Using the Change INI Utility.fm - OfficeMate Software Solutions

Using the OfficeMate Change
.INI Utility
Notes
• The information in this document applies to OfficeMate 5.0 and
above.
• Do not use the OfficeMate Change .INI Utility unless you are
instructed to do so by OfficeMate Client Services. If you have any
questions about this utility, call 1.800.942.5353 or send an e-mail
message to support@officemate.net.
The OfficeMate Change .INI Utility changes the location of your OfficeMate
database and updates your OMATE.INI file’s data directory.
To use the OfficeMate Change .INI Utility
1 Close OfficeMate and ExamWRITER on every computer on which they are
open.
For more
information on
backing up your
data, see the
“Backing Up &
Restoring Data”
document at
www.officemate.n
et/CS_Documents
.asp.
2 Backup your OfficeMate patient data, verify that your backup was successful,
and place your backup in a safe and secure location.
Note
OfficeMate Software Solutions limits the support it provides
exclusively to its own products and therefore does not provide
assistance and support for any issues related to data backup.
3 Click Start on your computer’s desktop.
4 Select Programs.
5 Select OfficeMate Software Solutions.
6 Select Utilities.
7 Select OM Change INI Utility.
The OfficeMate Change .INI Utility opens.
8 If you know the exact location of your OfficeMate database, click the Browse
tab and go to step 9; otherwise, click the Search tab to search for the location
of your OfficeMate database and go to step 12.
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9 Select a drive from the drop-down menu.
10 Navigate to and select a folder where you want your OfficeMate database to be
stored.
11 Click Update to update the OMATE32.INI file to the new database location
and go to step 14.
Note
If you are unable to click Update, click the Search tab and go to
step 12 to search for the location of your OfficeMate database(s).
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12 Select a drive to search and click Search to find the location of your OfficeMate
database(s).
Note
Click Stop to stop searching for the location of your OfficeMate
database(s).
13 Select the location of your OfficeMate database and click Update to update the
OMATE32.INI file to the new database location.
14 Click Exit to close the utility.
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