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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Backing up Charts & Reports
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 09:01:56 -0400


Carolyn Bergeron wrote:
>Recently we had to reformat our hard drive and I have just re installed
>v3.5 TMGW Gold and the upgrade making it TMGW v3.7. I had no problem
>restoring my data. I had that backup on a floppy disc. But I lost all the
>special configuration I had done for my tool bar buttons and all my charts
>and reports.
>
>I decided I better backup this stuff also because it is pretty time
>consuming, trying to figure out how I had my charts and reports configured.
>I don't want to do this again.
>
>Under Utilities>System Config>Advanced> Reports I typed in C:\TMGW\Reports
>and hit OK. <My TMG is in C:\TMGW.> My charts and reports do not end up
>in that file, even if I use 8 letter titles.
>
>My questions are:
>1) where do the charts and reports go when I have one configured and I
>push the save button? If I could find them could I copy that file to a
>floppy disc and later, if needed, copy it back into the program?
>
>2) Is there a way to save the configuration I have done for my tool bar
>buttons so it could also be reused, if needed later?


In the System Configuration Screen (Tools=>Options from the menu) is the
function that you want. On the General tab, click on the Backup button.
This will backup your configuration (including toolbar), report
configurations, and other system settings.

Hope this helps -


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Lee Hoffman/KY
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