxes but would like to move my materials also.

Any help would very much be appreciated.
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Re: Material Library

Post by Rick Palechuk »

Michael, here's a link to a posting discussing the topic. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8278&p=45825&hilit=BACKING+UP+FILES#p45825
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Rick thanks for posting. Your link is not working for me. Could you post it again?
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1-C:\Program Files
2-\Thermwood
3-\eCabinet Systems
4-\materials
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I have looked in that folder already. All that is in there are the materials that came with the software. I am looking for the materials that I added. (sheet goods)

Thanks,
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Did you try going in to your search on your computer and ask for sheet goods
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The sheet material info is in the ecabinets.mdb file. Guess what the "mdb" stands for?

Probably the easiest way to move this information is through the eCabs backup/restore feature. To get the "mdb" file onto the second machine you will need to have the overwrite checkbox selected.

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Joe Dusel wrote:...Guess what the "mdb" stands for?...
I know what you're thinking Joe, but its not "materials database." :shock:

It is the extension that Microsoft uses for all database files. eCabinets stores the materials in a Microsoft Access database.
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Hey, it was a good guess. 8)

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It sounds good, too.
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Thanks for the help but I still can't find it.

I looked everywhere. :wall:
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:wall:
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If I am not mistaken, your Material Library data is in "C:\Program Files\Thermwood\eCabinet Systems\ECabinets.mdb".

Hope this helps.
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Re: Material Library

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The correct and "safe" way to do this is to use the Backup/Restore ability with eCabinet Systems. Do a complete Backup on one system then use the Backup Directory from the initial pc as your directory to perform a Restore on your other pc.
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