Where is the BCM database stored

[jim.henders]

I work from home and use VPN to connect to my office server. I have 2
machines - desktop for home work and laptop in the office. Both are
running Outlook 2003 with BCM on XP Pro platform. The server is Small
Business Server 2003.

I assumed that the BCM database which was created and updated on my
home PC was stored on the server so that any updates/changes made to
the d/base from home would be saved to the server. I hoped that I
would then be able to access that database from my laptop when in the
office. However, when I run BCM on the laptop and connect to the
server, it does not locate the BCM database. Is the BCM d/base stored
on the server or some other location? can I set things up so that the
BCM d/base is available to me in the office?

TIA

 

[Rob Schneider]

Sorry, the assumption is incorrect. BCM stores it's data in a
"database" on the local machine. (It actually is SQL Server database
and you use Microsoft Database Engine MSDE to access it).

BCM isn't designed to work how you are expecting it to work.

The easiest way I can think of doing what you want to do is to use the
Export/Import capablity.

There is a newsgroup dedicated to BCM on which you may wish to further
discuss this. microsoft.public.outlook.bcm.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[jim.henders]

Very useful - thank you for explaining that to me. I'll just have to
work round it using, as you suggest, the import/Export facility

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