> On startup one morning, after double clicking "ebase" file in the > ebase folder, instead of the usual home screen interface, the screen > was blank. By double clicking the "names" file, it was possible to > gain access to membership data (including payments) but network > access as guest to this host machine was no longer possible (the host > machine appeared in the "host" window, but the ebase file didn't). > Efforts to set the host machine to multi-user through the Admin > Screen 2 option resulted in an error that the script was no longer > available.
There should be no difference between double clicking on a shortcut on the desktop and in whatever directory it is installed in unless someone moved the directory without fixing the shortcut. Similarly you should be able to double click on the ebase.10x file and the file associations should cause it to do the right thing unless someone screwed up the file associations. You should be able to double click on the names_1.0x file as well as it notices that ebase.10x has not been opened and it opens it. The only thing strange about this path is that (at least I) wind up not on the home screen layout but in a letter. This leads one to believe that your ebase.10x file is screwed up. It never changes so it can always be replaced by one from the original distribtion without any effect on the rest of the files, however because it never changes it is very unlikely to get damaged either. I suspect you have more damage than is apparent. You need to talk to the volunteer and ask them if they did a recover or something else bad. I have not tried starting from names and then trying to act as host. There may be something wrong with that path. ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
