Databases and Files (4.2)
How to install SQL Server Manually for Fabrication Software
Summary This knowledge base article will outline the process of installing SQL Server on a computer which will be running Solatech Fabrication Software. Note that this installation is separate from the installation of Solatech Favrication software. ...
How to rename a company in SWCS 4.2
Summary This article explains how to rename a company created in the Solatech Window Covering Software, version 4.2. More Information Starting with with Service Pack 1 of the Solatech Window Covering Software 4.2, the process for renaming a company ...
How to delete a company in SWCS 4.2
Summary This article explains how to delete a company created in the Solatech Window Covering Software, version 4.2. Note: This article is for version 4.2 of the Solatech Window Covering Software. The process to delete a company is different in ...
How to disable the elevated user check when upgrading companies
Summary This article explains how to skip the check for elevated user privileges when attempting to upgrade a SWCS company. More Information In order to upgrade a SWCS company when running on Windows Vista or Windows 7, the Solatech Window Covering ...
Overview of the SWCS 4.2 Shipping and Delivery Manifest
Summary This article provides an overview of the SWCS 4.2 Shipping and Delivery Manifest and explains how to setup and use this feature in the software. To add this feature to the software, download and install this hotfix: ...
SWCS is slow when run over a network
ymptoms When the Solatech Window Covering Software is run from a network workstation it operates slowly. Windows and lists that open quickly on the main system (the server) open slowly on the workstation. Cause This can be caused by a Windows network ...
You don't have read/write access to all required SWCS folders
Summary You don't have read/write access to all required SWCS folders. More Information In order for the Solatech Window Covering Software to function correctly each user needs to have full read/write permission to the data files. This problem ...
Performing advanced database tasks with SWCS 4.2
Summary This article explains how a user can perform advanced database management tasks on a SWCS 4.2 company database. More Information The Solatech Window Covering Software version 4.2 uses Microsoft SQL Server 2005 as it's database engine. During ...
Which Edition of Microsoft SQL Server Should we Use
Summary This article will explain the differences between Microsoft SQL Server Express Editions vs. the other editions of SQL Server (such Standard, Developer, Enterprise, etc.), as they relate to the Solatech Window Covering Software. More ...
Running Solatech Software on a Mac
Summary This article explains how to run the Solatech software listed at the bottom of this article on a Mac. More Information All of the Solatech software listed at the bottom of this article requires Microsoft Windows. In short, Solatech does not ...
Overview of how inventory is ordered and received
Summary This article provides an overview of the ordering and receiving of inventory items with the Solatech Window Covering Software. More Information Setup of Items When each inventory item is setup it is assigned minimum and maximum levels. The ...
How to stop and restart SQL Server 2005 Express
Summary This article explains how to stop and restart SQL Server Express 2005 and explains why you may want to do it on a regular basis. More Information SQL Server Express runs as a Windows Service, which means it's started automatically when the ...
How to skip the free disk space check when performing company upgrades
Summary This article explains how to skip the check for free disk space when attempting to upgrade a SWCS company. More Information In order to upgrade a SWCS company the Solatech Window Covering Software will attempt to make sure there is enough ...
How to save events from the Windows Event Log
Summary This article explains how to save events from the Windows Event Log to a file. This can be helpful when the events need to be reviewed by someone else - on a different computer. More Information To save events from the Windows Event Log Open ...
How to rename a SWCS company database
Summary This article explains how to rename a SWCS 4.2 company database. More Information There are a few prerequisites that must be met before you rename the company database: The Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express tool must be installed ...
How to prevent the database AutoClose property from being reset
Summary This article explains how to prevent the Solatech Window Covering Software (SWCS) from disabling the AutoClose database property. More Information There is a feature in the database engine that SWCS uses, Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, ...
How to perform backup and restore with your Solatech Window Covering Software
Summary This article explains how to perform a backup and restore with your Solatech Window Covering Software. More Information Performing a backup and restore is easy with the Solatech Window Covering Software using the builtin backup and restore ...
How to disable the database size check at startup
Summary This article explains how to disable the database size check that is performed by the Solatech Window Covering Software whenever a company database is opened. More Information Each time a SWCS company database is opened the software checks ...
How to disable AutoClose in SQL Server 2005
Summary This article explains how to disable the AutoClose database property for SQL Server 2005 databases. More Information There is a feature in the database engine that SWCS uses, Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, that causes it to ...
How to back up SWCS when using an online backup service
Summary This article describes how to perform a backup of your Solatech Window Covering software which can be sent to an online backup service. Note: This article is not specific to any of the online backup services, rather it explains the process, ...
How to access the SWCS 4.2 company database using SQL Server Management Studio
This document assumes you are familiar with SQL Server and it's tools and have SQL Server Management Studio installed on your computer. In order to access the SWCS 4.2 company database you'll need to gather some information from SWCS such as the ...
An overview of the SWCS 4.2 Company Maintenance Utility
Summary This article provides an overview of the SWCS 4.2 Company Maintenance Utility, what it is and when you should use it. More Information The SWCS 4.2 Company Maintenance Utility was created to automate some basic maintenance functions that ...
Automated Backups with the Backup Agent
Summary This article explains how to find information on performing automated backups with the SWCS 4.2 Backup Agent. More Information Starting with version 4.2.29 of the Solatech Window Covering Software, a utility called the Backup Agent is ...
Company starts to open but then stops and returns to Open Company dialog box
Symptoms When you try to open a company it does not open. It starts the open process but then stops and returns to the Open Company dialog box. In addition, if you look in the log file swcs-xxxx (located in the same location as the SWCS4.EXE) you ...
Exporting Customers from SWCS
Summary There may be times when you need to export some details about the customers you have in your Solatech Window Covering Software so that you can use that information in another application. For example if you want to get a list of e-mail ...