When I try to login to my database, I get an alert saying "Daylite could not connect to the database, because it does not appear to exist on the computer." What do I do?

When you login to a database, if you notice one of the following: You get an alert saying "Daylite could not connect to the database, because it does not appear to exist on the computer. Click the troubleshoot button for assistance connecting to the database. Error code 103." When you try to find local databases on your computer, your search does not show existing local databases. When you open the Administration Preferences and click Databases, you don't see your databases. You get a message alert saying "Unable to connect to the database server. OpenBase does not appear to be running on your computer. Try rebooting the computer or reinstalling the latest version of Daylite. Note: We recommend that only a computer administrator should do the following. Open the Finder. Navigate to Hardrive -> Library -> OpenBase -> Config. Remove (trash) the file titled 'read_password.' Restart the computer, launch Daylite and attempt to log into your database again.

Article 538 Created 7-31-2008 Modified 7-31-2008 Author Support

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