Setup a WinFair computer for the Fair
This is only necessary if you have a computer that has both Blue Ribbon and Fair Management loaded on it, and you plan to take that computer to the fair, where there is no network available. This is not a problem with the program, it's just that we have a network set up and must disable it if the computer will not be connected.
Both Blue Ribbon and Fair Management use the same configuration setting for the NET DIR—the “Locks” file path. If you leave it set as it works for Blue Ribbon (X:\Winyouth\CountyLocks, where County is your actual county name), the computer will not run Fair Management when it is off the network and X: is not available.
This is a simple fix, and you should do it before you unhook the computer to load up for the fair.
• Go to your Start menu, Programs, Youth Enrollment, BDEAdmin.
• Select the Configuration tab at the top.
• Click on the Plus signs to open Configuration – Drivers – Native – Paradox.
• Click on Paradox, and then on the right hand side, look for the top option of NET DIR
• Click in the path in the right box, then use the dot-dot-dot button at the far right to browse for a Locks file.
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• Use the Drives option in the lower right to choose the C: drive. In the left side box, double click on C:, then on Program Files, then Youth Enrollment, and finally Locks. Be sure that the entire path shows up—with the last portion being “\Locks”.
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• IMPORTANT: When you come back from the fair, you will need to reverse the process and set your NET DIR back to “X:\Winyouth\CountyData”. Blue Ribbon will still run on the computer if you don’t, but you won’t be able to use the program at the same time as someone else in your office.